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Gina McCarthy: How would she change EPA?Gina McCarthy's Senate nomination hearing was as much about the role of the Environmental Protection Agency as her ability to direct it. How should Gina McCarthy enforce regulations on oil, gas, and coal, and do those regulations hurt or help the economy?
Will high natural gas prices increase coal use?As the price of natural gas rises,聽coal consumption will increase both domestically and internationally to meet rising electricity demand during the next several decades, according to data from the聽US Energy Information Administration.
What is killing California sea lion pups? Why unusual event is a concernScientists say the sea lions reveal 'important things about what is going on in our oceans.' Food shortages and disease are being looked at as possible causes of the 'unusual mortality event' in California.
Obama budget boosts 'green energy,' but no olive branch to GOPPresident Obama's budget calls for increased investing in clean-energy technology and the ending of tax preferences for the oil and gas industry. The 2014 budget proposal is in line with the president's 'all-of-the-above' energy policy, but does little to reach across the aisle.
John Denver property sale threatens conservation effortsJohn Denver property in Colorado is for sale,聽a move seen by some environmentalists as the unofficial end to the John Denver's vision to protect some of the land west of Aspen from being overrun by developers.
Sarah Palin Tesla slam: Is electric carmaker really a 'loser'?Sarah Palin attacked Tesla in a Facebook post recently, lumping the electric car company in with other federally-funded, clean-energy failures. While Fisker Automotive is a fair target, Sarah Palin doesn't have the same argument when it comes to the more-successful Tesla Motors.
Will Warren Buffett buy China's bankrupt Suntech solar company?Suntech stock has rallied on rumors that Warren Buffet may buy the bankrupt Chinese solar company.聽No one鈥檚 quite sure why Warren Buffett might want to buy Suntech, Alic writes, and there has been no confirmation from MidAmerican Holdings that any deal is in the works.
Ernest Moniz: Where would he take Energy Department?If confirmed as energy secretary, Ernest Moniz would take over the department during a time of fiscal austerity and controversy over failed investments in clean-energy companies. Mr. Moniz's confirmation hearing Tuesday hinted at a renewed focus on the agency's research and development roots.
Another energy boom is on the wayThe next energy boom will be natural gas, although it could take a while to take off.
Paris Marathon captures energy of runners' footstepsClean energy was generated from the Paris Marathon thanks to the installation of energy-harvesting tiles, Burgess writes. The tiles聽are made from recycled truck tires and can generate as much as eight watts of kinetic energy from each footfall.
Clean-energy standards could cost Colorado consumers billionsClean energy requirements under consideration by the聽Colorado State Legislature聽would require some utilities to increase energy from renewable sources by 150 percent, Tracey writes, which would result in higher electricity costs.
Fasten seatbelts, air passengers. Climate change ahead.Transatlantic flights will be bumpier by 2050 because of rising CO2 emissions, a new study finds. Turbulent episodes could double and the average strength of turbulence would also rise 10 to 40 percent. 聽- Fasten seatbelts, air passengers. Climate change ahead.Transatlantic flights will be bumpier by 2050 because of rising CO2 emissions, a new study finds. Turbulent episodes could double and the average strength of turbulence would also rise 10 to 40 percent. 聽
How North Sea oil helped Margaret ThatcherWhile Margaret Thatcher was reforming Britain's economy, new oil discoveries in the North Sea were turning the nation into an energy powerhouse. The surge in resources and employment softened the oil-price shocks of the late 1970s and helped Prime Minister Thatcher pull the country out of economic stagnation.
BP trial witness says well 'drilled safely' in Gulf oil spillBP called its first witness Monday in the聽trial over the deadly Deepwater Horizon disaster. The witness, a retired petroleum engineering professor, said BP safely drilled its Macondo well聽in the Gulf of Mexico before an April 2010 blowout triggered the worst US offshore oil spill.
Alberta mulls new emissions rules to allay Keystone XL pipeline concernsAlberta is considering聽new rules that would require the oil industry to cut greenhouse gas emissions tied to oil sands production by as much as 40 percent per barrel, Graeber writes.聽The measure may be part of the government's push to allay Washington's concerns about the Keystone XL pipeline.
GE's latest energy play: LufkinGeneral Electric to pay $33 billion for oilfield equipment maker Lufkin. General Electric hopes to cash in on energy boom with purchase of Lufkin and other energy-equipment manufacturers. 聽
'Tsunami fish' story: Flooded boat. A 4,500 mile trip.Five live Japanese beakfish wash up in Washington State after a cross-Pacific ride from Japan in a tsunami-wrecked boat. The Japanese beakfish survived in a flooded bait box.- 'Tsunami fish' story: Flooded boat. A 4,500 mile trip.Five live Japanese beakfish wash up in Washington State after a cross-Pacific ride from Japan in a tsunami-wrecked boat. The Japanese beakfish survived in a flooded bait box.
ExxonMobil pipeline spill triggers lawsuitTwo Arkansas women sue ExxonMobil after its Pegasus pipeline ruptured, spewing oil onto lawns and roads. The $5 million class-action suit charges the pipeline spill has permanently diminished their property value.聽