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Can Republicans block Obama鈥檚 clean energy plans?Now in control of Congress, the GOP has more leverage to take on President Obama's climate and energy policies. This week was a taste of what's to come.
How much does the US spend on energy research? Not a lot.US funding for energy research development and demonstration is detrimentally modest, according to a new report. Here's how the US spends the roughly $5 billion it allocates to energy research each year.
New data on California drought present sobering picture for residentsThe snowpack in California is at just 19 percent of the average for early March, a nearly historic low. Thousands of farmworkers are out of work, and Gov. Jerry Brown is asking Californians to conserve more.
Three big ideas from the MIT Energy ConferenceData-driven energy, stop-and-go innovation, shifting supply and demand centers 鈥� and other takeaways from the Monitor's trip to the MIT Energy Conference 2015.
Will Florida's legislature decide the fate of the Everglades?How to spend money allotted for conservation is becoming a surprisingly bipartisan issue in South Florida. Will the Everglades suffer as a result?
Environmental trouble brewing for the K-Cup?One-cup coffee giant Keurig's K-Cups are not recyclable. What K-Cup plans to do about it, and will it happen fast enough?
Stoned rabbits? DEA agent says medical marijuana endangers bunniesCould wildlife be an unintended casualty of legalizing medical marijuana? In Utah, one DEA agent argues that weed farms are bad for rabbits, and other animals.聽
Tale of two droughts: What California, Syria can teach about adaptation gapAnalysis of severe droughts in California and Syria offers clues to understanding the adaptation gap between rich, stable countries and poorer, less stable ones.
US oil keeps booming despite low prices 鈥� for nowIdle drilling rigs, lay-offs, and low oil prices should mean less oil production, right?
Could oil prices fall again?There's a chance that the recent rebound in oil prices is only temporary. Several trends are conspiring to force oil prices down for a second time.
OPEC mulls emergency meeting amid low oil pricesSome OPEC members, concerned about the economic impact of low oil prices, say the cartel may have to call an emergency meeting sooner rather than later. But Saudi Arabia, the most influential member, is likely to veto such an idea.
Oil refinery strike spreads across USAn oil refinery strike continues to spread across California, Texas, and elsewhere across the US. It is now the largest US oil refinery strike in nearly 35 years.
Obama vetoes Keystone XL bill, but pipeline saga is far from overPresident Obama vetoed Republicans' bill approving the Keystone XL pipeline Tuesday, but this isn't the last we'll hear of the controversial pipeline project.聽
Why gas prices are on the rise, againDue to a combination of union strikes, an oil refinery explosion and the winter season, gas prices are rising again.- Rescued: 19 manatees stuck in Florida drainIn Satellite Beach, Fla, rescuers freed 19 manatees stuck in a storm drain Monday night.聽
Mussels, clams hit by ocean acidification: how effects could be forestalledThere's a growing understanding of the factors that contribute to ocean acidification in coastal areas and how shellfish respond. A new study looks at the risks to shellfish and identifies areas where livelihoods are most at risk.
Here鈥檚 why gas prices are rising againGas prices have been climbing for a month, but that's after prices plummeted over the previous six months, bottoming out around $2.00 a gallon in late January.
Will oil prices fall to $10 or rebound to $100?Probably neither. The most likely scenario is that US crude oil prices will bounce around current levels for a while before gradually recovering to the $60-$70 per barrel level, Tillier writes.
The race for the electric car's future is on [Recharge]Apple reportedly throws its hat into the electric car game; Ukraine gas security takes a hit; BP calls for a price on carbon. Catch up on global energy with Recharge.
Germany flirts with fracking on road to renewable energyOpposition to hydraulic fracturing has been very strong in Germany, but the government is flirting with the idea of allowing oil and gas drillers to begin fracking as an answer to energy security issues.
