Energy & Environment
Venezuela Refinery Fire Extinguished
One of the deadliest oil industry accidents in years.
Refinery Blast Could Harm Chavez's Re-election Efforts
Assuming he doesn't steal the election, of course.
France Backs Nuclear as "Industry of the Future" Despite Pre-Election Promises to Cut Nuclear Energy
The minister for industrial renewal made the remarks, irking the Socialists' Green allies
In Texas, Oil Companies Have Eminent Domain Authority
Even when they're Canadian, one landowner discovers.
Feds Look to Manage Grouse Without Bird-Brained Protections
If bird ends up on endangered species list, it would affect development efforts in Western states.
Diplomats Say Iran Is Shrouding Nuclear Site
Spy satellites can no longer monitor Tehran's alleged efforts to clean up the site
Bloomberg Gives Group $6 Million to Develop Fracking Regulations
"The environmentalists who oppose all fracking are wrong, and the drillers who claim that regulation will kill the industry are wrong."
Nigeria Pays Warlords $40 Million a Year in Oil Protection Money
Keeping the pipelines free from attack
Regulations, Competition Threaten Coal Plants
Even a court win against the EPA didn't clear away all the red tape
Antarctica Not Unusually Warm After All
Sorry to buzzkill your panic, but the data says it's business as usual
Romney's Energy Plan: Drill, Baby, Drill!
Calls for more oil and natural gas extraction from federal lands.
Organizers of International $100 Billion Climate Change Fund to Meet
Will bankroll efforts for poorer countries to adapt.
Antarctic Temperatures Started Rising 600 Years Ago
Study helps explain collapses of ice shelves.
Sea Otter Populations on the Rise
BuzzFeed, fans of cute animal videos all breathe sigh of relief.
Romney Talks Energy Plan with Oil Executives
Promises jobs and increased U.S. energy production.
Animal Smugglers Flew Deer, Sheep into Hawaii
They have no predators on new home. Ecosystem now all screwed up.
Calif. Bill Would Turn Stores into Mandatory Recycling Centers
Large shops would be required to have in-house plastic bag recycling programs.
Nikola Tesla Museum in the Works
The electricity pioneer was somewhere between wacky and way ahead of his time
Energy Regulators Think You're Crazy
A new study uncovers what regulators really think of American consumers.
"Clean" Energy Sidelined by Gas and Oil
Traditional fuels are becoming cheaper and more plentiful
Land Grabs in the Developing World
How powerful interests seize land from peasants, pastoralists, and others around the globe
Private Company Bails Out Nebraska Nuke Plant
The publicly owned power plant has been off-line for 16 months
Rising Temperatures May, Or May Not, Affect Biodiversity
The effects of temperature changes may be a big deal, overstated, or mitigated by evolution, say stubbornly scientific scientists
Shell Spends Millions for Security in Nigeria
Oil company has 1,200-strong internal police force there.
U.S. May Release Oil Reserves
Hmmm ... Engineering a temporary drop in gas prices just before the election ...
Deep Water Horizon Tragedy Lives on in Regulation
The government has formalized new regulations proposed after the oil spill two years ago.
EPA Set to Approve Sorghum as Ethanol Ingredient
Move could reduce impact on food prices of grain use in fuel production.
Will Nothing Slay the Ethanol Dragon?
The drought is causing the government to prop up both the agriculture and ethanol industries to the detriment of anybody needing to buy food or fuel.
California May Ease "Cap and Trade" Burden
The state's signature green regulations are kryptonite for businesses and jobs
California Initiative Puts Profit Ahead of Science
Proposition 37 props up profits for organic growers and denies the scientific consensus in favor of biotech crops.
California Rules Block Lake Tahoe Crayfish Farming
Allegedly pro-environmental regs block pro-environmental cleanup efforts.
U.S. Export-Import Bank to Give $2 Billion Loan to South Africa for Green Energy
The 18-year loans target solar, wind and thermal energy.
Irvine, Calif., May Be Next to Ban Plastic Bags
City Council to consider proposal to investigate on Tuesday.
