Reuters - Reclamation in Canada's oil sands is not keeping pace with rapid development and that could leave the public vulnerable to major financial burdens in years...
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Officials designate 22 million acres of public lands for solar power projects
The Department of Interior has identified some two dozen potential sites for large-scale solar power installations on public lands in six Western states as part of an...
La. sand berms—pushed by Gov. Jindal against objections from scientists—called waste of $200 million by oil spill panel
AP - The big set of sand barriers erected by Louisiana's governor to protect the coastline at the height of the Gulf oil spill was criticized by a presidential...
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Chevron sanctions $4B Big Foot Project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Chevron Corporation has sanctioned development of its $4-billion Big Foot project in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. Big Foot will be Chevron’s sixth operated facility in...
Shale gas output may double by 2035, reducing energy imports, U.S. says
Production forecasts for natural gas locked in shale have doubled, which will help the U.S. become less reliant on imported energy, according to a federal agency.The...
Markey forecasts Natural Resources Committee clashes with GOPers
Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) came out swinging Thursday after the House Democratic caucus, as expected, selected him to be the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee...
Tax deal also includes tax credit for liquefied coal
The Senate approved the controversial tax package on Wednesday, kicking the bill back to the House for a final vote. President Obama has asked the House to approve it...
Robotic sub to probe Antarctic ice melt
The 28-foot-long, cigar-shaped sub will go where climate scientists can't -- under Antarctic sea ice.
Fossil fuel giant NRG has bet $1.6 billion on solar in the past two months
National climate change legislation may be dead as globalwarming skeptics take power in Congress. But if you want to see where some bigbusinesses think the future of...
Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla speaks out against corn ethanol subsidies
Venture capitalist and biofuel supporter Vinod Khosla wrote, "The time has now come for us to stop subsidizing corn ethanol" arguing that "subsidies should...
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House passes bill to force Obama decision on Keystone XL Canada-to-Texas pipeline
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