Minnesota Independent

Obama administration proposes new environmental labels for vehicles

By Andrew Restuccia | 08.30.10 | 11:37 am

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation unveiled a proposal today to put labels on all new vehicles that compare vehicles’ greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy. The goal is to compare the emissions

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Oberstar looking into Michigan oil spill

By Andrew Restuccia | 08.05.10 | 3:31 pm

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Mark Schauer (D-Mich.) sent a letter this week to Enbridge Energy, the owner of the pipeline that burst in Michigan last week, asking for more information…

Poll: On energy, we want it all

By Andrew Restuccia | 08.03.10 | 1:30 pm

A new Pew Research poll shows broad support for a variety of energy policy options currently on the table in Congress but “no public consensus on top priorities.”

Was BP grossly negligent in Deepwater Horizon spill?

By Andrew Restuccia | 07.30.10 | 2:09 pm

Whether BP will be found “grossly negligent” in its handling of the Deepwater Horizon rig is one of the next big questions in the saga of the Gulf oil spill. To…

BP lost $17 billion in second quarter, puts $32.2 billion aside for oil spill

By Andrew Restuccia | 07.27.10 | 9:53 am

As expected, Robert Dudley will take over for embattled BP CEO Tony Hayward starting Oct. 1, The Washington Post reports. The company also announced today that it lost $17 billion in the second quarter of the fiscal year.

Environmentalists look to Dorgan for passage of renewable energy standard

By Andrew Restuccia | 07.23.10 | 1:15 pm

Environmentalists and renewable energy advocates are looking to Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) to revive their hopes of passing a renewable energy standard this year.
With the apparent death of a cap on emissions from the utility sector, environmentalists

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