Sen.-elect Rand Paul (R-KY) is not backing down from his claim that President Obama was too hard on BP back during this summer's massive oil spill in the Gulf of...
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Rand Paul: Obama sent 'wrong signal' to business during BP spill
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DOE launches new energy efficiency and renewable energy advisory committee
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has established the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Advisory Committee (ERAC). ERAC is a federal advisory committee whose members...
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Greenland wants $2 billion bond from oil firms that want to drill in its Arctic waters
Greenland wants upfront payment to cover major oil spills in wake of BP's Gulf of Mexico disaster. Greenland is demanding that oil companies bidding to drill in huge...
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