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7 congressional candidates visit Arctic Refuge
Seven congressional candidates from across the country visited the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge this week, hoping the unusual campaign stop would draw support from voters battered by high fuel prices and a lethargic economy.
Homeowners who use heating oil seek alternatives
Mark Bancroft's new pellet-burning furnace hasn't been installed, but he's already counting how much money he'll save over his old oil-fired burner.
Bill would cut weatherization help
A bipartisan group of senators from cold-weather states on Thursday criticized plans to cut the federal program helping low-income families make their homes more energy efficient.
UN reports big jump in `green energy' investment
Global investors plowed $148 billion into new wind, solar and other alternative energy assets last year, in what the United Nations describes as a "green energy gold rush" gaining speed the last several years.
US imports less oil from Venezuela
U.S. imports of Venezuelan oil and oil products fell by 11.7 percent to a five-year low in the first four months of the year, the U.S. government said Monday, while Venezuela boosted oil shipments to its budding ally, China, instead.  AP-Yahoo News poll: 9 in 10 hit hard by gas pricesFour-dollar gasoline has stolen a beach vacation from Julie Jacobs' family, "little small luxuries" like exotic bath washes from Angela Crawford and dinners out from folks all over the country. Phil English has had to sell his beloved but fuel-guzzling red pickup.  Coal, aggregate industries facing hurdlesWhile employment and wage statistics might show Maryland’s coal and aggregate industries are growing, significant hurdles stand in the way of both mining sectors’ future expansion.
Dole now supports lifting ban on offshore drilling
Sen. Elizabeth Dole said North Carolina should have the option of allowing oil exploration off the state's coast, backing away from her long-held support of a federal moratorium on Atlantic drilling.
Highlights of long-term energy outlook
Highlights of Energy Information Administration's long-term energy outlook to 2030. The report was released Wednesday:
No end seen on reliance on oil, fossil fuels
World energy demand will grow 50 percent over the next two decades, oil prices could rise to $186 a barrel and coal will remain the biggest source of electricity despite its effect on global warming, government experts predict. |
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