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All rights reservedFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:07:34 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/energy/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-lawyers-gear-lobby-sue-mccarthy-heads-epa-180734657.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iEbJpe.WouyDE9aotWph0A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T180734Z_1_CBRE96I1ECW00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CLIMATE-EPA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="McCarthy testifies before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on nomination to be administrator of Environmental Protection Agency" align="left" title="McCarthy testifies before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on nomination to be administrator of Environmental Protection Agency" border="0" /></a>By Valerie Volcovici and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Gina McCarthy steps into her new role as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency she will face an army of lawyers trying to sway the agency as it writes rules on power-plant emissions that will form the centerpiece of the Obama administration&#039;s climate-action plan. At least some of those lawyers are likely to lead legal challenges against the rules once they are issued. McCarthy, confirmed by the U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-lawyers-gear-lobby-sue-mccarthy-heads-epa-180734657.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:07:34 -0400Reutersanalysis-lawyers-gear-lobby-sue-mccarthy-heads-epa-180734657<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-lawyers-gear-lobby-sue-mccarthy-heads-epa-180734657.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iEbJpe.WouyDE9aotWph0A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T180734Z_1_CBRE96I1ECW00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CLIMATE-EPA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="McCarthy testifies before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on nomination to be administrator of Environmental Protection Agency" align="left" title="McCarthy testifies before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on nomination to be administrator of Environmental Protection Agency" border="0" /></a>By Valerie Volcovici and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Gina McCarthy steps into her new role as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency she will face an army of lawyers trying to sway the agency as it writes rules on power-plant emissions that will form the centerpiece of the Obama administration&#039;s climate-action plan. At least some of those lawyers are likely to lead legal challenges against the rules once they are issued. McCarthy, confirmed by the U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with XTO Energy over alleged violations of the Clean Water Act stemming from a spill of gas drilling wastewater in central Pennsylvania. ...http://news.yahoo.com/epa-xto-energy-reach-pa-143504118.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 10:35:04 -0400Associated Pressepa-xto-energy-reach-pa-143504118Wake-Up Call! is Hotline's daily morning briefing on campaigns and elections. Click here to subscribe.WHAT'S NEWSThe Senate voted Thursday to confirm Gina McCarthy as EPA admin. after a delay of more than 130 days, a job that will make her a central figure in Pres. Obama's historic but controversial plan to fight global warming (National Journal). The Senate also confirmed Thomas Perez as the next Labor sec. (Washington Post).VA GOV: $8.6M of the $11.6M ex-DNC chair Terry McAuliffe has raised, 74%, has come from out of state donors (National Journal). ...http://news.yahoo.com/senate-confirms-labor-epa-nominees-mackers-state-donors-085537582.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 04:55:37 -0400National Journalsenate-confirms-labor-epa-nominees-mackers-state-donors-085537582By Mica Rosenberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Exxon Mobil Corp subsidiary agreed to pay a $100,000 fine for spilling wastewater from a natural gas drilling site in Pennsylvania that polluted a local river, U.S. regulators said on Thursday. In a statement announcing the fine, the U.S. Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency also said XTO Energy Inc , which was acquired by Exxon in 2010, would also be expected to spend about $20 million to improve wastewater management near its gas wells that use fracking in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. ...http://news.yahoo.com/xto-energy-agrees-pay-100-000-fine-fracking-223244129.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 18:32:44 -0400Reutersxto-energy-agrees-pay-100-000-fine-fracking-223244129<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-approves-obama-pick-mccarthy-head-epa-195358990.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hZ7YiNC1bjSfr0eF6eQ98w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/78673d3f0935f418370f6a7067009db0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2013, file photo, Gina McCarthy speaks at a climate workshop sponsored by The Climate Center at Georgetown University in Washington. The Senate on Thursday, July 18, 2013, approved McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2013, file photo, Gina McCarthy speaks at a climate workshop sponsored by The Climate Center at Georgetown University in Washington. The Senate on Thursday, July 18, 2013, approved McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Senate plugged two more vacancies in President Barack Obama&#039;s second-term leadership team on Thursday, confirming Thomas Perez as labor secretary and Gina McCarthy as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/senate-approves-obama-pick-mccarthy-head-epa-195358990.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:04:20 -0400Associated Presssenate-approves-obama-pick-mccarthy-head-epa-195358990<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-approves-obama-pick-mccarthy-head-epa-195358990.