By J.B. Bird for The University of Texas at Austin Energy is such a constant presence in our lives, we often take it for granted. Like the clean water that runs from our taps, we just expect energy to be cheap and ever-present, whether it’s the electricity that charges our phones, the natural gas that heats […]
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Mexican oil thieves poison Villahermosa drinking water supply Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Tabasco has set up an emergency plan to supply drinking water to the capital of Villahermosa after oil thieves punctured a pipeline, contaminating rivers that normally supply the city. The spill late last week sent workers with the state-owned oil company scrambling
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Mitch McConnell says EPA pollution limiting rules an attack on the middle class Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s call for governors to defy proposed federal rules to limit pollution has been met with mostly silence, but leaders in downwind New England states and drought-stricken areas in the West are pushing back. The Kentucky Republican wrote
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US energy consumption down, increased production making country more self-reliant The United States is approaching a historic economic tipping point: in about a decade, the country will cease to be a net importer of energy, a government forecaster predicted Tuesday. Sometime around 2028, the U.S. will become a net energy exporter for the first time
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Duke Energy says US military bases could lose power without waiver Duke Energy received a delay Tuesday in pleading guilty to environmental crimes by raising the spectre that bureaucratic red tape could result in power being cut to military bases across North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Malcolm Howard approved a one-month delay in Duke’s plea and
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US offshore oil drilling regulations strengthen oversight of drilling equipment A week shy of the fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Obama administration proposed new regulations Monday aimed at strengthening oversight of offshore oil drilling equipment and ensuring that out-of-control wells can be sealed in an emergency. The explosion of the Deepwater
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Shell granted restraining order against Greenpeace Six Greenpeace activists opposed to offshore drilling in the Arctic have abandoned a Seattle-bound drill rig they boarded in the Pacific Ocean six days ago, the organization said. Rough seas prompted the decision, Greenpeace said in an email Saturday. The protesters rappelled off the rig and got into inflatable
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Wyoming coal mine worker sentenced to five years probation, restitution A Wyoming man is facing sentencing after pleading guilty to a charge in connection with taking two locomotives from a coal mine and crashing them into another train, telling authorities he was angry at a supervisor. Derek Skyler Brux, 22, was sentenced to pay restitution and
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Oil rig count down by 40 this week Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the natural gas and oil rig count in the U.S. declined by 40 this week to 988 amid depressed oil prices. It was the first time the weekly count was below 1,000 since September 2009. Houston-based Baker Hughes said Friday
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Arctic drilling plan submitted by Royal Dutch Shell The federal government on Friday began the review process on Royal Dutch Shell’s plans to continue an Arctic drilling program it halted in 2012 in waters off Alaska’s northern shore. Shell wants to restart its drilling program in the Chukchi Sea, including drilling six wells in about
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