American news outlets covered the Kardashians over 40 times more often than ocean acidification over the past year and a half.
Articles from 6.29.2012
Christie: No decision on banning fracking waste
MAHWAH, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie says he hasn't decided whether to sign a measure that bans hydraulic fracturing byproducts from other states from entering New...
U.S. unveils final drilling plan, limits Arctic sales
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. oil companies will be allowed to drill in more areas of the Gulf of Mexico but won only limited access to the Arctic under the final version of...
US exempts China from Iranian oil sanctions
The State Department on Thursday exempted China from new sanctions aimed at forcing Iran to abandon its alleged nuclear weapons program.
Another DOE-backed solar panel company collapses
Abound Solar, a company that won a $400 million Energy Department (DOE) loan guarantee in 2010 to manufacture advanced solar panels, is shuttering and filing for...
In Iowa, Biden slams Romney over wind tax credits
Speaking in Dubuque, Iowa yesterday, Vice President Joe Biden lashed out at Mitt Romney for his willingness to kill a key tax credit for the wind industry - a sector that...
Best Buy makes inroads as home energy expert
In the United Kingdom, retailer Marks & Spencer already sells power in the competitive electricity market.In the United States, big box stores haven't quite...
House, Senate strike deal on highway bill, student loans
Senate and House negotiators have struck a deal to combine the transportation reauthorization, student loan bill and flood insurance legislation in a package expected to...
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