Interior Secretary Ken Salazar blasted House Republicans Tuesday for pursuing “fairy-tale” energy policies that he said were aimed at scoring political points going into...
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Engineer charged in BP spill case
HOUSTON — Two years after the immense BP oil spill that killed 11 people and blackened beaches along the Gulf of Mexico, federal prosecutors have filed the first criminal...
Obama tells Rolling Stone he'll fight for climate action in campaign
President Obama is vowing to make the case for action on global warming during the 2012 campaign.
Coda plans second EV, withdraws DOE loan app
When Coda Automotive started production and sales of its 2012 Sedan earlier this year, it ended years of doubt and confusion about the firm's abilities to bring a...
California wins temporary reinstatement of low-carbon fuel standard
The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco yesterday granted a request by California officials to put on hold the Dec. 29 ruling that the standard is unconstitutional...
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Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) said Monday he will block legislation to raise Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s salary by almost $20,000 until the Interior Department increases...
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