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Russian President Putin to visit Israel, West Bank and Jordan
World NowRussian President Vladimir Putin will land in Israel on an official visit Monday, making Israel one of the first countries he will visit since his recent election. He will also visit the West Bank.... -
China commits $15 billion in development funds for Latin America
World NowTo solidify its relationship with Latin America, which already accounts for $200 billion in annual trade, China's prime minister, Wen Jiabao, said his nation was ready to commit $15 billion in financing for infrastructure, manufacturing and technology... -
California Senate rejects 'fracking' legislation
PolitiCalThe California Senate on Wednesday rejected a bill that would have required energy firms to notify property owners before using hydraulic fracturing to tap oil deposits on or near their land. The legislation, SB 1054, was pushed by state Sen....... -
Kern County's rich oil field of history
Anywhere else, linking an aromatic cup of coffee and a gooey glob of oil would quickly kill a restaurant.
Not so in Taft, Calif., the Taft Crude Coffee House is a popular stop for hot coffee or iced mocha.
And in an era when oil spills tend to be...Tags: Arts and Culture, Natural Resources, Water Pollution, Environmental Issues, BP Plc
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Sacrificing the desert to save the Earth
Construction cranes rise like storks 40 stories above the Mojave Desert. In their midst, the "power tower" emerges, wrapped in scaffolding and looking like a multistage rocket.
Clustered nearby are hangar-sized assembly buildings, looming berms of sand...Tags: Global Change, Energy Saving, Energy Saving, National Government, Solar Energy
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Advocacy group's extreme weather map brings climate change home
GreenspaceA new map published today by the Natural Resources Defense Council makes it plain that extreme weather attributable to climate change isn’t something that only happens in other parts of the world. Chances are, you’ve had your own Hurricane... -
Cheap coal? Tell that to the dead miners' families
Opinion L.A.President Obama announced new EPA rules Tuesday that sharply limit the output of carbon dioxide emissions from new power plants. Not surprisingly, the mining industry objected. But it's wrong.... -
Firms step up fracking disclosure; activists want it banned
PolitiCalOil firms are pledging to step up disclosure of fracking operations in California as the Brown administration and state lawmakers move to write rules governing the controversial procedure.... -
California lawmakers push for fracking rules
PolitiCalCalifornia lawmakers took preliminary steps to increase the size of the state's oil and gas agency -- with the condition that regulators draft rules for hydraulic fracturing, a controversial form of oil extraction that some say can pose a hazard to... -
California to draft regulations for oil and gas fracking
PolitiCalUnder pressure from state lawmakers and environmentalists, Gov. Jerry Brown's administration is vowing to develop regulations for hydraulic fracturing, a controversial oil extraction method that some say can pose a hazard to drinking water. California's... -
Irvine homes, school evacuated because of natural gas leak
L.A. NOWAbout 100 homes and a school in Irvine were evacuated Wednesday while workers repaired a ruptured natural gas line, police and fire officials said. Orange County Fire Authority personnel were dispatched about 11:30 a.m. to Portola Parkway and Yale Avenue,... -
New orders for factory-made goods see steepest drop in three years
Demand for manufactured products posted its largest decline in three years in March, according to a government report released the day after several private reports found major gains in U.S. factory activity. The Commerce Department said that new...
Tags: Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry, Boeing Co.
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