by Katie Peralta | Oct 29, 2013 | Business & Tech, Environment
About 3,000 Americans supported by the coal industry converged on Capitol Hill Tuesday to rally against what they call the Obama administration’s “war on coal.” Coal mining advocates nationwide rallied to emphasize the job-producing importance of the industry....
by Tanya Basu | Aug 21, 2013 | Business & Tech, Environment
Joseph Barnard, a British businessman who uses unmanned aircraft to monitor pipeline activity, discusses the risks and advantages of using these new devices.
by Tanya Basu | Aug 12, 2013 | Business & Tech, Environment
WASHINGTON – During his June African trip, President Obama announced a $7 billion American investment in energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa, but critics say that is not enough if the U.S. wants to be a real player in the region’s energy future. Obama said the...
by Tanya Basu | Aug 6, 2013 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Hidden in the pages of the massive farm bill stalled in Congress is a popular provision for making homes more energy efficient — the Rural Energy Savings Program, an initiative that would help Americans with skyrocketing energy costs. The...
by Rhyan Kronzer | Jul 29, 2013 | Business & Tech, Environment, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON– American biotechnology firms want U.S. trade negotiators to stress the need for a more flexible import process of genetically modified products as trade talks with the European Union pick up speed. How to deal with genetically modified imports is the...
by Rhyan Kronzer | Jul 22, 2013 | Business & Tech, Environment, Science + Technology
Photo by J.E. Theriot WASHINGTON — The future of a $14 million-a-year catfish inspection program that stands to block imports of cheaper, foreign-raised catfish hangs in the balance as House and Senate negotiators get ready to iron out details of the 2013 farm bill....
