Energy issues don’t spark much excitement among voters, ranking below health care, education and the federal budget deficit — not to mention jobs and the economy. And yet...
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Energy ads flood TV in swing states
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Japan restarts first reactor since Fukushima crisis
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Australia kicks off carbon tax, PM future in doubt
(Reuters) - Australia on Sunday joins a growing number of nations to impose a price on carbon emissions across its $1.4 trillion economy in a bitterly contested reform...
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Japanese protesters fill streets to protest reactor re-start
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