Energy
Debate over oil pipeline running from Canada to Texas
The oil pipeline from Canada to Gulf Coast could provide 700 thousand barrels a day, but critics say it would wreak environmental havoc.
Energy challenges for post-nuclear Germany
Germany plans to phase out nuclear energy and replace it with renewable sources, such as wind and solar power....
Germany to ditch nuclear power by 2022
In a radical overhaul of its energy policy, the German government has decided to phase out its nuclear power within ten years....
Shedding light on the light bulbs debate
Efficiency standards for light bulbs have some conservatives asking why the government is dictating what people choose to use in their homes....
White House, automakers negotiate fuel efficiency standards
The White House has reportedly suggested a 56-miles-per-gallon standard....
Obama taps Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The White House releases 30 million barrels of oil from America's petroleum reserves -- the impact on fuel consumption and economic growth....
Energy-resource rich Venezuela can't stop blackouts
In spite of the vast energy resources in Venezuela, the country can't provide electricity to its people. President Hugo Chavez blames the opposition. ...
Tension in OPEC as oil prices rise and Saudi Arabia raises concerns
Saudi Arabia says that it wants OPEC to increase oil production to keep the price of oil down. Some think that high oil prices could, in fact, threaten the global economy....
New solar technology coming from US military
The future of solar panels may be the present use of solar power by the US military. ...
Burning water, contamination and natural gas "fracking"
Does natural gas "fracking" contaminate water supplies? A new report strongly suggests it does....
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