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The group behind a controversial gold and copper mine proposal in Alaska is conducting a full-scale economic analysis of the project, hoping the promise of a job boom will grab national attention and shift the debate away from concerns about potential harm to the state’s fishing... Read More

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) says she’s hopeful that the Law of the Sea Treaty will pass Congress in the lame-duck session after the election, despite the fierce opposition of some conservatives.  Murkowski told The Associated Press the sea treaty will have better... Read More

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent a letter Thursday to the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission requesting that he closely monitor West Coast petroleum producers “to ensure that oil companies are not taking unfair advantage of the situation to jack up prices” on Oregon customers.... Read More

The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) has named the former chairman of both the Republican National Committee and American Crossroads as its new chief. Mike Duncan will assume responsibilities as president and CEO for the ACCCE beginning Sept. 10. He is... Read More

A court decision Friday that upheld a measure letting U.S. automobiles use gasoline with a higher ethanol content has rankled the oil industry, and likely its Republican allies, even as the biofuels industry claimed a crucial victory. The U.S. Appeals Court of the District of... Read More

President Obama will consider releasing oil from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve if increased sanctions on Iran cause costs to rise, according to a report on Friday. Officials have a plan ready if gasoline prices do not fall after Sept. 3, according to Reuters.... Read More

Carbon emissions have fallen to their lowest levels in 20 years, primarily due to market forces, The Associated Press reports. The U.S. Energy Information Agency, a part of the Energy Department, said Thursday that carbon dioxide emissions in the United States have fallen close... Read More

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released Thursday said the implementation of four environmental rules will likely pose electric “reliability challenges,” though not the full-blown problems Republicans and the utility industry have claimed. The nonpartisan GAO said... Read More

WASHINGTON – Robert M. “Mike” Duncan has been named president and CEO of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, effective Sept. 10. Duncan brings wide experience in energy policy and business to ACCCE.  Working with elected officials at every level and in all... Read More