Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) gloated in a video address to the Durban global climate negotiations about the "complete collapse of the global warming movement," even...
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Exxon Mobil predicts surge in hybrid vehicles
NEW YORK (AP) — One out of every two cars will be either hybrids or some other alternative-fuel vehicle by 2040, Exxon Mobil predicted Thursday.
Feds link water contamination to fracking for the first time
In a first, federal environment officials today scientifically linked underground water pollution with hydraulic fracturing, concluding that contaminants found in central...
U.S. delay on climate pact spurs backlash
President Barack Obama’s position that dangerous global warming can be averted without deeper cuts in fossil fuel emissions before 2020 is stirring backlash in nations...
Obama warns GOP not to Keystone XL to tax cuts
WASHINGTON —In diplomatically polite terms, President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper remained at odds Wednesday over a proposed oil pipeline from...
Issa probes EPA tally of GHG emissions from gas drilling sites
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), echoing natural gas industry complaints, is alleging that the Environmental Protection...
Nissan expands LEAF availability into 7 more states
Nissan North America Inc. (NNA) has expanded availability of the all-electric LEAF into seven new states. Nissan has re-opened reservations and has begun taking orders...
Coal mine owner to pay $209 million in West Virginia explosion
In what officials say is the largest settlement ever in a government investigation of a mine disaster, Alpha Natural Resources agreed to pay $209 million in restitution...
U.S. and South Korea renew talks on nuclear technology
SEOUL, South Korea — United States and South Korean negotiators on Tuesday resumed their low-key but highly sensitive talks on whether South Korea should be allowed to do...
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DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) - Economic crisis and the top three polluters China, the United States and India, loomed as obstacles to a new global deal at the start of a...
Rare earths bill attempts to boost U.S. share of minerals used for defense, clean-tech
Reps. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced a bill Wednesday that would direct the U.S. Geological Survey to conduct a three-year international...
Slim pickings for climate science critics in Commerce Department Inspector General report
Senator James M. Inhofe, the Oklahoma Republican and the dean of congressional naysayers on the need for action on climate and energy, appeared to come up empty-handed...
Western lawmakers push Gates on China’s rare earth minerals dominance
Lawmakers are questioning whether the Pentagon is taking seriously enough the national security risks that arise from being dependent on China for a crucial mineral...
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Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) said Sunday that the modest international climate change agreement signed in Cancun, Mexico, this weekend is a reminder that the United States...
Inhofe rallies climate skeptics with video
Senator James Inhofe, the Oklahoma Republican who is Congress’s most outspoken skeptic on climate change, has sent his regrets to the thousands of delegates and global...
Hillary Clinton urges other countries not to follow U.S. on climate change
MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is visiting Australia, Sunday urged countries to find ways to tackle climate change,...
E.U. sees U.S. 'disappearing' as partner on climate
BEIJING/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union sees the United States "disappearing as a partner" in international climate talks after President Barack Obama...
Markey presses Pentagon on China’s rare earth policy
A senior House Democrat is pressing the Obama administration for information about alleged Chinese restrictions on the export of rare earth minerals used in defense and...
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