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With US-made panels, White House goes solar ... againJimmy Carter put up solar panels in 1979, then Ronald Reagan took them down in 1986. 锘匡豢锘匡豢锘縉ow the Obama administration is fulfilling a long-delayed promise to put solar panels back on the White House.- Think you know nature? Name that animal!
So you fancy yourself a zoologist? The animal kingdom is a rich and diverse place. Can you name that animal?
Energy braces for Atlantic hurricane seasonThe Atlantic hurricane season is moving into its most active phase and the risk of powerful storms could threaten oil and gas activity in the Gulf of Mexico.聽
Marcellus Shale natural gas output rising fastMarcellus Shale natural gas production levels are beating expectations so far this year. The natural gas boom from the Marcellus Shale across Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and other states is changing the country's energy landscape.
Egypt unrest pushes up oil prices for fifth day straightClashes in Egypt have added to growing anxiety over supply disruptions in the Middle East, driving oil prices upward for five days straight. A stronger supply of North American oil should help protect from long-term effects of Egypt unrest, analysts said.聽
Gulf oil spill: BP sues US government over federal contractsOil giant BP is suing the US government for blocking the company聽from bidding on and securing new federal contracts. The suspension came as聽BP was in the midst of negotiating an agreement with the EPA for its involvement in the Deepwater Horizon spill.
Is oil too dangerous to ship by rail?In the wake of the Lac-Megantic oil train disaster, it's important to focus on how to improve rail safety, Styles writes, and not use the tragedy to advance social causes.聽
BP oil spill cleanup: US says the coast is nearly clear. Is it?Three years after the BP oil spill, the US Coast Guard says only 95 miles of coastline remain to be cleaned. But critics say the full extent of the damage is not yet known, especially in Louisiana, where oil is deep in the coastal environment.
Supplier of electric car chargers may go bankrupt: what it means for industryEcotality, a top manufacturer of electric car charging equipment that received millions in federal funding, has seen its stock plummet. Sales of electric cars are growing, but not as fast as some predicted.
Energy independence in the age of natural gas exportsNatural gas producers keep telling the public and policy makers that US natural gas production is set to grow continuously for decades, and that additional natural gas export terminals are necessary. But that story isn't holding up, Cobb writes.聽
Fukushima isn't the only nuclear plant leaking radioactive waterFukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant continues to leak contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean, but it's not the only nuclear plant suffering from radioactive water issues.聽Taiwan鈥檚 First Nuclear Power Plant and聽the Plutonium Finishing Plant in Hanford, Wash., join Fukushima in grappling with leaking waste water.
IEA: After years of decline, US oil demand back on the riseDemand for oil in the US has fallen in six of the past seven years, but driven by increased consumption of industrial fuels used to power trucks and trains, and in the petrochemicals industry, there has been a strong resurgence in demand.
Hyperloop: Elon Musk imagines a tubular future of travelHyperloop plans revealed Monday envision a 'fifth mode of transport' in which passengers travel at extreme speeds through tubes to reach their destination. Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, says the idea is 'extremely speculative.' But if Elon Musk's hyperloop is ever built, it could revolutionize transportation and energy.
Fukushima nuclear plant: 10 workers exposed to radiationFukushima workers were exposed to small amounts of radiation Monday while conducting cleanup work at the nuclear power plant. Officials said they're still investigating how workers were contaminated at the Fukushima聽Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.
Lobster shell disease moves toward MaineLobster shell disease, first noticed in southern New England waters, is beginning to show up in small numbers in Maine. Lobster shell disease doesn't harm humans but makes the crustaceans less valuable commercially.
Missouri, Kansas flooding: three fatalities, one missingMissouri flooding, linked to three fatalities, is abating after days of heavy rainfall in southern Missouri. Flooding in south-central Kansas, where a search is ongoing for a teen who went swimming, remains a threat as more rain is forecast.
California wildfire season: 43 percent more fires, so farCalifornia wildfires burn twice the acreage of last year's total. And Santa Ana winds, which fan California wildfires, haven't arrived yet.
The promise of advanced biofuelsCorn ethanol has gone a long way to reducing our oil use, Holland writes, but it's gone about as far as it can go due to the 'blend wall.' The next generation of biofuels can pick up the slack, with support from the EPA's Renewable Fuels Standard.
First baby pandas for UK? Maybe, zoo says.Baby pandas could be weeks away if Edinburgh Zoo's Tian Tian is really pregnant. No baby pandas have ever been born in Britain.
ExxonMobil buys stake in Canadian oil sandsExxonMobil Canada and聽Imperial Oil will pay聽$720 million for聽226,000 acres of ConocoPhillips' oil sands property in Canada.聽The property exists nearly 100 miles to the south of Fort McMurray in Alberta, and entails of ConocoPhillips entire stake in the Clyden oil sands in the Athabasca Region.
