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Fox News: Keystone XL will create 2,000, 85,000, one million jobs
Mon, Feb 06 2012 at 11:06 PM EST

According to the GOP's favorite media mouthpiece, the Keystone XL pipeline would have created thousands, no- tens of thousands, no- hundreds of thousands, wait- I mean to say millions of jobs!

Imagine a world without oil: Infographic
Mon, Feb 06 2012 at 6:09 PM EST

Thanks to our oil addiction, such a world would include rolling blackouts, minimal transportation, dwindling food supplies and possibly war.

Belgian battery can power 1,400 homes
Mon, Feb 06 2012 at 10:52 AM EST

The fuel cell converts the chemical energy from hydrogen into clean electricity by reacting to oxygen.

U.S. clears path for offshore wind farms
Fri, Feb 03 2012 at 12:21 PM EST

Offshore wind power poses no major environmental or socioeconomic risks for the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast, a new Interior Department study reports.

San Onofre nuclear reactor turned off after radiation leak
Wed, Feb 01 2012 at 6:37 PM EST

Radioactive gas escaped from a pipe in a building located next to the San Onofre nuclear power plant's reactor on Tuesday evening.

Finnish company to make biodiesel from wood pulp
Wed, Feb 01 2012 at 3:18 PM EST

The plant will refine crude tall oil, which is a byproduct of processing wood pulp, into the alternative fuel source.

Radioactive water leak reported at Japan nuclear plant
Wed, Feb 01 2012 at 11:29 AM EST

8.5 tons of radioactive water leaked from a reactor at Japan's crippled nuclear power plant, but it had not flowed outside the reactor building.

U.N. atomic watchdog green lights Japan's reactor tests
Tue, Jan 31 2012 at 3:01 AM EST

The IAEA was invited to Japan to help lower the public's concern over nuclear power following the Fukushima meltdown in 2011.

Renewable energy deals hit record high in 2011
Sun, Jan 29 2012 at 7:09 PM EST

Green energy deals reached a record high of $53.5 billion last year, as solar and wind overtook hydropower as the main deal drivers for the first time.

U.S. unveils offshore oil, gas plan
Thu, Jan 26 2012 at 10:35 AM EST

The government will auction off a giant part of the central Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas exploration, in a move to reinvigorate the energy policy.

Germany eyes cutting solar incentives faster
Thu, Jan 26 2012 at 4:40 AM EST

Germany's environmental minister wants to steadily decrease solar tariffs until prices fall to levels similar to conventional power production.

9 high-profile champions of nuclear power
Wed, Jan 25 2012 at 9:25 AM EST

While a few pro-nuke leaders have turned against the technology, a few high-profile, influential and powerful leaders still think nuclear is a way to get us off oil.

Scotland helps Abu Dhabi build a green city
Tue, Jan 24 2012 at 3:30 PM EST

The low-carbon city is designed to ultimately house 40,000 people, offering transport by electric vehicle and a range of other green energy projects.

The energy-hungry house: Why and how energy use is so high today
Tue, Jan 24 2012 at 8:28 AM EST

The picture of U.S. energy usage has changed dramatically over the years. So where does all of that juice go?

Obama to tout natural gas benefits in State of Union
Mon, Jan 23 2012 at 7:40 PM EST

The president is expected to devote a significant portion of his speech calling for a 'new era for American energy,' which will include natural gas.

Japan seeks UN nuclear agency presence in Fukushima
Mon, Jan 23 2012 at 3:18 AM EST

Japan is asking the UN's nuclear agency to set up a permanent office to monitor efforts to contain the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl.

Man-made microbes unlock seaweed's energy potential
Thu, Jan 19 2012 at 2:42 PM EST

Scientists remain unsure if it is economically feasible or environmentally attractive to use seaweed as a biofuel stock source.

Reactions to the Keystone XL rejection
Thu, Jan 19 2012 at 10:42 AM EST

The Obama administration's move won't necessarily kill the controversial oil pipeline, but it has still drawn strong reactions from both sides of the debate.

Japan's push to restart nuclear plants sparks public anger
Thu, Jan 19 2012 at 5:36 AM EST

The push to restart nuclear reactors has sparked an angry response from the public, wary of atomic power in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster.

New technology focuses the sun to cut solar's cost
Wed, Jan 18 2012 at 1:49 PM EST

A fast-growing solar technology that multiplies the sun's power up to many hundreds of times promises to deliver cheaper electricity than traditional panels.

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