Energy

What's Up With Drilling and Earthquakes?

A good read on the current state of science and policy.

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| Tue Jul. 24, 2012 1:44 PM PDT

Will Cape Wind Be the Next Solyndra?

That's what Rep. Darrell Issa is hoping, at least.

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| Mon Jul. 23, 2012 2:28 PM PDT

House Porn: Size Doesn't Matter Edition

Adorable, cheap, and green living spaces? Yes, please.

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| Sun Jul. 15, 2012 12:44 PM PDT

BP Spill Workers Say Dispersant Made Them Sick

But the company that made the 1.8 million gallons of chemicals dumped on the Gulf says it should not have to pay for medical claims.

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| Wed Jul. 11, 2012 10:50 AM PDT

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Oil Firm Responded to Kalamazoo Spill 'Like Keystone Cops'

A scathing report finds that Enbridge overlooked warning signs for five years before the 2010 spill that exposed 320 people to crude.

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| Wed Jul. 11, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

The Return of Black Lung

The disease was supposed to be a relic of the dirty old days of coal mining. But it's making a deadly comeback in Appalachia.

—By Chris Hamby, Center for Public Integrity

 | Mon Jul. 9, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

8 Drought-Conscious Tips for Your Home Water Use

You can save water during this fire-and-brimstone summer, and beyond.

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| Fri Jul. 6, 2012 8:17 AM PDT
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Chesapeake Energy Cheat Sheet: What’s Been Uncovered So Far

From collusion to insider trading to contamination—all the shady dealings of the embattled gas company.

By Suevon Lee, ProPublica

 | Fri Jul. 6, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

GOP Aims to Sink Navy's "Great Green Fleet"

Biofuel remains costly, so why is the Navy cruising into battle with congressional lawmakers over it?

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| Fri Jul. 6, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Fukushima a "Manmade" Nuclear Betrayal: Japan Panel

A Japanese parliamentary panel finds the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant a uniquely "Made in Japan" catastrophe.

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| Thu Jul. 5, 2012 11:27 AM PDT
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"Jet Li" Loves Coal Ash: A Case of Astroturfing?

A pro-coal-ash petition has a lot of suspicious names on it.

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| Thu Jul. 5, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Feds Announce Record Fine for Michigan Oil Spill

Will a $3.7 million fine make a problem-plagued pipeline company change its ways?

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| Tue Jul. 3, 2012 2:21 PM PDT
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We Could Stop Importing Oil From the Middle East Today if We Wanted To

The big news about oil isn't fracking, it's efficiency.

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| Fri Jun. 29, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Exxon CEO Thinks You're All Overreacting to Climate Change

Did Rex Tillerson sort of evolve on climate change?

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| Thu Jun. 28, 2012 2:01 PM PDT

Study: Raising MPG Standards Creates Jobs

Research shows that Obama administration's proposed MPG standards will boost US automobile manufacturing.

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| Thu Jun. 28, 2012 1:31 PM PDT

Feds Grant Approval for Southern Portion of Keystone XL

Remember when the pipeline was "defeated"? Right.

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| Wed Jun. 27, 2012 2:20 PM PDT

Court Upholds EPA's Right to Regulate CO2

The agency's finding that global warming is bad for people stands.

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| Tue Jun. 26, 2012 2:10 PM PDT
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Save the Planet: Tint Your Car Windows

Why I'll never get another car without tinted windows.

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| Mon Jun. 25, 2012 9:36 AM PDT
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A Pa. Trailer Park That Took on the Fracking Industry

This 32-home community in Pennsylvania got bulldozed for fracking. It won't be the last.

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| Fri Jun. 22, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Is Barack Obama Morphing Into Dick Cheney?

Four ways the President is pursuing Cheney’s geopolitics of global energy.

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| Thu Jun. 21, 2012 11:56 AM PDT