Mitt Romney is pouncing on the White House threat to veto GOP offshore drilling legislation, alleging through an aide Tuesday that President Obama “doesn’t have a clue”...
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API sues EPA over biofuels mandates
A powerful oil lobby is suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in an attempt to shut down part of a federal biofuels mandate.
Amid energy shortages, a record first-half trade deficit for Japan
TOKYO — Japan posted its biggest first-half trade deficit on record, according to government figures released Wednesday, highlighting the economic consequences as this...
In Scotland, researchers claim an advance in lithium-air battery technology
A lightweight cell was recently run through 100 charge and discharge cycles, losing just 5 percent of its electrical capacity, researchers claimed.
BMW backs electric car charging startup Coulomb
BMW's venture fund, BMW i Ventures, has invested in electric car charging company Coulomb Technologies, according to a release.
EU solar firms seek tariffs on China
BRUSSELS—European solar-panel makers on Tuesday filed a confidential complaint with European authorities seeking import tariffs on Chinese-made panels, opening a new front...
Obama administration reveals solar energy project "roadmap" for public lands
The Obama administration will open public lands in six Western states to more solar projects as part of a solar energy road map it publicized Tuesday.
Rosneft opens talks on buying BP's stake in oil joint venture
MOSCOW — Igor I. Sechin, chief executive of Rosneft and confidant of the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin, is the most powerful oilman you’ve never heard of. And Mr....
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Mitt Romney continued his tour through pivotal swing states Wednesday, hammering President Obama on his energy policies at an oil field in Ft. Lupton, Colo., and arguing...
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Mitt Romney on Monday accused President Obama of imposing an “onslaught” of regulations and restrictions on domestic energy production.
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