Legislation to accelerate natural gas exports could win the Obama administration’s endorsement — with some changes.
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Posted on November 12, 2014 at 12:18 pm by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in
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The Obama administration on Wednesday formally declared the Gunnison Sage-Grouse a “threatened” species, in effect ruling that years of efforts to protect the showy bird and its Colorado habitat weren’t good enough to ensure its long-term survival.
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Posted on November 10, 2014 at 3:39 pm by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in
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The federal government will soon begin collecting more information about the amount of oil and gas pouring out of wells across the United States, with the data likely to drive policy debates in the nation’s capital.
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Posted on November 7, 2014 at 6:09 pm by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in
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State and local officials are pleading with the Fish and Wildlife Service to decide an Endangered Species Act listing is “not warranted” for the bird, ahead of a court-mandated Nov. 12 deadline.
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Fiscal conservatives want Republican leaders to hold firm against proposals to extend a wind energy tax credit this year.
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Posted on November 5, 2014 at 4:25 pm by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in
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Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., the lead sponsor of legislation that would authorize the Keystone XL pipeline, says President Barack Obama can extend an olive branch to the Republican-controlled Senate next year by signing the bill.
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Posted on November 5, 2014 at 4:00 pm by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in
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Crude export advocate Lisa Murkowski is set to take over the Senate energy committee.
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Posted on November 5, 2014 at 2:52 pm by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in
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Wins on Election Day gave Republicans more power to advance industry priorities such as Keystone XL and expanded opportunities for oil and gas drilling.
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Republicans now have the votes they need in the House and the Senate to force President Barack Obama’s hand on the Keystone XL pipeline.
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BHP Billiton is preparing to export a processed, ultra-light oil overseas without the government’s explicit authorization — a move likely to be mimicked by other energy companies eager to sell crude to foreign buyers.
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Posted on November 2, 2014 at 8:33 am by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in
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Energy issues loom large in some election day contests.
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Posted on October 31, 2014 at 2:39 pm by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in
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The Obama administration is quadrupling its estimate of how much crude could be harvested from Arctic drilling leases it sold oil companies six years ago. Regulators also think there is a 75 percent chance of at least one large spill occurring in the area.
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