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South Texas earthquakes likely triggered by shale boom, researchers say 27 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
A two-year survey of seismic activity links small quakes in South Texas largely to the upswing in the production of oil and brackish water that flows up alongside hydrocarbons.
Obama climate plan not a war on coal, energy secretary says 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
President Barack Obama’s plan to combat climate change is not, as critics allege, a “war on coal,” says U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.
Fracking foes interrupt Obama’s trip to New York 27 Aug 2013 | 12:32 am
President Barack Obama stopped at Binghamton University on the second leg of his tour to promote a college affordability plan on Friday, but the demonstrators who lined the president's motorcade route...
New offshore drilling regulator takes helm 26 Aug 2013 | 11:09 pm
Oil and gas companies drilling in U.S. waters have a new regulator in the nation's capital, as a Coast Guard veteran formally took the helm of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement on Mon...
Hold the water: Some firms fracking without it 26 Aug 2013 | 10:41 pm
The practice of hydraulic fracturing oil and gas wells mostly without water, using gas liquids instead, is beginning to spread.
New groups join battle over drilling on public lands 26 Aug 2013 | 08:38 pm
A new Colorado-based group launched Monday with the aim of countering the oil industry's pro-drilling message in the West. It is the latest entry in a state rapidly becoming a battleground for oil and...
Energy drain: First week of school 26 Aug 2013 | 08:23 pm
A series of hot showers, stove-top cooking, blinds angled the wrong way and repeated opening of doors can boost the temperature of a home and add energy-intensive air conditioning work, TXU said.
Drumbeat: August 26, 2013 26 Aug 2013 | 08:14 pm
Richard Heinberg: Was the Oil and Gas Industry Promoting Peak Oil to Make Maximum Profits? The change in our public conversation about energy is predicated on new drilling technology and its ability t...
A kilowatt saved is a kilowatt earned 26 Aug 2013 | 08:06 pm
As the Texas power industry and its regulators debate how to generate enough electricity to accommodate a growing population's demands, they also are looking at ways to reduce that demand when it's hi...
Victims’ attorneys attack BP’s effort to block spill payments 26 Aug 2013 | 07:27 pm
Attorneys for victims of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill say BP's latest effort to halt payments from its multibillion-dollar class action settlement should be denied because the company has failed ...
