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Going for the record: Can anything stop 2012 from being warmest ever?For super-warm 2012 to end up as an average year in the lower 48 states would require an astonishing, and record-breaking, cold snap over the final four months. That's not in the forecast.
Oil prices drop back to realityOil prices fall 7 percent since Friday. The drop in oil prices was overdue, analysts say.
Gas prices: Why are they so high?Drivers in North America are now competing with the rest of the world for cheap American crude oil,聽Schaefer writes. The result? High gas prices.
Offshore oil reserves could boost weak Irish economyA reservoir of oil just 45 miles off the Irish coast is estimated to contain more than a billion barrels.聽The potential extraction of this oil has come at a perfect time for Ireland鈥檚 struggling economy, Burgess writes.聽
Canada's ambassador bets on Keystone pipeline's futureIn a speech at Johns Hopkins University, Canada鈥檚 ambassador to the United States bet on the US approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, according to Consumer Energy Report. If approved,聽the Keystone XL pipeline would pump oil from Alberta鈥檚 oil sands to Gulf Coast refineries in Texas.
Recession and jobs: Is energy the driver?Economic and job growth are closely tied to energy consumption. While jobs can grow faster than energy use when efficiency kicks in, the cost may be lower wages.聽
Greening the airways: How Airbus plans to make the airline industry sustainableA new report by Airbus聽looks at how aircraft can be more sustainable, and how ground operations can save on energy, according to OilPrice.com.
Qatar 鈥� rich and dangerous 鈥� eyes SyriaFaced with a glutted market for its liquefied natural gas, Qatar eyes development of Syrian gas fields as a huge opportunity, if Assad can be forced from power.聽
Japan plans to abandon nuclear powerJapan's prime minister has set plans into motion to eliminate the country's need for nuclear energy by the end of the 2030s.
Renewable standards boosted 'green' energy. Are storage standards next?California is eyeing utility requirements for energy storage large enough to serve an electric grid.聽
National Guard aids Halliburton in search for missing radioactive rodHalliburton Co. has reached out to the National Guard for help in the search for a seven-inch radioactive rod used in the drilling of natural gas wells, according to Oilprice.com. Workers lost the device earlier this week in southwestern Texas.
House passes 'No More Solyndras Act'House Republicans passed a bill that would require the US Treasury to review loans given through the energy sector stimulus funds. The move is an effort to call attention to bad investments made through the stimulus program, according to Consumer Energy Report.
Conventional wisdom about unconventional oil is probably wrongJust because there's plenty of unconventional oil out there 鈥� from tar sands to oil shale 鈥� doesn't mean it's economically feasible to use it.聽
A look at Democrats who support coalDemocrats from Kansas to North Carolina support US coal-fueled electricity.聽
Appearance of explosive WWI relics underscores Alps glaciers' retreatThe Alps' glaciers are in retreat at an alarming rate due to rising temperatures 鈥� as indicated by the discovery of rusted explosives left over from a nearly hundred-year-old cache.
Let Iran have its nuclear technologyThe Middle East fallout of an Israeli military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities are too great for the United States to bear. 聽
A nuclear-free Japan? It could happen.Japan's prime minister has indicated that he will consider a recommendation to phase out nuclear power by the 2030s, according to Consumer Energy Report.
Ethanol industry's big stand on Capitol HillEthanol industry has lost its tax credit and tariff. Now, as opponents target the renewable fuel standard for elimination, the ethanol industry beefs up its presence on Capitol Hill.
Energy tycoon Pickens backs RomneyIn an interview with CNBC, Pickens said Romney is 'better suited' to deal with the increasingly grave energy problem in the United States, according to Consumer Energy Report.
Blocking patterns: How global warming might have worsened US droughtTwo teams of researchers find that subtle changes brought about by global warming might be amplifying atmospheric blocking patterns, which keep weather conditions in place for a long time.