The White House, echoing a late March finding, again concluded Monday that global oil markets have enough supplies to accommodate expanded sanctions aimed at curbing...
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Iran plans nuclear-powered submarine: report
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday it planned to build its first nuclear-powered submarine, a news agency reported, an announcement that came days before talks with...
China carbon emissions may be overstated: scientist
LONDON (Reuters) - China's carbon emissions could be much lower than estimated by a U.N. panel of scientists, according to a leading Chinese climate change specialist.
A123 tries to jump-start its business with new and improved battery
A123 Systems says it has developed an improved version of its lithium-ion battery cells that could open up new applications for lithium-ion batteries and lower the cost of...
Romney helped spark green-energy boom in Massachusetts
Mitt Romney’s criticism of President Barack Obama for promoting green-energy subsidies may keep the former Massachusetts governor from boasting about his own contribution...
U.S. reportedly to exempt India, South Korea—but not China—from Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will exempt India, South Korea and five other countries from financial sanctions in return for cutting purchases of Iranian oil,...
IEA laments failure to deploy clean energy
A new report from the International Energy Agency concludes that nations have been far too slow to deploy renewable power and carbon capture technologies, and to make...
Lisa Jackson says coal's problem is economics, not politics
Lisa Jackson, administrator for the US Environmental Protection Agency, on energy, climate change and 'screaming' headlines. It's been a bumpy road for Lisa...
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The State Department defended its decision to award a sensitive environmental impact study on the Keystone XL pipeline to a company that had previous ties to TransCanada,...
Clinton: Keystone pipeline review is fair
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White House: Bill to speed up Keystone XL pipeline review is 'unnecessary'
Republican-backed legislation requiring President Obama to make a decision on a permit for a controversial oil pipeline by Nov. 1 is “unnecessary” and could prevent the...
Alaska Sen. says U.S. sale of emergency oil may have violated Iran sanctions
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, says the U.S. may have violated sanctions against Iran by selling 4 million barrels of its stockpiled oil to the Dutch-Swiss energy trading...
Obama urges oil producers to increase output
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Oil companies that gave ‘bonuses’ to Libya also lobbied against disclosure rules
Multinational companies operating in Libya have had to deal with many obstacles, including a government rife with corruption that often asked for what amounted to bribes.
Mideast strife may be an oil boon for Canada
The American Petroleum Institute has been an advocate for Canada's oil sands projects for years, but oil supply worries tied to turmoil in North Africa are coinciding...
New study: Electric car use beats wind to cut down U.S. oil use
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Widespread adoption of electric cars could reduce U.S. oil demand and the need for imported oil more than creation of a national mandate for renewable...
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