Oil and Gas
In June 2010, during the peak of the BP oil crisis, we hosted an Energy News Hunt with The Long Now Foundation, to find good journalism about the future of energy — with a focus on low carbon solutions that can scale quickly power the whole planet. In the process, we reviewed over 250 news stories. Read our findings on our blog.
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Automakers in a race for buyers of mid-size family cars
Ford, GM, Honda and Nissan are all rolling out revamped models this year, with added features and better gas mileage.Posted by Barry Grossheim -
U.S. Navy: Hormuz disruption won't be tolerated
The U.S. Navy said any attempts to block the Strait of Hormuz would "not be tolerated," after Iranian officials ...Posted by Barry Grossheim -
Bachmann energy claims oversimplified
America’s energy future can’t be unlocked as simply as Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann makes ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
EPA in 1987 found fracking fouled well water in W.Va
A 1987 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finding, which the agency has ignored for years, concluded that ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve -
Rush for Arctic's resources provokes territorial tussles
US, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Norway are becoming embroiled in disputes over boundaries on land and at sea Two ...Posted by Kristin Gorski
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Western Oil Firms Remain as US Exits Iraq
hile the US military has formally ended its occupation of Iraq, some of the largest western oil companies, ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
What's Happening in the Persian Gulf Explained
The basics: Iran and the United States appear to be heading for a showdown in the Persian Gulf. Amid already-high ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Urging Obama to Stop Rush to Iran War
President Obama needs to put an abrupt halt to the game of Persian Roulette about to spin out of control in the ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Oil Slick From Massive Spill in Nigeria Threatens Coastline, May Be Largest Spill in a Decade
(Multimedia) Communities along Nigeria’s Niger Delta have been put on alert following a major oil spill from the oil giant, ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Gingrich On Climate Change
Newt Gingrich went too far when he claimed that “I’ve never favored cap-and-trade.” It’s true he’s never ...Posted by Fabrice Florin
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Project to pour water into volcano to make power
Geothermal energy developers plan to pump 24 million gallons of water into the side of a dormant volcano in Central ...Posted by Harry A Farr -
Here Comes The Sun
We are, or at least we should be, on the cusp of an energy transformation, driven by the rapidly falling cost of ...Posted by Manfred Ostrowski -
Do the China-Pakistan pipeline shuffle
China is adamant that the West "must respect" Pakistan's sovereignty. The message was delivered during Pakistani ...Posted by Ellie Kesselman -
South Sudan: Messy Divorce Or Amicable Split?
The history of Sudan is a complex one which can't be reduced to a linear narrative of south versus north,' writes ...Posted by Harrison Talese-Rhodes -
The Return of 'Drill, Baby, Drill'
With the country again facing $4-a-gallon gasoline, the time would seem ripe for a grown-up conversation on energy. ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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"Gasland" Director Josh Fox Fires Back at Republicans After His Unfair Arrest
Gasland director Josh Fox, ... was arrested this week, in violation of his first amendment rights, while covering a ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Americans' Wealth Is Stolen
'The rancorous debate over the debt belies a fundamental truth of our economy - that it is run for the few at the ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Open Letter to New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo: Do Not Lift Fracking Moratorium!
We do not trust the Department of Environmental Conservation to get things right on fracking. Even if it were a ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
In a pure coincidence, Gaddafi impeded U.S. oil interests before the war
When the war in Libya began, the U.S. government convinced a large number of war supporters that we were there to ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Tom Ridge - The Colbert Report
Tom Ridge believes natural gas is a matter of economic and national security.Posted by Dwight Rousu
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