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Alaska senator offers a fresh, new energy policy calling for more drilling in Alaska
And more drilling everywhere else too. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's patrons in the oil industry will golf-clap for this one.
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How the shale boom came to North Dakota — and how it’s spreading west
There's lots of shale oil in Colorado and California too, but residents of those states are more suspicious of fracking.
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Super Bowl ad brawl: SodaStream does what Sierra Club can’t
Companies selling products that cut down on waste might end up leading the cultural push against overconsumption.
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Americans spent 4 percent of household income on gas in 2012
Even though Americans are using less gas, we're paying more for it. And that's making oil companies rich.
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Another week, another oil tanker hijacking
Pirate attacks on oil tankers near Nigeria have increased dramatically.
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Turn on, plug in, drop out: An electric car manifesto
On behalf of misunderstood electric-car fanatics everywhere, one EV owner would like to explain a few things.
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California high-speed rail construction not exactly moving at high speed
Less than six months from breaking ground, and California still hasn't bought any of the land it needs for its new high-speed rail line.
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Lawmakers call for end to animal-deafening, oil-finding offshore surveys
Not that this means the surveys will actually stop.
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Keystone XL decision unlikely before June — and that’s good news
The economics of tar sands got tougher in both the U.S. and Europe today.
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Chevron reports record profits — and will spend some of them undermining California pollution standards
It's a lovely system we've got going here.
