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Senate confirms physicist Moniz as energy chief
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17.5.2013 |
AP Politics |
| WASHINGTON (AP) -- Physicist Ernest Moniz won unanimous Senate confirmation Thursday to be the nation's new energy secretary.... |
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[demo :: Nuclear]
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[phantomvish :: All]
[subbutest :: All]
[subbutest :: All Srcs]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
[irge304 :: Green Power]
[sattva_1 :: energy]
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Energy Costs Move Up Europe's Agenda
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17.5.2013 |
Wall St. Journal: World |
| Some executives at the annual European Business Summit say the real challenge for the EU is to prevent a further deindustrialization of the continent. |
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[irge304 :: Green Power]
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Klobuchar Seeks Energy Dept. Help Over High Gas Prices
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17.5.2013 |
WCCO: Local News |
 As gas prices in Minnesota reached record high prices of about $4 per gallon, Sen. Amy Klobuchar called on the Department of Energy to take action. The gas price spike came after the closure of oil refineries in the Midwest for maintenance. |
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Proposed 'Fracking' Rules Anger Environmentalists, Annoy Industry
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16.5.2013 |
Yahoo: Politics |
| The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a new proposal for its first major regulation of hydraulic fracturing on public lands, attempting to address at least a portion of the controversial drilling practice that’s unlocked vast new supplies of U.S. oil and gas but has also raised fears about its environmental impact, particularly on local water supplies. |
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[flenvcenter :: National]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Drilling]
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Anna G. Eshoo: Keystone XL pipeline won't live up to TransCanada's promises
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16.5.2013 |
San Jose Mercury News: Opinion |
| The congresswoman argues that the controversial project will create just a few dozen permanent jobs and increase energy costs while leaving Americans with the costly responsibility of mopping up if there's a spill. |
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Prius of the Sea: Danish Firm Preps Launch of World's Biggest Hybrid Ferry
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16.5.2013 |
Wired Top Stories |
| Prius of the Sea: Danish Firm Preps Launch of World's Biggest Hybrid Ferry |
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Teen nabs 800-pound alligator
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16.5.2013 |
CNN: Top Stories |
| A 18-year-old teenager from Katy, Texas, captured the largest certified alligator in Texas during a recent public hunt. |
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[irge304 :: Cars]
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[demo :: Solar]
[sattva_1 :: agriculture]
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[flenvcenter :: Gender Issues]
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Oil falls below $94 a barrel amid high supplies
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16.5.2013 |
Seattle Times: Nation & World |
| The price of oil slipped below $94 a barrel Thursday as traders digested discouraging economic data from the United States and Europe and U.S. oil supplies remained high. |
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Update on Building Resistance Tour about fracking and PTP
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16.5.2013 |
rabble.ca - News for the rest of us |
| Since my last post on Saturday, we have made our way along the route of the Pacific Trails Pipeline, making presentations in both Smithers and Burns Lake. Both of these cities would be impacted by the proposed Pacific Trails gas pipeline and associated infrastructure. In Smithers, we were informed that all hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en oppose "all pipelines" and the idea of an "energy corridor." Approving to an "energy corridor" would indicate the approval of not only the Pacific Trails Pipeline, but other energy pipelines as well such as the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline.
