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Oil Companies Financing Nuclear Threat in Burma, Refusing Transparency

Matthew Smith | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Matthew Smith

It appears both Chevron and Total would prefer to hide their payments to the world's newest nuclear threat.

Wyoming Passes Law Requiring Disclosure Of Fracking Fluid

AP | MEAD GRUVER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A state agency that oversees oil and gas development voted Tuesday to require energy companies to disclose what chemicals they'...

Green News Report -- June 8, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Another very ...

Obama Administration Pushing To Reopen New Offshore Drilling Exploration In Shallow Waters

Wall Street Journal | By LAURA MECKLER and JONATHAN WEISMAN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

WASHINGTON--The Obama administration, facing rising anger on the Gulf Coast over the loss of jobs and income from a drilling moratorium, said Monday t...

Scope of EPA's Fracking Study Raises Ire of Gas Industry

ProPublica | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
ProPublica

A controversial upcoming study of hydraulic fracturing could affect Congress' decision whether to repeal an exemption that shields the fracturing process from federal regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

After "Drill, Baby, Drill," Obama Should Embrace Another GOP Energy Plan

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Jesse Jenkins

While the expansion of offshore drilling may seem like we're taking a step back from a future free from oil, investing the royalty revenues in clean tech RD&D could amount to a big leap forward.

What Obama Didn't Tell Us About Energy

Ernest Istook | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Ernest Istook

"According to the U.S. Department of Energy, when subsidies are measured according to how much electricity is generated, it's $.44 per megawatt ...

Green News Report -- April 1, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Another reco...

Obama Debunks the Nonsensical "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less"

David Fiderer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
David Fiderer

The merits of Obama's decision to allow drilling off parts of the East Coast and Alaska can be debated. But it will soon expose the dirty little secret known to everyone in the oil industry "Dill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less" was a sham.

New York Has a Gas Problem: How Do You Spell Relief?

Dave Colavito | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Dave Colavito

Governor Patterson is betting heavily on proceeds from natural gas extracted from New York's Marcellus Shale. However, real concerns exist about what industrializing this area would mean.

Palin, Natural Gas Company Worked Together To Sell Pipeline

AP | BECKY BOHRER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

JUNEAU, Alaska — Sarah Palin's administration paid close attention two years ago to how the public perceived her plans to bring a massive natura...

Colorado Coal-To-Natural Gas Pill Passes House After Splitting GOP

The Denver Post | Tim Hoover | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Some Republicans said the bill flew in the face of free-market principles. Others said it would help avoid the "heavy hand" of the Environmental Prote...

EPA To Do A New Study On Natural Gas 'Fracking'

AP | CAIN BURDEAU | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

NEW ORLEANS — The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it will study potential human health and water quality threats from an oil ...

How Cheney's Loophole is Fracking Up America

Kevin Grandia | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Kevin Grandia

The chemicals used to extract natural gas are exempt from the Clean Water Act, despite the fact that they can make well water caustic and flammable.

Weekly Mulch: Why the Senate Climate Bill is Doomed

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
The Media Consortium

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), though down one man, finally released their stab at cl...

Green News Report -- March 11, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport Now available via Stitcher Radio's way cool app! Listen on your iPhone, Android, Palm Pre and BlackBerry! IN TODAY'S RADI...

Will Natural Gas Save Us?

Michael J. Newport | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Michael J. Newport

While our country has enough natural gas reserves to fuel us for many generations, we need to keep our eye on the prize -- environmentally sound energy solutions not tied to natural resources.

Colorado's Gas Industry Following National Trends; Struggles Due To Prices, Not Regulations

Durango Herald | By Joe Hanel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

DENVER - Gov. Bill Ritter has something in common with Sarah Palin. The Colorado Democrat and the Alaska Republican could hardly be more different po...

The Rise of the Franco-Russo Axis

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Robert Amsterdam

The three-day summit held this week in Paris has exceeded all expectations, marking a turning point in a deepening Franco-Russo military and economic alliance.

Green News Report -- March 4, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport Now available via Stitcher Radio's way cool iPhone app! Now available via Stitcher Radio's way cool app! Listen on your iP...

Is Bill Barrett Corp's Massive Lobbying Spree Aimed at Interior Secretary Ken Salazar?

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Brendan DeMelle

In the fall of 2008, the outgoing Bush administration gave the oil and gas industry a parting gift that now threatens to destroy the Roan Plateau in Colorado, an area known for its stunning vistas.

It's Time to Turn Up the Heat on NAT GAS

Bob Barr | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Bob Barr

Doing business with countries averse to American interests is not smart. Investing in our own energy industry and creating jobs is smart economics, smart politics, and smart foreign policy.

Senator Murkowski is Working Full Time on Behalf of Polluting Industries

Josh Nelson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Josh Nelson

Last night, Senator Murkowski was treated to a fundraiser by lobbyists for the Nuclear Energy Institute, Duke Energy and Peabody Coal. Political Part...

Bill Barrett Corp's Sweet Deal to Drill the Rocky Mountains

Kevin Grandia | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Kevin Grandia

A few years ago, the Bush administration undertook a process through the Bureau of Land Management to make land like the Roan in Colorado and other large swaths in Utah available for drilling.

Pinedale, Wyoming Mulls Tighter Regulations In Face Of

AP | MEAD GRUVER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

PINEDALE, Wyo. — Drilling rigs on the horizon underscore that cattle ranching and tourism no longer drive the economy in this picturesque town a...