Republicans may use budget to open Arctic, Atlantic to oil rigs.
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Congressional Republicans have found a way to use the federal budget to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil...
Malcolm Turnbull convinces party to unite on energy policy.
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Prime minister wins party room backing despite Tony Abbott bid for delay, but policy may be resisted by states
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Malcolm Turnbull releasing the Coalition’s energy...
Some groups want more CO2. Here's what that means.
The Heartland Institute questions the credibility of climate science by pointing to the benefits of carbon dioxide. Founders David Padden (left) and Joseph Bast...
Senate Democrats vow to fight drilling in Alaska reserve.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats vowed on Tuesday to fight a measure expected to be slipped into budget legislation that would open Alaska’s...
US regulator hints at changes to plan boosting coal, nuclear plants.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said on Tuesday that a directive from the U.S. energy secretary to prop...
Gulf of Mexico oil spill may be largest since 2010 BP disaster.
An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last week may be the largest in the U.S. since the 2010 blowout at BP Plc’s Macondo...
Judge allows 'necessity' defense by climate activists in oil pipeline protest.
A judge in Minnesota has cleared the way for an unusual and potentially groundbreaking defense, allowing climate activists to use the "necessity" of confronting...
Indigenous rights “serious obstacle” to Kinder Morgan pipeline, report says.
Indigenous peoples
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Pipeline company downplaying major legal and financial risks of crossing unceded First Nations territory in British Columbia
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Secwepemc activist Kanahus Manuel in front...
Judge dismisses lawsuit portraying environmental activism as illegal racket.
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a Canadian logging company's lawsuit against Greenpeace and another activist group that accused them of running a criminal...
Coal plant closures are coming to Texas. Now what?
Luminant, a unit of Vistra Energy Corp., said Friday it plans to close the Sandow (pictured) and Big Brown coal-fueled power plants in Texas....
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