energy
California ballot initiatives mostly an assault on democracy
May 4, 2010Three of five propositions on the June 8 California primary ballot are an assault on the voting rights of the people, and on their pocketbooks.
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Gulf disaster spurs questions on drilling, Halliburton
May 3, 2010With an estimated 25,000 barrels of crude oil gushing each day from BP's Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico, an environmental group called for an immediate halt to offshore drilling.
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Hope fades for 11 workers after oil rig explosion
April 23, 2010The explosion on the Gulf of Mexico oil rig was the fourth oil industry accident in two weeks that has killed or seriously injured workers. "The industry is long overdue for a complete overhaul of its...
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Nations agree to work together for nuclear security
April 14, 2010Leaders of 47 nations ended their Washington nuclear security summit April 13 with a pledge to "strengthen nuclear security and reduce the threat of nuclear terrorism."
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Obama threads political needle on oil drilling
April 2, 2010The president responds to "Drill, baby, drill" with his own drilling plan.
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