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- Shell to Pay $1.1 Million Fine for Arctic Drilling in Violation of the Clean Air Act Wed, 11 Sep 13, 3:00amIn March, former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that Shell will not be allowed to return to the Arctic to explore for oil until they improve their equipment...
- World’s Largest Solar Tower Power Plant to Be Built in California Tue, 19 Mar 13, 2:50amConcentrating solar power companies Abengoa and BrightSource Energy will soon team up to build the world’s largest solar tower facility in Southern California...
- World’s Largest Solar Tower Facility to Be Built in California Tue, 19 Mar 13, 12:41amConcentrating solar power companies Abengoa and BrightSource Energy will soon be teaming up to build the world’s largest solar tower facility in Southern California...
- Secretary Salazar Approves 900 MW of New Solar Energy Developments in California Sat, 16 Mar 13, 3:30amPhoto via Shutterstock California is already leading the way in the US in terms of solar power, with over 1 gigawatt of solar energy generation already at work in the state...
- The president decides to stick with ‘climatism’ Sat, 29 Sep 12, 12:55pmBy STEVE GOREHAM In President Obama’s remarks to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, he stated, “… My plan will continue to reduce the carbon pollution that is heating our planet — because climate...
- How the Media Dropped the Ball on the Solar Trust of America Story Fri, 6 Apr 12, 6:22amWhen news broke earlier this week that Solar Trust of America (a big solar company backed by the US Department of Energy) had filed for bankruptcy, conservatives predictably took to the airwaves to denounce the Obama administration’s...
- Secretary of the Interior Calls for Inspection of Fracking Wells Thu, 16 Feb 12, 5:54amPresident Obama’s has pledged to make companies using hydraulic fracturing to drill for natural gas disclose a list of chemicals used in their operations, and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar just announced today that...
- Is BOEMRE Harrassing Polar Bear Biologist Charles Monnett? Fri, 12 Aug 11, 5:11amLast month, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) suspended wildlife biologist Charles Monnett, who is being investigated by the Department of Interior’s (DOI’s) inspector...
- Ken Salazar Announces More Public Land in Wyoming to be Auctioned for Coal Mining Thu, 24 Mar 11, 8:00amWith the abundance of alternative energy sources available at our fingertips, coal mining seems a little archaic. But Interior Secretary Ken Salazar disagrees — at a press conference on Tuesday he promoted the federal...
- Obama’s Offshore Flip-Flop Sun, 5 Dec 10, 3:39amThe Department of the Interior this week announced that its 2012-17 five-year plan for leasing tracts for offshore oil and gas exploration would place the Pacific, Atlantic, and eastern Gulf coasts off limits...
- US Issues Approval for First Offshore Wind Farm! Thu, 29 Apr 10, 4:30amThe Cape Cod wind farm, once just a hope for the horizon, has sprung a giant leap forward today with the official approval of the Obama Administration! This afternoon Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar put his stamp of...
- Obama Set to Announce Offshore Oil Drilling Plan Thu, 1 Apr 10, 12:18amLater today, President Obama is set to announce a plan that will open up many offshore areas for oil and natural gas exploration. While the move will surely anger environmentalists, many folks hope that appeasing oil-loving...
- US Government Signs Memorandum to Give a Boost to Hydropower Sat, 27 Mar 10, 2:02amThe U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed a memorandum of understanding this week stating that they would work together to promote hydropower. The moving...