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Solar industry is evolving — and experiencing growing pains

Wed, May 08 2013 at 4:14 PM

A well-known Chinese solar power company has filed for bankruptcy, but this may actually be a sign of health for the industry.
Fracking is draining water resources, especially in the West

Tue, May 07 2013 at 4:41 PM

New reports say hydrofracking threatens groundwater resources.
EPA calls Keystone XL review 'insufficient'

Wed, Apr 24 2013 at 9:55 AM

The EPA and State Department have now clashed over the proposed pipeline twice in two years, muddling recent indications that its approval might be imminent.
Taxi! New York explores plug-in cabs

Mon, Apr 22 2013 at 5:24 PM

Mayor Bloomberg wants an all-green fleet — like San Francisco — but that effort has been stymied by a lawsuit. So the 6 Nissan Leaf taxis introduced on Earth Day are a pilot program, but that might lead to greater things ahead.
InsideClimate News wins Pulitzer Prize for oil spill reporting

Tue, Apr 16 2013 at 10:46 AM

Reporters for the online, nonprofit news site spent seven months reporting on tar-sands oil spill in Michigan.
Obama pitches plan to wean cars off gasoline

Fri, Mar 15 2013 at 3:50 PM

The $2 billion 'Energy Security Trust,' funded by U.S. oil and gas royalties, would fund research into cleaner fuels for cars, trucks and other vehicles.
Obama picks Ernest Moniz to lead DOE

Mon, Mar 04 2013 at 10:21 AM

The MIT physicist is already steeped in Beltway politics, but his enthusiasm for nuclear power and natural gas worries some environmental advocates.
Crude oil prices have dropped, so why is gasoline still so expensive?

Mon, Feb 25 2013 at 2:51 PM

Consumers are paying an average of $3.78 per gallon, which is some kind of record for this time of year. If there's plenty of product on the market, and oil futures can go into a big sell-off, gas prices should be falling. Here's some likely reasons they aren't.
Reactions to Obama's SOTU climate challenge

Wed, Feb 13 2013 at 11:55 AM

President Obama devoted a section of his 2013 State of the Union speech to climate change. Here's a closer look at what he said and how it's being received.
U.S. energy chief Steven Chu to step down

Fri, Feb 01 2013 at 3:19 PM

The Berkeley-trained, Nobel-winning physicist is planning a return to academia as well as California, but says he'll stay on at the DOE for a few more weeks.

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Energy Policy

Articles about Energy Policy

Solar industry is evolving — and experiencing growing pains

Fracking is draining water resources, especially in the West

EPA calls Keystone XL review 'insufficient'

Taxi! New York explores plug-in cabs

InsideClimate News wins Pulitzer Prize for oil spill reporting

Obama pitches plan to wean cars off gasoline

Obama picks Ernest Moniz to lead DOE

Crude oil prices have dropped, so why is gasoline still so expensive?

Reactions to Obama's SOTU climate challenge

U.S. energy chief Steven Chu to step down

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