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US gas prices up 11 cents over past 2 weeks

19 May 2013

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 11 cents over the past two weeks.

Special Report: The Rise and Fall of China's Sun King

18 May 2013

By Charlie Zhu and Bill Powell HONG KONG (Reuters) - In a 2010 speech before a packed ballroom of university students in Sydney, Shi Zhengrong, founder of Chinese solar-panel maker Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd, listed the people who had been important in his rise to fame and riches. Two were of particular note: Yang Weize and Wang Rong, senior Communist Party officials from the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi. A decade earlier, Shi had been research director of a solar energy firm, a spin-off from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, where he attended graduate school. ...

Republicans see IRS scandal parallel in EPA info requests

17 May 2013

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers on Friday began an investigation into whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency greatly favored left-leaning environmentalists over conservative groups when granting fee waivers for requests to access information. The lawmakers drew a comparison between the actions they say the EPA has taken with the Internal Revenue Service, which is embroiled in controversy over its targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny. ...

The EPA Could Lose Its Power to Fight Climate Change Before Using It

17 May 2013

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Gas prices headed for a record in North Dakota

17 May 2013

Gasoline prices are on the rise and headed to a record in North Dakota. The average price of gas in the state could reach $4.15 per gallon in the coming days, breaking the July 2008 record of $4.08, according ...

Why the GOP dropped its boycott of Obama's Labor and EPA picks

17 May 2013

Don't start singing "Kumbaya" just yet

Exclusive - U.S. approval of Tesoro BP refinery buy could come soon

16 May 2013

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal antitrust regulators are prepared to approve U.S. refiner Tesoro Corp.'s proposed deal to buy a BP refinery in southern California, three sources told Reuters. The Federal Trade Commission, which assessed the deal to ensure that it complied with antitrust law, may announce the deal's approval as early as Friday, according to one source with knowledge of the deal. Tesoro announced in August that it had agreed to buy BP's Carson facility for $2.5 billion. Tesoro is the second-largest refiner in California, the nation's largest gasoline market, after Chevron Corp . ...

Senate Confirms Energy Secretary, Stalls on EPA and Labor Nominees

16 May 2013

The Senate on Thursday confirmed President Obama’s nominee to lead the Energy Department, Ernest Moniz, by a vote of 97-0. On the upper chamber’s plate now are two considerably more controversial nominees whose confirmation votes—if they come at all—surely won’t be unanimous.

EPA nominee advances without GOP support

16 May 2013

President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency has moved one step closer to getting the job, but it came without Republican support. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ...

Senate Committee Approves Gina McCarthy EPA Nomination Along Party Lines

16 May 2013

Senate Republicans on Thursday eased their opposition to the nomination of Gina McCarthy, President Obama’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency—but her confirmation by the full Senate is not yet assured.