Printed from the News & Observer – www.NewsObserver.com Published Tue, Jun 14, 2011 BY MICHAEL BIESECKER – Staff writer Published in: State In a largely party-line vote, the state House approved a Republican-backed bill that rewrites state energy policy to promote and approve of drilling for natural gas on land and off the coast. Supporters
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JUNE 13, 2011 Coal is from Earth, Lisa Jackson is from mercury. President Obama’s jobs council will make its first recommendations today on lifting hiring and strengthening the economy. Too bad the message doesn’t seem to be reaching the Administration’s regulators, in particular the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA is currently conducting a campaign against
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JUNE 13, 2011 The drilling boom is the best U.S. energy news in generations and is crucial for reviving domestic manufacturing. By ROBERT BRYCE The U.S. is on the verge of an industrial renaissance if—and it’s a big if—policy makers don’t foul it up by restricting the ability of drillers to use the technology that’s
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THE AUSTRALIAN Ben Webster From: The Times June 10, 2011 A Jaguar electric car goes on show at a preview event for the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. Picture: AFP Source: AFP ELECTRIC cars could produce higher emissions over their lifetimes than petrol equivalents because of the energy consumed in making their batteries, a study
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Printed from the News & Observer – www.NewsObserver.com Published Sat, Jun 11, 2011 A look at where legislation stands Find a bill The N.C. General Assembly’s web site allows visitors to search for bills by number or by key words: www.ncleg.net/. Keep up with the latest breaking news from the legislature at our Under the
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JUNE 10, 2011 A Gulf Drilling Revival Notice how the energy breakthroughs are in oil and natural gas. Exxon Mobil Corp.’s huge new oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico is good news for domestic energy production, but it’s even better news as a sign that last year’s panic over the BP spill won’t continue
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JUNE 10, 2011 Congress has approved plans to go ahead with the Yucca Mountain waste facility. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko has other ideas. By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL The Obama administration has shown a certain ruthless streak when it comes to getting what it wants. For its latest in brass-knuckle tactics, consider the ongoing
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JUNE 10, 2011 China Warns Its Neighbors to Stop Looking for Oil, While Vietnam Reports Sabotage in a Regional Security Flashpoint By JAMES HOOKWAY BANGKOK—Tensions in the potentially resource-rich South China Sea flared as Vietnam accused China of sabotaging a seismic survey boat while China warned its neighbors to stop looking for oil in the
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June 09, 2011 – carolinajournal.com Carolina Journal Exclusive Feds Push for National Vehicle Mileage-Based Tax By Karen McMahan RALEIGH — Critics of a vehicle mileage-based tax note that boosting the cost of driving might push more commuters into public transit — a goal of the administration and advocates of a “smart growth” urban planning agenda.
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SLATE Kernel of Truth Even Iowans don’t care about ethanol subsidies anymore. By John DickersonPosted Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at 7:44 PM ET Tim Pawlenty in Des Moines, IowaDES MOINES—Iowans think of themselves as particularly discerning voters. They like to tell reporters how they like to meet candidates a few times before coming to an
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