by Beth Lawrence & Micaela Meaney | Oct 17, 2012 | Environment, Politics
WASHINGTON — One issue missing from the second presidential debate Tuesday night: climate change. In her post-debate interview, moderator Candy Crowley of CNN named climate change as the one topic she planned to ask about but was not able to due to time...
by LINYI ZHANG | Oct 17, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Conservatism and conservation don’t have to be mutually exclusive. That’s the message of Young Conservatives for Energy Reform, a new advocacy group aimed at influencing Republicans and getting conservatives to pay attention to the need for new...
by LINYI ZHANG | Oct 16, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON – The U.S. government announced a $10 million investment Tuesday in the Northeast for next-generation biofuel research, the latest move by the Obama administration to fund clean energy initiatives. The grant, announced by the Department of Agriculture, goes...
by LINYI ZHANG | Oct 11, 2012 | Business & Tech, Environment
WASHINGTON – With an expectation of a colder temperature, increase in demand will drive up the price of residential heating fuels this winter, according to a report released Wednesday. The new energy outlook report, conducted by Energy Information Administration,...
by JACOB FISCHLER | Oct 4, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON – For the second straight year, Massachusetts and California have reason to celebrate a report by an energy-efficiency nonprofit. The Bay State stayed atop the list released Wednesday by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient that ranked all 50...
by LINYI ZHANG | Oct 2, 2012 | Business & Tech, Environment
WASHINGTON – Energy experts Tuesday tried to put the spotlight back on offshore drilling safety in a panel discussion, suggesting the U.S. government might have moved too quickly in subsea drilling. Elgie Holstein, the senior director for strategic planning at the...
