US Seeks Maximum Fine for BP Oil Spill
New Orleans trial will determine extent of civil liability
Energy & Environment
Taxpayer-Subsidized Electric Car Charging Stations Get Few Users
Making free stuff that nobody wants is a special government talent
Wash. Governor: Hanford Nuclear Site Tanks Leaking
Tanks are already long past intended life-span
Maryland House Approves Wind Energy Mandate
Will require utilities to buy renewable energy credits, driving up prices
Keystone Pipeline Sparks Property Rights Concerns
Project would cut parcels in half, run roughshod over owners' preferences
U.S. Wants Meeting With Iran
Proposal comes after Iran recently accelerated uranium enrichment
Iran Has Begun Installing New Uranium Centrifuges
According to the United Nation's nuclear watchdog agency
"Serious Offer" in the Works to Get Iranian Concessions on Nuke Program
Diplomat declines to provide details
Michigan Rep. Wants Audit of Stimulus-Funded Energy Projects
How much money is going to waste?
China to Introduce Carbon Taxes
Local tax authority will collect the money, which inevitably will lead to bribes and corruption
The Climate and Energy State of the Union
How about a "balanced approach" to energy and climate policy?
Blistering New York Times Review of Tesla Model S Yields Company Response
Other reviewers pitch in with their thoughts
Tesla Releases Logs to Counter Bad Car Review
Accuses New York Times of misrepresenting the facts
Dems Sequester Alternative: Cuts to Ag Subsidies and Defense
And, of course, the Buffett Rule
Iranian Officials Will Agree to Inspection of Military Base
But only if "nuclear rights" are respected
Surprise! Solar Power Also Produces Pollution
Heavily subsidized manufacturing of panels produces tons of hazardous waste
Even California Democrats See Need for Regulatory Reform
Golden State lawmakers reluctantly face the economic facts.
Amidst Drought, NM Ranchers Wants Taxpayers To Bail Them Out
It's hard out there for a rancher
Michigan Governor Calls for Hunting, Fishing Fee Hikes
To pay for more government conservation workers
Congressmen Competing for Mass. Senate Seat Support Legislation That Would End Federal Oil Subsidies
Ed Markey (D-MA) and Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
PETA Disapproves of Beyonce's Iguana and Python Skin Suit
Says today's fashion trends are vegan
