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Election 101: Where the GOP candidates stand on energy and the environment
Energy and the environment are typically “back burner” issues in national elections, but both are huge this year for Republicans. Take a look at where each of them stands.
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Top 5 overlooked stories of 2010
Here are five 2010 developments that probably didn't get as much attention as they should have, given their potential import to America in the years ahead.
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Readers Write: Natural gas won't save America
Letters to the Editor for the weekly print issue of May 21, 2012: Natural gas is a stopgap at best. What are the long-term risks of fracking? The real issue is the huge quantity of water used and chemically contaminated in the fracking process.
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Private Empire
Pulitzer Prize-winner Steve Coll takes a close look at secretive behemoth that is Exxon Mobil.
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EPA official resigns over 'crucify' flap
Al Amerdariz, the top EPA official for Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, has drawn fire for referring to Roman crucifixions in saying he'd make examples of environmental offenders.
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Don't believe the headlines. Wind farms do not cause 'global' warming.
A recent study published in Nature Climate Change suggests that large wind farms could be pulling down hot air at night, raising the average temperature of the local region. The results of the study, however, have been widely misconstrued in the news media.
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The Race for What's Left
It's not just oil and gas, warns Michael T. Klare in this first-rate wake-up call. Planet Earth is now in danger of running out of just about everything.
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Cover Story
With all this natural gas, who needs oil?
It's home-grown, plentiful, and touted as the best way to wean the US off Mideast oil. But there are limits to how far the US can tilt toward a natural gas economy.
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Gulf oil spill: Two years later, safety lessons ignored
In its rush to pump more oil, America is ignoring the key lesson of the Gulf oil spill two years ago. Complex drilling, wherever it occurs, comes with unknowable risks.
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Natural gas: Should America export its surplus?
A new liquefied natural gas export terminal in Louisiana just received federal approval. But the demand for more export permits has some industrial consumers worried they'll pay higher prices.
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Latin America Monitor
Challenges facing Argentina after oil firm nationalization
Retaliation from Spain and a foray into fracking are some of the challenges Argentina may have to navigate, writes a guest blogger.
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Report cites fracking-related activities as potential suspect in minor quakes
The rate of minor earthquakes from Colorado to Ohio has quickened in the past decade. But the report doesn't make a direct link between fracking and quakes, notes an Interior official.
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President Algae? Obama not green enough, say environmentalists
President Obama has blocked the Keystone pipeline, backed biofuels, and prioritizes the earth over people, say GOP presidential candidates. Environmentalists say Obama is a big disappointment. Who's right?
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Fracking study sends alert about leakage of potent greenhouse gas
A new study finds that fracking is releasing methane, a greenhouse gas, from a Colorado field at a higher rate than estimates suggested. Researchers must determine if the field is an anomaly or part of a bigger problem.
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The New Economy
Oil prices will rise as supplies tighten? Hardly.
Oil prices, which fell below $97 a barrel on Monday, are not poised to surge in the long run because long-term production is declining. Better technology and, if needed, higher oil prices mean the long predicted peak in oil production is a long way off.
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Make sure shale-gas boom doesn't go bust
Obama and GOP should unite in driving the use of this abundant gas as a 'bridge fuel' to renewable energy. But they must be cautious in rushing to tap shale gas.
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State of the Union: Why Obama energy blueprint has Republicans fuming (+video)
Obama's State of the Union endorsement of an 'all of the above' strategy for energy production rankled Republicans, who see it as disingenuous given his Keystone XL pipeline rejection and fracking probes.
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How fracking might have led to an Ohio earthquake
The 4.0 Ohio earthquake this weekend was a reminder that activities related to hydraulic fracturing, or 'fracking,' can cause seismic faults to shift if not carried out carefully.
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On the Economy
Why we need the government for innovation
Historically, it's impossible to find an important economic innovation wherein the federal government hasn’t played a key, developmental role.
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Election 101: Where the GOP candidates stand on energy and the environment
Energy and the environment are typically “back burner” issues in national elections, but both are huge this year for Republicans. Take a look at where each of them stands.
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Fracking: Pollution finding could hurt gas drilling
Fracking – a modern method to extract oil and gas – may be contaminating drinking supplies in Wyoming. But EPA report on the impact of fracking is not conclusive.
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Interior Secretary Salazar says Obama administration "transformed" US' energy future
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar believes President Obama's environmental critics aren't giving the president enough credit.
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Rick Perry jobs plan: Make rest of America more like Texas
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, in an address in Pennsylvania, says the energy sector could create jobs in plenty of states where there are resources, and vows to lead charge to clear regulatory hurdles.
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Interior secretary: 'Fracking' can be safe and responsible (VIDEO)
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing – or fracking – to collect natural gas can be done 'in a safe way.' New federal fracking rules are in the works.
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The Reformed Broker
Casinos in New York?
A poll shows that the majority of New Yorkers are in favor of bringing Las Vegas-style casinos to the Empire state.
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Yes, let's frack – with caution
Hydraulic fracturing to release underground natural gas could be a 'game changer' for US energy supplies. But not if it comes with too high an environmental cost.
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'Fracking': Did Energy Department report clear up controversy?
According to the US panel, 'fracking' to release gas deposits in shale can be done in an environmentally responsible way. The industry hailed the report as refuting shrill critics, but environmentalists decried 'advocacy-based science' by a panel tilted toward the industry.
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