Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) isn’t giving up on striking a deal this year with Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on legislation to spur deployment of natural-gas-powered...
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New York state begins planning for sea level rise
NEW YORK -- New York state is beginning to take the threat of sea level rise attributed to climate change seriously as a new government prepares to settle in next...
US reserves of rare earth elements assessed for first time
The US has 13 million tonnes of rare earth elements but it would take years to begin to extract them, suggests the first detailed report on the country's supply
EPA finds gas mileage improved 7% to record-breaking 22.4 MPG in 2009 car fleet
The numbers on the fuel economy of the U.S. car fleet are out, albeit a year behind. But the news are rather good: The EPA report for 2009 shows an improvement of 7% in...
New Zealand coal mine explosion: 27 missing, but five miners emerge alive
A gas explosion ripped through the largest coal mine in New Zealand Friday. Rescue efforts are expected to begin shortly. Another Chilean miners rescue story?
U.S. climate envoy, Todd Stern, dismisses climate change skeptics
ARLINGTON, Virginia-President Barack Obama's pointmanfor climate change on Thursday dismissed the impact of Republican electiongains on U.S. positions on the issue,...
U.S. Embassy: Beijing air quality is 'crazy bad'
BEIJING - Pollution in Beijing was so bad Friday the U.S. Embassy, which has been independently monitoring air quality, ran out of conventional adjectives to...
UK climate economist warns US of trade boycott
AFP - A British climate change economist at the heart of international negotiations seeking a greenhouse gas deal said Friday that the US faces a trade boycott if it fails...
Waxman, Markey oppose move to curb Energy Committee jurisdiction
Top Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats are joining the panel's GOP members in opposing a plan to move its energy jurisdiction to another committee.Chairman Henry...
NRG to launch nation’s first privately financed vehicle charging network
NRG Energy is launching what it calls the first privately funded plug-in electric vehicle charging network in the U.S. in the country’s oil capital of Houston.
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At Geneva auto show, automakers say common standards for electric cars key to mass appeal
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First Chevy Volt ad plays up ‘range anxiety’
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Nielsen poll suggests 2/3 of US and UK citizens won't pay more for electric cars
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Despite the hype and the near-ubiquity of the Toyota Prius (pictured), most Americans remain leery of buying alternative-fuel vehicles. That's probably because they...
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