Al Armendariz, who resigned from the Environmental Protection Agency at the end of April after it came to light that he had suggested that the agency “crucify” polluters...
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Japan restarts first reactor since Fukushima crisis
TOKYO, July 1 (Reuters) - Kansai Electric Power Co on Sunday restarted the 1,180-megawatt No. 3 unit at its Ohi atomic plant, the utility said, Japan's first nuclear...
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...
Energy ads flood TV in swing states
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...
Ed Markey needles Romney as ‘visionary’ on cap-and-trade
Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) used a House hearing on climate change Friday to serve up a reminder of Mitt Romney’s past support for cap-and-trade, a policy that the GOP White...
Japanese protesters fill streets to protest reactor re-start
TOKYO, June 29 (Reuters) - More than 15,000 anti-nuclear protesters blocked streets outside the Japanese prime minister's office on Friday, beating drums and chanting...
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