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Calif. board postpones decision on pollution tax
Jun 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- California regulators on Thursday delayed a decision on whether to implement the nation's first statewide carbon fee on utilities, oil refineries and other polluting industries.
Nonprofit aims to broaden reach of campaign data
Apr 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A nonprofit group that specializes in databases tracking the influence of money in politics is making its information available to others.
House Democrats unveil sweeping plan to reshape energy in America
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Democrats in the House of Representatives on Tuesday announced a sweeping plan to change how the nation produces and uses energy in order to reduce the risk of dangerous climate change.
Malaysia urged to force big oil to produce biofuel
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Malaysia must force major oil firms to produce biofuel if the once-vaunted biodiesel industry is to have any future, industry experts told a conference Thursday.
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Satellites show the way to new oil finds
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2009 |
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A new map of the Earth’s gravitational force based on satellite measurements makes it much less resource intensive to find new oil deposits. The map will be particularly useful as the ice melts in the oil-rich ...
Geotimes explores oil around the world
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 04, 2008 |
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With oil hovering around $90 a barrel, Geotimes magazine examines emerging trends and issues in several obvious, and some not-so-obvious locations, in this month’s cover story “Oil Around the World.”
Undersea channels might aid oil recovery
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 22, 2006 |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists are trying to help energy companies draw millions of additional barrels of oil from the sea.
European power plants boosting coal use
Apr 24, 2008 |
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High oil and natural gas prices, coupled with increased demand, are driving Europe's return to coal-fired power plants, an industry official says.
Singapore-made biofuel to run cars in Europe, North America
Mar 06, 2009 |
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Diesel made from palm oil, vegetable oil and animal fat in Singapore may soon be powering cars in Europe and North America, Finland's Neste Oil said Friday.
Indonesia launches eco-friendly investment index
Jun 09, 2009 |
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The Indonesian stock exchange and a biodiversity foundation have launched an investment index to raise awareness of companies' environmental track records, an environmental group said.
Alarm over fate of world's orangutans
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Mar 26, 2007 |
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A U.N. report details grave danger to the world's population of orangutans due to a booming palm oil industry in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Exxon to make alternative fuel from algae: report
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Oil giant Exxon Mobil plans to announce a 600-million-dollar investment to produce liquid transportation fuel from algae, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
Microbes to Take Over Ethanol Production?
Nov 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Not too long ago, it seemed that ethanol production was the wave of the future. The use of trash, wood chips or different types of plants -- usually grass or corn -- to make ethanol was considered ...
Probing Question: Is peak oil a myth?
Aug 14, 2008 |
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Unprecedented summer gasoline prices are squeezing Americans' wallets and also expanding their vocabularies, as terms like "peak oil" gain common usage.
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