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Cleaner Cars, Less Foreign Oil

John Podesta, Carl Pope, and Gene Karpinski lay out an agenda for cutting our oil dependence and investing in cleaner transportation.

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Richard Caperton on the Energy Department's Loan Guarantee Program Richard Caperton on the importance and success of the Energy Department's loan guarantee program.

The Impacts of the EPA's Proposed Air Toxics Standards EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe discusses the EPA's proposed protections.

Gulf Coast Recovery After the BP Oil Spill Michael Conathan analyzes the Gulf Coast recovery process after the BP oil spill.

Which Is Greener? Take Two It’s time to test your knowledge of green products and practices once again with this interactive quiz.

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illinois coal plant Don’t Believe the Hype Against EPA Mercury Rules Daniel J. Weiss and Zachary Rybarczyk caution that this week’s House hearing on the EPA’s mercury and air toxics rules will most certainly exaggerate the costs of the rules to consumers while paying no attention to how they will save us money in health costs.
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ExxonMobil refinery Big Oil’s Banner Year Daniel J. Weiss, Jackie Weidman, and Rebecca Leber explain how the big five oil companies are producing less oil despite making more money.
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Two ships sail through icy water Putting a Freeze on Arctic Ocean Drilling Kiley Kroh, Michael Conathan, and Emma Huvos outline the shortcomings in the United States' response capabilities to an oil spill in the Arctic.

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