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Facebook faces campaign to switch to renewable energy
Social networking site under fire over intention to run giant new data centre mainly on coal-powered electricity
Scientists Allege Federal Gov’t Tried to Muffle Plume Findings
Scientists behind some of the plume research have spoken out about what went on behind the scenes with the federal agencies that sponsored their research.
Gas Prices Higher than Those a Year Ago… and Still Climbing
Cars in trafficThe national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas is $2.747, down a penny from last week’s price but still a full 18 cents more than it was during the same period in 2009.
Reid Says Broader Climate and Energy Bill Isn’t Dead Yet
Despite the growing sentiment that a comprehensive climate and energy bill is all but dead in the U.S. Senate, Majority Leader Senator Harry Reid said today that a bigger bill could find its way to the floor after the August break.
UK sustainability watchdog to be axed
Coalition government to announce plans to scrap the Sustainable Development Commission as part of public sector spending cuts
Part of Pickens Plan Gets New Life in Senate (Just Not the Wind Part)
A plan to expand the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel in truck fleets is getting a second look by the U.S. Senate.
Obama Sends Another Bill to BP, Transocean and Others for Oil Spill
The Obama Administration Tuesday sent a bill of $99.6 million to BP and other “responsible parties” including Anadarko Petroleum and Transocean for response and recovery operations relating to the BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
A Fracking First in Pennsylvania: Cattle Quarantine
Agriculture officials have quarantined 28 beef cattle on a Pennsylvania farm after wastewater from a nearby gas well leaked into a field and came in contact with the animals.
BP Learned of Faulty Blowout Preventer Weeks Before Explosion
Could the BP oil spill have been avoided if BP wasn’t in such a hurry to put the well into production? One Deepwater Horizon worker thinks so.
Debate: Does the World Need Nuclear Energy
Stewart Brand and Mark Z. Jacobson debate whether or not Nuclear Power should be or needs to be a part of our energy portfolio
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