"BP Chief Sees No US Problem With Russia Deal"
A BP deal with the biggest Russian oil company to develop Arctic Oil could have huge geopolitical and environmental repercussions.
Source: AP, 01/19/2011
Energy & Fuel
"Two-Thirds of Federal Oil and Gas Drilling Permits Sat Idle in 2010"
"Oil and gas companies drilled fewer new wells on public lands in 2010 than in any other year over the past decade, leaving nearly two-thirds of their drilling permits unused, according to federal records obtained by Greenwire."
Source: Greenwire, 01/14/2011
"EPA Gives Break To Biomass Over Climate"
"Under pressure from some members of Congress, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is easing up on regulating global warming pollution from facilities that burn biomass for energy."
Source: AP, 01/13/2011
Duke, Progress Merger Provides Bigger Clout to Efficiency, Nuclear
"The giant merger between the utilities Duke Energy Corp. and Progress Energy Inc. may have a telling impact on the congressional debate over U.S. energy policy during the new session."
Source: Greenwire, 01/13/2011
Feds Publish Secret Oil Spill Calculator
Now that you have long since published your story about the disappearance of BP's oil from the Gulf, you may want to check the math that story was based on using newly released technical information.
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A Smear Campaign Against Jane Mayer After Koch Exposé?
The media blog Gawker thinks it has uncovered a campaign to discredit the New Yorker writer after her August 2010 story on billionaires Charles and David H. Koch, who have secretly funded attacks on government regulations and bankrolled efforts to discredit settled climate science.
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"Tougher Rules Urged for Offshore Drilling"
"The presidential panel investigating the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico recommended on Tuesday that Congress approve substantial new spending and sweeping new regulations for offshore oil operations at a time when the appetite for both is low."
01/12/2011
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"Much-Touted Cellulosic Ethanol Is Late in Making Mandated Appearance"
"A projected shortfall in the production of an important green energy alternative could hurt U.S. efforts to move away from fossil fuels, a ClimateWire analysis has found."
Source: ClimateWire, 01/12/2011
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