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Energy firms, environmentalists agree on 'fracking' standardsRare collaborative effort creates 15 standards to reduce environmental footprint of 'fracking' operations in the Northeast. Agreement suggests new tack by environmentalists on fracking.
Cyprus gets bailout offer from Russian gas giant GazpromCyprus could get an economic boost from Russia's Gazprom if Cyprus is willing to sell exploration rights to the promising offshore natural gas deposits in the Mediterranean Sea, Kennedy writes.
Warming Arctic: Receding ice leaves Hudson Bay polar bears less time to eatPolar bears' territorial tendencies and the diminishing ice season on Hudson Bay are conspiring to leave the animals less time to eat, researchers say. This bodes ill for their ability to reproduce, and survive.
Is the Keystone XL pipeline a diplomatic nightmare?President Obama's possible approval of the Keystone XL pipeline is a tale of political calculation gone sadly wrong, King writes. Delaying the pipeline's review offended the country's principal trading partner and gave environmentalists time to聽mobilize against the Keystone XL pipeline, King adds.聽
Suntech Power defaults. Solar troubles reach China.Suntech Power Holdings, one of the world's largest solar-panel manufacturers, has defaulted on $541 million in bonds. The inability of Suntech Power to make payments on its debt is part of a consolidation of the market's oversupply of cheap solar panels from China.
Even with high gas prices, will drivers budge from oil?President Barack Obama hopes to move drivers away from oil, but consumer trends suggest the American economy isn't quite ready to abandon oil completely, Graeber writes.
US cars in 2050 could be using 80 percent less gasolineThe US could cut oil consumption for light-duty vehicles and greenhouse-gas emissions, if it adopts policies and encourages key technologies, a new National Research Council report says.
Canadian coal plant retrofit could be a 'game changer'A聽43-year-old Canadian coal plant聽is being retrofitted to capture roughly 90 percent of its carbon dioxide emissions and store the gas deep underground, Gates writes.聽It will be the first commercial-scale power plant equipped with a fully integrated carbon capture and storage聽system, he adds.
Is the US oil boom coming to an end?Though US oil production is experiencing steady expansion, Graeber writes, it's starting to slow down and with it potentially goes the revenue on which Paul Ryan's budget plan depends.
Late snowstorm hits winter-weary NortheastSnow and sleet delayed the start of school in some areas of the Northeast Tuesday and made the morning commute an icy, slippery mess a day before spring starts.聽Storm-weary commuters in New England were hoping this would be the last snowstorm until next winter.- Late snowstorm hits winter-weary NortheastSnow and sleet delayed the start of school in some areas of the Northeast Tuesday and made the morning commute an icy, slippery mess a day before spring starts.聽Storm-weary commuters in New England were hoping this would be the last snowstorm until next winter.
More politics than policy in Arctic oil drilling debateThe political debates around Shell's Arctic drilling plans and the Keystone XL pipeline are becoming less about energy and more about partisanship, Graeber writes.
Clean-coal power plant to break ground in TexasThe Texas Clean Energy Project, a $2.5 billion coal gasification power plant,聽will be the first US power plant that combines both integrated coal gasification combined cycle and carbon-capture-and-storage technologies, Tracey writes.
Behind the oil boom lurks oil well depletionRecent oil discoveries sound large, Cobb writes, but, when put into the context of how much we consume, they won鈥檛 extend the oil age by much. Current oil wells are constantly being depleted.
Boeing: Two weeks to wrap up 787 battery testsBoeing shows off its fixes to keep its 787 batteries from burning, including nonconductive tape and a glass shield. Boeing hopes to finish its battery testing in two weeks and get its grounded 787 Dreamliners flying again.
Ethanol mandate: Did the EPA jump the gun?The Environmental Protection Agency may have jumped the gun on ethanol mandates, Alic writes. Consumer groups are balking at a mandate they think could harm vehicles and leave car-owners stranded without insurance in the case of ethanol-related damage.
Obama's $2 billion plan to wean US off foreign oilDuring a visit to Argonne National Lab, President Obama proposes using royalties from offshore drilling in federal waters to create an 'Energy Security Trust Fund' to pay for research into battery and clean-fuel technologies. 聽- Obama's $2 billion plan to wean US off foreign oilDuring a visit to Argonne National Lab, President Obama proposes using royalties from offshore drilling in federal waters to create an 'Energy Security Trust Fund' to pay for research into battery and clean-fuel technologies. 聽
Making energy innovation part of climate policy debateIt is time for energy innovation policy to become a priority in our policy nuance and our elevator pitches, Stepp writes, because the nation cannot face the challenges of climate change without it.
Obama at Argonne lab: Why batteries matterPresident Obama visits a battery-research lab in suburban Chicago to announce a $2 billion plan to boost battery and transportation research. Scientists at the lab are in pursuit of a battery that could have a profound effect on how we power our gadgets, cars, and homes.
