When you buy gasoline, as you know, you're paying for more than the gasoline itself. Twice a year, the government tracks how much people in each state are paying in tax — and the highest taxes may not be where you'd think.
President Obama will unveil a set of concrete proposals in his State of the Union speech Tuesday, and as in his inaugural address last month, he's expected to sound pretty liberal.
Mother Jones on protest in China, The Guardian on building bamboo bikes, The Daily Climate on coal plants, Reuters on Australia's marine parks, Scientific American on Obama's energy and green policies.
Discovered: Energy self-sufficiency could be just 18 years away; mutant amphibians spotted in Oregon; cow pee linked to antibiotic resistance; more plants won't curb carbon emissions.
Automobile Magazine on Tesla Model S, The New York Times on wolf-hunting, Bloomberg BNA on local environmental issues, The Guardian on Malaysia's eco-city plans, and Reuters on Chinese environmental protests.
A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.
Mitt Romney will try to turn the campaign toward energy policy today, unveiling his plan to bring "North American energy independence" to the United States by the year 2020.
A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security revealed a rash of cyber attacks on natural gas pipeline companies. Just as with previous cyber attacks on infrastructure, there was no known physical damage. But security experts worry it may only be a matter of time.
Discovered in Green: The effects of nuclear fallout on bird sex, cars powered by the human bowels (sort of), how your meat-eating habits are destroying the earth and a sad story about oysters.
Discovered in Green: The most amazing algae you've ever seen, unintended consequences of the otherwise environmentally friendly ethanol, building greener cities, and the link between pesticides and autism.
Most Americans think Obamacare is unconstitutional, and this feeling appears to be about principle -- a plurality say the law has had no effect on their lives. But even if they don't like President Obama's most famous legislation, they like him more than Mitt Romney. Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
Despite cries about high gas prices, the fight over Keystone, and attacks on the administration's energy policies, The New York Times says the United States is actually much closer to energy independence than it has been in decades.
Apparently the GOP's gas price talking point is starting to hurt the president. The latest Washington Post-ABC News poll has found that 65 percent of Americans disapprove (52 percent "strongly") of the way Obama is handling the recent rise in gas prices.
In case you haven't noticed, gas prices are pushing $4 a gallon and since it's an election year, the burdensome price at the pump makes for excellent campaign trail fodder.
President Obama spoke Thursday in Las Vegas, Nevada at a UPS center to promote American-made energy and his "An America Built to Last" campaign, and he also addressed, at least implicitly, his Republican detractors.
The Obama administration's decision to block the Keystone XL pipeline Wednesday ignited protests on the right and jubilation on the left.
We expected a number of uncomfortable questions to be raised during Energy Secretary Stephen Chu's first testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee today and House Republicans did not disappoint.
Ultra-efficient LED light bulbs are all the rage amongst futurist gadget geeks these days.
With Qaddafi gone and Sirte fallen, scholars and embedded reporters are surveying the wreckage left by 42 years of totalitarian rule.
Neutering the EPA, drilling in protected lands, cutting green subsidies: What's not to like?
The strengths and weaknesses of U.S. nuclear plants
Tea Partiers declare a victory for personal liberty
The House Republicans failed to repeal a law that requires energy efficient standards
Simply cooling troops in Iraq and Afghanistan has cost enormous treasure and lives
The International Energy Agency is aiming to offset the supply lost from Libya
It would take nine coal-burning power plants to produce the amount of energy DVR boxes waste
British officials met with oil executives to ensure they got "a fair slice of the action"
The speech is on the heels of rising gas prices and Japan's nuclear crisis
A new Pew Research survey finds public opinion turning, but only slightly
The industry grinds to a halt as public opinion debates the value of nuclear
Piecing together patchy reports with general information about nuclear technology
Pundits, as ever, waste no time using the massive tragedy to score a few political points
On fashion and fascism, Social Security as welfare, and the benefits of monarchy
Rise in oil prices fuels losses
Halliburton stock takes a major hit
Is the oil giant preparing the way for a courtroom defense?
A shallow-water incident reignites debate
13 workers are plunged into the Gulf off the coast of Louisiana
Some are moving on, others urge caution
It's looking better, but...
You'd think it would be the perfect time
What's next and why analysts are cautiously optimistic
A big, tentative, hopeful hooray
Cross your fingers
The oil giant is falling far short
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