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House Passes GOP Bill to Speed Pipeline Approval
(WASHINGTON) — House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas...
Mediterranean Diet Better Than Low-Fat Diet In Keeping Aging Brains Sharp
Thank the olive oil or the nuts, but something about the Mediterranean diet could help older brains to act young again. There's plenty of evidence that the...
Forget the IRS — There’s an Olive-Oil Scandal Afoot
Credibility problems? Check. Overreach? Check. Finger-pointing? You betcha
The IEA Says Peak Oil Is Dead. That’s Bad News for Climate Policy
A new report suggests that fresh sources of oil in North America will loosen the global oil market. Will we stay addicted to oil—and will it keep us from...
Energy Independence and Other Myths: A Q&A with Michael Levi, Author of The Power Surge
An energy revolution is changing America—for good and for ill. Michael Levi, author of the new book "Power Surge," talks about the economic and environmental...
Tapping the Promised Land: Can Israel Be an Energy Giant?
In 2009 an Israeli geologist discovered oil embedded in rock in the ground southwest of Jerusalem. There's lots of it–and it could change the Middle East forever...
Syria’s Opposition Hopes to Win the War by Selling Oil
Given the many resolutions on Syria that have hit a brick wall at the U.N. Security Council, and the endless wrangling among Western leaders over how to end the...
Report: Sudan is Supporting Rebels in South Sudan
(JUBA, South Sudan) — Sudan has supplied weapons and ammunition to rebels fighting neighboring South Sudan's government, says a report from the Small Arms...
Obama Clears Away Smog, Advances Climate Agenda
Here's what you can learn about Obama's climate agenda from the EPA's new effort for cleaner air.
Build That Pipeline!
One way to think about the keystone project--the 2,000-mile (3,220 km) pipeline that would bring oil from the tar sands of Canada to the Gulf of Mexico--is to...
Obama Wants Research to Wean Vehicles Off Oil
President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to authorize $200 million a year for research into clean energy technologies that can wean automobiles off oil.
Dutch Airline Fuels Trans-Atlantic Flights Using Cooking Oil
The biofuel will help power the airline's trans-Atlantic flights for the first time.
La. Pipeline Blaze Could Burn Until Thursday
(NEW ORLEANS) — The Coast Guard sprayed water to keep an oil-laden barge cool Wednesday while waiting for a huge pipeline fire nearby to burn itself out in a...
State Dept: Build the Keystone Pipeline or Not, the Oil Sands Crude Will Flow
A report from the State Department concludes that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline will have little impact on carbon emissions. That will make environmentalists...
BP Exec Back on the Stand in Oil Spill Trial
An internal BP probe of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico didn't explore whether upper-level management had a role in causing the disaster because...
BP Executive Testifies at Gulf Oil Spill Trial
A high-ranking BP executive testified Tuesday that the London-based oil giant and its contractors share the responsibility for preventing blowouts like the one...
It’s the Olive Oil: Mediterranean Diet Lowers Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
The Mediterranean diet is a well-known weapon in the fight against heart disease, but exactly how effective is it? To find out, researchers led by Dr. Ramón...
