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Fire Breaks Out at Leaking Timor Sea Oil Well

November 2, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Fire Breaks Out at Leaking Timor Sea Oil Well

  PERTH, Australia, November 2, 2009 (ENS) – A huge fire has been blazing at an oil rig in the Timor Sea since Sunday, after an attempt by the oil […]

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Energy

Louisiana Copes With Oil Spill, High Winds, Flooding

November 2, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Louisiana Copes With Oil Spill, High Winds, Flooding

  NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, November 2, 2009 (ENS) – An oil spill south of New Orleans and flooding across northern and western parishes has made it a difficult weekend for […]

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Tanker Spills Heavy Black Oil into San Francisco Bay

October 31, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Tanker Spills Heavy Black Oil into San Francisco Bay

ALAMEDA, California, October 31, 2009 (ENS) – Cleanup operations continue today in response to an oil spill from a tanker into San Francisco Bay Friday morning. Bunker fuel was being […]

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Energy

U.S., China Plan $1.5 Billion Utility-Scale Wind Farm in Texas

October 30, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on U.S., China Plan $1.5 Billion Utility-Scale Wind Farm in Texas

  WASHINGTON, DC, October 30, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Renewable Energy Group and Cielo Wind Power have entered into a joint venture agreement with China’s Shenyang Power Group to […]

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$338M in Recovery Act Funding Energizes Geothermal Industry

October 30, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on $338M in Recovery Act Funding Energizes Geothermal Industry

  WASHINGTON, DC, October 30, 2009 (ENS) – The Obama administration is financing an expansion of the U.S. geothermal industry, investing $338 million in Recovery Act grant funding to support […]

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EPA’s Secret Plan to Raise Public Radiation Exposure Levels Challenged

October 29, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on EPA’s Secret Plan to Raise Public Radiation Exposure Levels Challenged

  WASHINGTON, DC, October 29, 2009 (ENS) – Public employees have filed a lawsuit demanding documents related to the U.S. EPA’s plans made “in secrecy” to allow public exposure to […]

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Obama Invests $3.4 Billion in Smart Energy Grid

October 27, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Obama Invests $3.4 Billion in Smart Energy Grid

  ARCADIA, Florida, October 27, 2009 (ENS) – President Barack Obama today announced the largest single energy grid modernization investment in U.S. history. The federal government has awarded $3.4 billion […]

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Energy

Quinnipiac Installs First University Micro-Wind Farm

October 27, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Quinnipiac Installs First University Micro-Wind Farm

  HAMDEN, Connecticut, October 27, 2009 (ENS) – The first of 25 Windspire vertical wind turbines are now being installed at the first university micro-wind farm in the country. The […]

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Innovative Energy Research Agency Opens By Funding 37 Projects

October 26, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Innovative Energy Research Agency Opens By Funding 37 Projects

  WASHINGTON, DC, October 26, 2009 (ENS) – Liquid metal grid-scale battery technology that could enable constant energy supply from intermittent renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power… […]

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California Tops State Energy Efficiency Rankings

October 22, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on California Tops State Energy Efficiency Rankings

  WASHINGTON, DC, October 22, 2009 (ENS) – California is the state doing the most to implement energy efficiency, followed closely by Connecticut, Oregon, New York, and Vermont, according to […]

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‘Crude,’ the Film, Explores Oil Giants’ Crude Conduct in Ecuador

October 22, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on ‘Crude,’ the Film, Explores Oil Giants’ Crude Conduct in Ecuador

  WASHINGTON, DC, October 22, 2009 (ENS) – The acclaimed documentary film “Crude,” which details the 16-year struggle of indigenous peoples in Ecuador’s Amazon to hold Chevron legally accountable for […]

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Interior Inspector General to Probe Legality of Bush-era Oil Shale Leases

October 21, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Interior Inspector General to Probe Legality of Bush-era Oil Shale Leases

  WASHINGTON, DC, October 21, 2009 (ENS) – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has asked Interior’s Inspector General to investigate a set of favorable conditions and low royalty rates […]

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BP Whiting Refinery Permit Sent Back to the Drawing Board

October 21, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on BP Whiting Refinery Permit Sent Back to the Drawing Board

  CHICAGO, Illinois, October 21, 2009 (ENS) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued an objection to the operating permit for BP North America’s refinery in Whiting, Indiana that […]

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Coal Mining Protesters Arrested in W. Virgina Governor’s Office

October 20, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Coal Mining Protesters Arrested in W. Virgina Governor’s Office

  CHARLESTON, West Virginia, October 20, 2009 (ENS) – Seven opponents of mountaintop removal mining, ages 18 to 22, were arrested Monday afternoon as they staged a sit-in at the […]

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Obama Administration Will Remove Barriers to Home Energy Retrofits

October 19, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Obama Administration Will Remove Barriers to Home Energy Retrofits

  WASHINGTON, DC, October 19, 2009 (ENS) – The emergence of a home retrofit market that would increase energy efficiency and cut home energy bills has been hampered by lack […]

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Team Germany Takes Home Solar Decathlon Top Honors

October 16, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Team Germany Takes Home Solar Decathlon Top Honors

WASHINGTON, DC, October 16, 2009 (ENS) – Team Germany, the student team from Darmstadt, Germany, won first place in the 2009 Solar Decathlon today by designing, building, and operating the […]

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Small Iowa City Gets $1M for Geothermal Project

October 13, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Small Iowa City Gets $1M for Geothermal Project

  DES MOINES, Iowa, October 13, 2009 (ENS) – Iowa Governor Chet Culver today awarded $1 million to the City of West Union to establish an innovative geothermal district-wide heating […]

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Secretary Chu’s ‘Game-Changing’ Push to Capture Carbon

October 13, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Secretary Chu’s ‘Game-Changing’ Push to Capture Carbon

  WASHINGTON, DC, October 13, 2009 (ENS) – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that $55 million will be made available to develop advanced technologies that can capture carbon […]

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Solar Decathlon Opens, Chu Offers $87M for Solar Technologies

October 8, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on Solar Decathlon Opens, Chu Offers $87M for Solar Technologies

  WASHINGTON, DC, October 8, 2009 – Twenty unique high-tech, solar-powered houses took center stage on the National Mall today at the opening of the U.S. Energy Department’s Solar Decathlon. […]

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California Launches Largest Energy-Efficiency Effort in U.S. History

October 1, 2009 Jim Crabtree Comments Off on California Launches Largest Energy-Efficiency Effort in U.S. History

  SAN FRANCISCO, California, October 1, 2009 (ENS) – The California Public Utilities Commission says it wants to make energy efficiency a way of life in California, and on Thursday, […]

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