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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Monday blamed Congress for layoffs in the wind energy sector. Salazar lashed out at lawmakers for not extending a tax credit to producers of wind energy. The credit is set to expire at the end of the year, but Salazar said companies are already... Read More

Al Gore is bashing Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson for the executive’s recent comments that appeared to downplay the dangers of global warming. Tillerson said last week that people will adapt to climate change, and also said that there will be an “engineering solution,” according... Read More

The Obama administration is putting another $62 million into its bet that biofuels can power the Navy, rankling many lawmakers who say the programs are wasteful. In May, Senate Armed Services Committee members derided the $26-per-gallon biofuel and petroleum cocktail fueling the... Read More

Transportation advocates breathed a sigh of relief last week when Congress approved the first long-term highway bill in seven years. The measure, approved Friday in the House and Senate, will spend $105 billion on road and transit projects through 2014, providing a measure of... Read More

President Obama and rival Mitt Romney will trade blows over energy policy — albeit through a pair of surrogates — at a debate next week. The Business Roundtable will host the July 11 debate in Washington, D.C., that will span controversial energy matters including the Keystone XL... Read More

By Amanda Cregan What is fracking? How do companies determine where to drill for natural gas? Will it pollute my water? These are just a few questions that are likely to come before the Marcellus Shale Coalition this summer. The coalition has launched a new online survey aimed at... Read More

Energy risks abound for nations across the globe. The Los Angeles Times reports on the European Union’s oil embargo against Iran taking effect as Iranian officials announced new military exercises. Reuters reports that falling oil prices “could trigger a prolonged slump in... Read More