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On Tuesday, Newsweek hosted a climate and energy policy forum on Capitol Hill with the American Petroleum Institute. Now Greenpeace, which has been hectoring the magazine for weeks over its plans to partner with Big Oil for this forum, has asked the Senate to investigate whether the event was in violation of congressional rules.
Climate researchers say cooler temperatures in North America last year do not mean global warming is easing. Their report comes just days before President Barack Obama goes to Copenhagen, Denmark, to speak at a United Nations conference on climate change.
The population of the Gaza Strip is facing an acute cooking gas shortage this winter, after a unilateral Israeli decision in October to permanently close the sole oil and gas terminal between the coastal Palestinian territory and the Jewish state.
Progress at Copenhagen in curbing global warming may come from countries such as China and India wanting business in the solar and wind industries.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell as the dollar climbed on an unexpected drop of the U.S. unemployment rate, reducing the appeal of commodities to investors.
The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by 4 this week to 1,141. Baker Hughes Inc., based in Houston, said Friday that 748 rigs were exploring for natural gas and 383 for oil.
Attorneys for theme park operator Six Flags Inc. and a group of its noteholders squared off in Delaware bankruptcy court Friday over the company's Chapter 11 reorganization plan.
Comcast Corp. is buying control of NBC Universal from GE largely because Comcast wants to own more movies and TV shows. The point is to give it a position of strength if fewer people sign up for its cable TV services and watch more video online.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Petroleum & Resources Corp. , the oldest U.S. oil fund, plans to invest in solar- and wind-power production for the first time since its founding in 1929 as governments crack down on fuels linked to greenhouse gases.
Love living it up on holiday as much as the environment? Now you don't have to sacrifice your green credentials, with an advisory group naming the world's top environmentally friendly luxury hotels.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Conservationists say they have placed signs around Copenhagen warning climate change could do serious harm to the chemistry of the world's oceans.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Natural gas futures rose for the first day this week as the U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly fell and forecasts for December weather turned colder, signaling stronger demand for the heating fuel.
California research finds higher pollution levels, though risks are unclear
The goalkeepers at next year's World Cup should consider their geography before getting on the field.
Shares of Alpha Natural Resources are attractively priced and poised to gain from the strengthening metallurgical coal market, said an analyst as he upgraded the stock.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have proposed a new type of natural-gas electric power plant that could provide electricity with zero carbon dioxide emissions.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Carbon dioxide permits in the U.S. Northeast’s “cap-and-trade” market drew a record low price at auction and some were unsold for the first time on predictions that power plants won’t need all the pollution rights issued by the program.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey taxpayers are being saddled with a bill of about $657,000 a month from Bank of Montreal for an interest-rate swap approved by state officials and linked to bonds that were never sold.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT - Definitely will not play; DNP - Did not practice; LIMITED - Limited participation in practice; FULL - Full participation in practice): SUNDAY ST. LOUIS RAMS at CHICAGO BEARS -- RAMS: OUT: QB Marc Bulger (notes) (knee). DNP: RB Steven Jackson (back), RB Mike Karney (notes) (neck), T Jason Smith (notes ...
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey taxpayers are being saddled with a bill of about $657,000 a month from Bank of Montreal for an interest-rate swap approved by state officials and linked to bonds that were never sold.
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