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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La. sand berms—pushed by Gov. Jindal against objections from scientists—called waste of $200 million by oil spill panel
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Chevron sanctions $4B Big Foot Project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico
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Markey forecasts Natural Resources Committee clashes with GOPers
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Tax deal also includes tax credit for liquefied coal
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Robotic sub to probe Antarctic ice melt
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Fossil fuel giant NRG has bet $1.6 billion on solar in the past two months
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Scientific panel finds regulation is deficient in Canada oil sands
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Venture capitalist Vinod Khosla speaks out against corn ethanol subsidies
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