Human and mechanical failures led to the Deepwater Horizon blast and the subsequent Gulf oil spill, finds a BP report released Wednesday. Transocean and Halliburton are...
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BP report on cause of Gulf oil spill spreads the blame
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Deutsche Bank: Trusting climate skeptics “does not seem a gamble worth taking“
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Smart Grid, Smart TV Part of a Continuum, says Google Japan
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Halliburton: BP spill report has 'substantial' omissions, errors
Halliburton Co. is accusing BP of issuing an analysis of the causes of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that includes “a number of substantial omissions and inaccuracies.”BP’s...
Car charging station-maker Coulomb raises $15 million to expand network
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GOP Claims $50 Billion For Infrastructure Is Too Pricey, While Pushing $800 Billion Tax Cut For The Rich
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Top Dem: BP too eager to spread blame in accident report
Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), one of several top Democrats probing the BP oil spill, said Wednesday that BP is too eager to point fingers.
China Blacks Out Towns To Meet Energy Goal
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Corn Ethanol Boom Driving 'Dead Zone' Expansion, Federal Scientists Say
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Philadelphia Subway Will Return Power To Grid
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Reid: Next climate bill should be ‘piecemeal’
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday that attempts to tackle climate legislation in the next Congress should start with a “piecemeal” approach focused...
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