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"Dueling Solyndra Ads Foreshadow Energy-Centric Campaign"

"No signs of 'Solyndra fatigue' on the campaign front, while Obama's jobs council weighs in on a critical wind subsidy."

"How much political capital can Republican candidates and their aligned groups continue to squeeze out of Solyndra, the giant green stain on President Obama's first term?

It seems they're looking to find out, with a new ad campaign that aims to keep the failed clean energy investment in the forefront of voters' minds.

Source: InsideClimate News, 01/23/2012

"Natural Gas Plunges, Oil Drifts Lower"

Dot Earth's Andrew C. Revkin summarized it best in his account of President Obama's Keystone XL pipeline decision: "How did oil markets react? Zz.z.zz."

Source: AP, 01/20/2012

"Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Battle Has Only Just Begun"

"When it comes to the fate of the 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline, proponents and foes agree that the fight did not end with President Obama’s decision Wednesday to reject the pipeline’s permit application. The question is how the battle will be waged in the months to come."

Source: Wash Post, 01/20/2012

"EPA: Revived Photo Collection Shows America During Agency's Infancy"

EPA's "Documerica" photo archive, suppressed by the Reagan administration and forgotten for years, is being revived. It provides a stunning series of "before" pictures as a context in which to place the pollution control now under assault by Republicans. And it offers cash-strapped journalists a treasure-trove of copyright-free graphics.

Source: Greenwire, 01/19/2012

"New Gas Economy Rules Generate Wide Support"

"DETROIT — Writing new regulations that will require cars and trucks to have significantly higher fuel economy by 2025 prompted years of fighting among automakers, environmentalists, regulators and consumer groups. But now that the standards have been proposed, nearly everyone involved in the process is on board with the results, as a public hearing held Tuesday in Detroit showed."

Source: NY Times, 01/19/2012

"Cheap Chinese Panels Spark Solar Power Trade War"

"There's a solar trade war going on inside the U.S., sparked by an invasion of inexpensive imports from China. The U.S. solar industry is divided over these imports: Panel-makers say their business is suffering and want a tariff slapped on the imports. But other parts of the industry say these cheap panels are driving a solar boom in the U.S."

Source: NPR, 01/19/2012

"Obama Administration Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline"

"President Obama, denouncing a 'rushed and arbitrary deadline' set by congressional Republicans, announced Wednesday that he was rejecting a Canadian firm's application for a permit to build and operate the Keystone XL pipeline, a massive project that would have stretched from Canada's oil sands to refineries in Texas.

Source: Wash Post, 01/19/2012

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