Even though burning natural gas produces approximately half the carbon dioxide emissions of burning coal, a new study suggests that replacing 50 percent of the coal burned...
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Switching from coal to gas may not help the climate
Articles from 9.14.2011
Calisolar fires 23 percent after turning down loan guarantee
Calisolar Inc., a solar manufacturer that withdrew its application for a U.S. Energy Department loan guarantee, is firing 23 percent of its workforce as it shifts its...
In Solyndra loan guarantees, White House intervention is questioned
WASHINGTON — A House subcommittee disclosed documents on Wednesday suggesting that a final review of more than $500 million in loan guarantees for Solyndra, a California...
House Dems say Solyndra misled them on its financing
Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee blasted top executives at the now-bankrupt California solar manufacturer Solyndra on Wednesday, suggesting they misled...
Exxon, Rosneft hint at joint plans
MOSCOW, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. supermajor Exxon Mobil and Russian oil company Rosneft aim to outline plans that may include work in the Russian arctic by year's end,...
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