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As US delays Keystone XL, Albertans ask 'What's the holdup, eh?'The pipeline project's legal limbo is causing frustration in the Canadian province of Alberta.
BP oil spill: Oil giant challenges Gulf paymentsBP oil spill settlement payments are being aggressively contested by London-based BP. The company may seek to recover what BP calls 'overpayments' that businesses received from the court-supervised settlement program for the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
How Obama's climate change plan promotes natural gasPresident Obama's broad climate change plan highlighted renewable energy, but the biggest near-term potential for reducing emissions is in the switch from coal to natural gas, Holland writes. Obama's plan for new EPA regulations聽will firmly entrench natural gas over coal as the fuel of choice for electricity generation.
Google Tesla: Could a tech giant buy the electric car company?Having paid off its federal loan, Tesla Motors could technically put it up for sale, according to a report in Bloomberg. The electric car company might seem a good fit for a deep-pocketed tech giant like Google, but Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has suggested he has no intention of selling the company.
Yarmouth Maine explosion linked to propane gasAn explosion in Yarmouth, Maine Tuesday apparently involved propane, the only source of fuel to the building. The Yarmouth, Maine explosion resembled an earlier explosion in聽Bath, Maine from a leak in a propane line.
Tsunami hit East Coast in June? Scientists say maybe.A tsunami may have made landfall on the US East Coast earlier in June,聽the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday.聽A strong storm moved through the region and offshore that day, and scientists were trying to determine if it played a role in a possible tsunami.
What Obama's climate plan means for his pick to head EPAPresident Obama's plan to combat climate change may help the environment, but it will likely put one potential member of his cabinet in political jeopardy. Gina McCarthy, his pick to head the EPA, is already facing heated opposition from some lawmakers. The climate change plan Obama outlined Tuesday could make McCarthy's confirmation process even more complicated.
Tropical Storm Cosme becomes hurricane off Mexico coastTropical Storm Cosme no more; Hurricane Cosme has formed off Mexico's Pacific coast.聽The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Cosme will generate large swells that will affect parts of Mexico's Pacific coast Tuesday and parts of southern Baja California starting Tuesday night and into Thursday.
Obama climate plan: bold, but will China go along?President Obama's climate plan aims to address climate change with an eye toward global聽partnerships. Without cooperation from China and the developing world, international climate treaties have fallen short 鈥� a shortcoming Obama hopes to remedy with his climate plan.
How shale gas can slow global climate changeShale gas has done much to reduce US emissions as the nation shifts from coal to natural gas, Holland writes, but the US is exporting record amounts of coal, essentially outsourcing part of the emissions that would otherwise have been produced here. Globalizing the shale revolution could change that.
Indiana leopard: Since when did leopards live in Indiana?Indiana leopard: An Indiana woman and her boyfriend shot and killed a leopard that they spotted prowling in their backyard. Wait, they have leopards in Indiana?
How energy companies fight terrorismEnergy companies across the globe are forming special units to respond to acts of terrorism聽after recent attacks in Algeria.聽With the economy just as much a viable target as any, counter-terrorism may becoming more than just the military's game.
Tropical Storm Cosme forms off southwest MexicoTropical Storm Cosme made its way through the Pacific southwest of Mexico Monday. The US National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Cosme could become a hurricane by Tuesday night or Wednesday.
Supreme Court sides with ethanol in renewable fuel debateRenewable fuel advocates praised a Supreme Court decision Monday聽not to hear a challenge to higher ethanol blends of gasoline,聽while opponents warned of potential mechanical damage. The Supreme Court decision comes as fuelmakers struggle to meet federal renewable fuel standards.
Methane leaks of shale gas may undermine its climate benefitsIf methane leak rates are more than 3 percent of output, fracking of shale gas formations may be boosting greenhouse gas emissions rather than lowering them.
South Fork fire forces town to evacuateSouth Fork fire threatens to engulf the Colorado tourist town as officials evacuate 400 residents and visitors. In South Fork, fire crews are working to save cabins and homes from the approaching blaze.聽- South Fork fire forces town to evacuateSouth Fork fire threatens to engulf the Colorado tourist town as officials evacuate 400 residents and visitors. In South Fork, fire crews are working to save cabins and homes from the approaching blaze.聽
Bee kill-off in parking lot. Pesticide blamed.Bee kill-off at an Oregon shopping center was caused by a pesticide for aphids. The kill-off involved some 25,000 bumble bees. 聽
Can Baghdad stop exports of Kurdish oil?For the moment, Baghdad won't be able to stop the Kurdish oil and gas momentum growing in Northern Iraq, Alic writes.聽Once the pipeline is up and running, the game is over and Baghdad doesn鈥檛 have the resources to turn it into a conflict.
Tesla: It's faster to 'recharge' electric car than pump gasElectric carmaker Tesla Motors debuts its much anticipated 'battery-swapping' technology, upending preconceived notions about energy and transportation. Can electric cars that 'recharge' in 90 seconds finally break through the public skepticism that has dogged the industry?