Latest Stories in Energy Policy - Page 10
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Senators Backing Keystone XL Bill Received $22 Million in Donations from Oil Industry
44 senators signed on to support a new bill that would push through the Keystone XL. And guess what? 44 senators got millions of dollars in campaign contributions from the oil industry.
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Natural Gas: The Signs They Are A-Changin' In New York
In Broome County, New York it's the Battle of the Signs. "Everyone's got either a 'Friends of Natural Gas' sign or a 'No Fracking' sign on their lawn...And the industry hasn't even gotten to our area yet."
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French Company Pushes for Uranium Mine in the Canadian Arctic Wilderness
The Canadian government "has made it clear that Arctic mining will be one of the cornerstones of the country’s economic future."
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Energy News Recap: Palm Oil Biodiesel Fails US Biofuel Standard; Vermont's Fracking Ban; More
Plus... New global solar photovoltaic stats (good news); Spain's new feed-in tariff response (not so good news); and India again doubling-down on solar (really impressive).
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Hey, Beltway Pundits, Nobody Cares About Solyndra Anymore
It must have been fun breathlessly trying to turn Solyndra into a scandal, but Americans still aren't buying it.
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Memo to Democrats: Get Behind Clean Energy. ASAP.
Everybody loves clean energy except Congressional Republicans.
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Energy New Recap: Tunisia Plans 2 GW Solar Power Plant in Sahara, ConocoPhillips' Massive Profits, More
Some really great solar news leads today: Tunisia shifts into high gear the massive Desertec project; and the increasing amount of solar power-generated electricity in Japan. Then there's another example of massive oil industry profits, and more.
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Government Cuts to Solar Subsidies Are Confirmed Illegal
The solar industry in the UK celebrates a "good day for business" as hasty government cuts are declared illegal.
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ForestEthics Declared "Enemy of the People of Canada" for Criticism of Oil Sands Projects
The claim is made by a young activist, who was fired from ForestEthics after going public with it.
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Obama: Open 75% More US Land for Gas & Oil Drilling, "Double Down" on Clean Energy
The President's State of the Union Address honed in on energy issues; here are the highlights.
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Obama's First 2012 Campaign Ad Hits Big Oil, Touts Clean Energy (Video)
The president is coming out swinging with his reelection campaign, hitting 'secretive oil billionaires' and embracing clean energy. Watch:
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Energy News Recap: Illegal Nuclear Power Subsidies, Geothermal Power From Volcanoes, More
Energy policy and energy use are not forces of nature beyond our control. It's all about choices; different choices set us off on different paths, but don't prevent us from switching course.
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Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies Would Get Us Halfway to Preventing Dangerous Climate Change
The International Energy Agency has again weighed in on how to combat climate change through better energy policy.
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Energy News Recap: Judge Says Vermont Can't Shut Down Nuclear Plant, Wind Turbine Syndrome Debunked, More
Nuclear power phase outs, good and bad news there; Obama backs fracking; and another look into whether or not wind turbines have much affect on human health. Here's what we're reading this morning:
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Governments Spend $1.4 Billion Per Day to Destabilize Climate
A world facing economically disruptive climate change can no longer justify subsidies to expand the burning of coal and oil. Governments are shelling out nearly $1.4 billion per day to further destabilize the earth’s climate.
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In Government Support of Renewables, Predictability is as Important as Subsidies
Environmentalists often focus on how much support is given to renewables. What's almost as important is the longevity and predictability of that support.
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Green Community Cheers Keystone XL Rejection
As you can imagine, the green community, both inside the beltway groups and activists alike, are cheering the rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline. Here's an overview of those comments.
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What 'National Interests' Led Obama To Oppose The Keystone XL Pipeline?
The Keystone XL pipeline is knocked out, but it's not dead. And it will continue to liven up politics both nationally and internationally.
