Senate GOP leaders are urging their members not to bottle up Democrat-backed legislation to repeal oil industry tax breaks, a move designed to allow a freewheeling floor...
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Faulty battery packs will cost A123 $55 million
The bad news continues for A123 Systems. The company announced this morning that a defect in some of its battery cells could affect all of the battery packs produced by...
White House: Oil companies don’t need 'wasteful' tax breaks
The White House officially endorsed a Democrat-backed bill to repeal billions of dollars in oil industry tax breaks Monday, arguing that major oil companies don’t need...
GE signs deal with Nigeria for power plants
General Electric Corp. said Monday it signed an agreement with Nigeria's government to potentially build and operate power plants in the electricity-starved nation...
Oil discovered in Kenya for first time
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – The president of Kenya says that oil has been discovered for the first time in his East Africa nation.
Second-to-last reactor taken offline in Japan
TOKYO, March 26 (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co, the operator of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima power plant, shut its last operating nuclear reactor on Monday for...
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House Republicans unveil energy package that would expand drilling, delay EPA power plant rules
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Debt and doubt loom large over Durban climate talks
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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...
White House bashes GOP light bulb bill ahead of vote
The White House on Monday attacked GOP legislation that would repeal light bulb efficiency standards contained in a 2007 energy law, alleging it would harm consumers and...
GAO Report: Yucca termination set back search for nuclear waste site by 20 years
The Obama administration’s decision to abandon plans to build a permanent nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada could “restart a costly and time-consuming...
White House bashes GOP drilling bills, stops short of veto threat
The White House is attacking a pair of GOP offshore drilling bills that are on the House floor, alleging they would “undercut” safety and environmental reforms established...
Lawmakers, industry reps accuse EPA appeals panel of thwarting Arctic drilling
WASHINGTON — Saying the Environmental Protection Agency's air-permitting process has "run amok," House Republicans on Wednesday debated legislation that...
Reid rejects controversial GOP spending bill riders, including the one that strips EPA's power to regulate GHGs
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Senate will not accept the dozens of riders House Republicans added to their recently-passed spending bills -- policy measures...
Bingaman cracks open door to backing ‘clean’ energy standard
A leading Democrat on energy policy signaled Monday that he’s open to a “clean” energy standard for utilities — a GOP-backed proposal that’s favorable to new nuclear...
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