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Obama Admin Fast-tracks Offshore Wind Power in Mid-Atlantic

February 2, 2012

Currently the US has only one offshore wind power project approved, and none built, while constuction pushes ahead in Europe and China.

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5% of California Now Powered by Wind

February 1, 2012

And California is a biiiiiiig state.

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5% of California Now Powered by Wind

February 1, 2012

And California is a biiiiiiig state.

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Use a Hot Water Bottle and Turn Down the Heat

February 1, 2012

They are old fashioned but they sure do work in winter.

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How Important Will Fracking Be To Voters During The Next Election? Not Very, If Natural Gas Stays Cheap

January 31, 2012

Most US voters are ambivalent about fracking, which is an issue in only a handful of states, and the President owns strategy.

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Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Installs Solar Panels on His Roof, Beats White House to the Punch

January 31, 2012

The leader of one of the world’s wealthiest oil states beats Obama to the punch in putting solar panels on his roof.

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Senators Backing Keystone XL Bill Received $22 Million in Donations from Oil Industry

January 31, 2012

44 senators signed on to support a new bill that would push through the Keystone XL. And guess what? 44 senators got millions of dollars in campaign contributions from the oil industry.

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Natural Gas: The Signs They Are A-Changin’ In New York

January 31, 2012

In Broome County, New York it’s the Battle of the Signs. “Everyone’s got either a ‘Friends of Natural Gas’ sign or a ‘No Fracking’ sign on their lawn…And the industry hasn’t even gotten to our area yet.”

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Four Ways the Keystone XL Could Still Lurch to Life

January 30, 2012

Thought the tar sands oil pipeline was dead? Think again … and beware the Zombie XL.

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BP Knew 3.4 Million Gallons Per Day Could Spill, But Urged Staff “Not to Communicate to Anyone on This.”

January 30, 2012

Released emails show that BP knew almost immediately how bad the spill could be, and that the oil giant acted to explicitly keep the information to itself.

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