The Energy Department’s statistical arm has sharply cut its estimate of the country’s endowment of natural gas in shale formations, the type of gas commonly tapped with...
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Obama taps Deutsche Bank economist head EIA
President Obama will nominate Deutsche Bank economist Adam Sieminski to head the Energy Information Administration, the federal agency that produces closely watched...
Cleanweb hackers get busy with energy data
Armed with little more than data sets, APIs, pizza, and beer, a group of software developers this weekend set out to demonstrate the power of information technology to...
Evidence shows Chinese solar companies sell below cost
It looks likely that a U.S. government investigation into the pricing of solar panels by companies in China will find that they are selling below cost, perhaps aided by...
EU bans Iranian oil, Tehran responds with threats
BRUSSELS/TEHRAN (Reuters) - The European Union banned imports of oil from Iran on Monday and imposed a number of other economic sanctions, joining the United States in a...
Toyota finds way to avoid using rare earth: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp has developed a way to make hybrid and electric vehicles without the use of expensive rare earth metals, in which China has a...
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A top House Democrat is urging EPA to quickly toughen regulation of natural gas drilling following a New York Times report on the discharge of dangerous pollutants into...
Shale boom won't last, says Russian oil giant Gazprom
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Industry group steps up criticism of Oscar-nominated 'Gasland'
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Buffalo, NY bans hydraulic fracturing
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The city of Buffalo, New York, banned the natural gas drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing on Tuesday, a largely symbolic vote that demonstrates...
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A Utah Republican who helps oversee the Interior Department is bashing potential Interior rules that would force natural gas drillers to disclose chemicals they’re using...
GE mobile evaporator will recycle 'Fracking' water
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