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[flenvcenter :: Oil and Gas]
[flenvcenter :: Wells]
[flenvcenter :: Wells]
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China gains observer status on the Arctic Council
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16.5.2013 |
New Scientist: Being Human |
| China gains observer status on the Arctic Council |
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[subbutest :: All Srcs]
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[thinthu :: Wind]
[newstrust :: Strategies]
[newstrust :: Ecosystems]
[newstrust :: Climate change]
[berkan :: Wind]
[berkan :: Renewables]
[berkan :: Oil and Gas]
[phantomvish :: All]
[phantomvish :: All Srcs]
[demo :: Oil and Gas]
[demo :: Wind]
[sattva_1 :: climate]
[chvartak :: Tidal]
[chvartak :: Wind]
[subbu :: Oil and Gas]
[subbu :: Wind]
[demo :: Ecosystems]
[sivakumar :: Renewables]
[sivakumar :: Wind]
[sivakumar :: Oil and Gas]
[newstrust :: Businesses]
[newstrust :: Green Power]
[arghyam :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[venkatkanchi :: Oil and Gas]
[venkatkanchi :: Wind]
[arghyam :: Climate]
[venkatkanchi :: Renewables]
[tushargupta101 :: Main-Portal-Feed]
[tushargupta101 :: Climate]
[demo :: Climate change]
[irge304 :: Green Power]
[subbu :: Strategies]
[subbu :: Ecosystems]
[subbu :: Climate change]
[birendersinghbudhwar :: Renewables]
[birendersinghbudhwar :: Wind]
[birendersinghbudhwar :: Oil and Gas]
[ayyati :: Oil and Gas]
[ayyati :: Wind]
[ayyati :: Renewables]
[vinodced :: Oil and Gas]
[vinodced :: Renewables]
[vinodced :: Wind]
[Abhijeetvj :: Renewables]
[Abhijeetvj :: Oil and Gas]
[Abhijeetvj :: Wind]
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China Environmental News Alert
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16.5.2013 |
Switchboard, from NRDC |
| Greenlaw from NRDC China, NRDC China Program, Beijing:
China Environmental News Alert May 9, 2013- May 16, 2013 NRDC has been working in China for over fifteen years on such issues as energy efficiency, green buildings, clean energy technologies, environmental law, and green supply chain issues. This... |
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[flenvcenter :: Socially-Responsible Investing]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Pollution]
[flenvcenter :: General]
[flenvcenter :: Community]
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White House Arctic Strategy Is Clear in Drilling Goals but Not Conservation Goals
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16.5.2013 |
Switchboard, from NRDC |
| Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City:
As Secretary of State John Kerry headed to the Arctic Council meetings in Kiruna, Sweden this week, he described the way melting ice is altering life in the Arctic. “Our warming planet means the Arctic's ecosystem is experiencing significant, rapid... |
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Storm damage
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16.5.2013 |
CNN: Top Stories |
| Raw aerial video of the damage caused by a Texas storm from affiliate WFAA. |
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[flenvcenter :: Policy]
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[irge304 :: Cars]
[demo :: Organic Agriculture]
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'It's just wiped out'
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16.5.2013 |
CNN: Top Stories |
| A powerful storm ripped through Hood County, Texas, causing multiple fatalities and damage to homes in the area. |
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[flenvcenter :: Policy]
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[irge304 :: Cars]
[demo :: Organic Agriculture]
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Tornado caught on video
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16.5.2013 |
CNN: Top Stories |
| A man in Granbury, Texas, captured video of a tornado that is believed to be part of the fatal storms in the region. |
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[demo :: Solar]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
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[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[irge304 :: Cars]
[demo :: Organic Agriculture]
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2011: Beckham answered iReporters
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16.5.2013 |
CNN: Top Stories |
| In 2011, soccer star David Beckham answers iReporter questions about winning, losing and playing with his kids. |
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[irge304 :: Cars]
[demo :: Organic Agriculture]
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April: Beckham talked to CNN
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16.5.2013 |
CNN: Top Stories |
| PSG midfielder David Beckham talks to CNN's Pedro Pinto about moving to Paris and the club's match against Barcelona. |
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[irge304 :: Cars]
[demo :: Organic Agriculture]
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Walk home puts end to comic's drinking
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16.5.2013 |
CNN: Top Stories |
| After a phlegmy run-in with some Jaguar-driving jerks, Zach decided to make some hard life choices. |
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[irge304 :: Cars]
[demo :: Organic Agriculture]
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Watch deer crash onto a moving bus
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16.5.2013 |
CNN: Top Stories |
| A deer crashed through a bus windshield and then tried to find a way off. WTAJ reports. |
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[sattva_1 :: disaster]
[irge304 :: Cars]
[demo :: Organic Agriculture]
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Baby in stroller falls onto train tracks
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16.5.2013 |
CNN: Top Stories |
| A 14-month-old girl in a stroller rolled onto train tracks in Philadelphia and her mother saved her. |
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