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hZ7YiNC1bjSfr0eF6eQ98w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/78673d3f0935f418370f6a7067009db0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2013, file photo, Gina McCarthy speaks at a climate workshop sponsored by The Climate Center at Georgetown University in Washington. The Senate on Thursday, July 18, 2013, approved McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2013, file photo, Gina McCarthy speaks at a climate workshop sponsored by The Climate Center at Georgetown University in Washington. The Senate on Thursday, July 18, 2013, approved McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Senate plugged two more vacancies in President Barack Obama&#039;s second-term leadership team on Thursday, confirming Thomas Perez as labor secretary and Gina McCarthy as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-clears-way-vote-obama-185750276.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8PsQZx87PeaYF68zI5bMJg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_HEADLINES_BUSINESS/063a347aea94dd17370f6a706700e652_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Senate approves Obama-pick McCarthy to head EPA" align="left" title="Senate approves Obama-pick McCarthy to head EPA" border="0" /></a>The Senate cleared the way Thursday for final approval of President Barack Obama&#039;s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, hours after confirming a new labor secretary. Senators voted 69-31 Thursday ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/senate-clears-way-vote-obama-185750276.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 15:24:58 -0400Associated Presssenate-clears-way-vote-obama-185750276<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-clears-way-vote-obama-185750276.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8PsQZx87PeaYF68zI5bMJg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_HEADLINES_BUSINESS/063a347aea94dd17370f6a706700e652_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Senate approves Obama-pick McCarthy to head EPA" align="left" title="Senate approves Obama-pick McCarthy to head EPA" border="0" /></a>The Senate cleared the way Thursday for final approval of President Barack Obama&#039;s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, hours after confirming a new labor secretary. Senators voted 69-31 Thursday ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-votes-move-forward-gina-mccarthy-epa-nomination-191506489.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/h75ndO3wcr0scSvAt0lBSQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T191506Z_1_CBRE96H1HHM00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CLIMATE-EPA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="McCarthy testifies before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on nomination to be administrator of Environmental Protection Agency" align="left" title="McCarthy testifies before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on nomination to be administrator of Environmental Protection Agency" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted on Thursday to move toward confirmation of Gina McCarthy as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ending a months-long standoff on the issue. Senators voted 69-31 vote to close debate and move to a final confirmation vote for McCarthy, which could come later on Thursday. McCarthy, currently the EPA&#039;s top clean air official, was nominated for the agency&#039;s top job by President Barack Obama in early March. (Reporting by Ros Krasny; Editing by Gary Hill)</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/senate-votes-move-forward-gina-mccarthy-epa-nomination-191506489.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 15:15:06 -0400Reuterssenate-votes-move-forward-gina-mccarthy-epa-nomination-191506489<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-votes-move-forward-gina-mccarthy-epa-nomination-191506489.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/h75ndO3wcr0scSvAt0lBSQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T191506Z_1_CBRE96H1HHM00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CLIMATE-EPA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="McCarthy testifies before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on nomination to be administrator of Environmental Protection Agency" align="left" title="McCarthy testifies before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on nomination to be administrator of Environmental Protection Agency" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted on Thursday to move toward confirmation of Gina McCarthy as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ending a months-long standoff on the issue. Senators voted 69-31 vote to close debate and move to a final confirmation vote for McCarthy, which could come later on Thursday. McCarthy, currently the EPA&#039;s top clean air official, was nominated for the agency&#039;s top job by President Barack Obama in early March. (Reporting by Ros Krasny; Editing by Gary Hill)</p><br clear="all"/>The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Gina McCarthy as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, a job that will make her a central figure in President Obama's historic but controversial plan to fight global warming.http://news.yahoo.com/senate-confirms-gina-mccarthy-head-epa-155436876.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 14:10:20 -0400National Journalsenate-confirms-gina-mccarthy-head-epa-155436876Gina McCarthy, President Obama's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, and thus to play a central role in his controversial climate change plan, moved a step closer to Senate confirmation Thursday, as Senators voted 69-31 on a procedural measure clearing the way to the final vote locking her into the job. Senate leadership aides say they expect she'll receive the 60 votes necessary for confirmation, adding that the final vote will likely come later Thursday--although it could be delayed until next week.http://news.yahoo.com/gina-mccarthy-moves-step-closer-heading-epa-145925407.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:59:25 -0400National Journalgina-mccarthy-moves-step-closer-heading-epa-145925407<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/epa-building-named-former-president-205758999.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SxUDv.xDV.z8A_CSwJNf0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/0b6a678be9cfd917370f6a7067006287_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="EPA building named for former President Clinton" align="left" title="EPA building named for former President Clinton" border="0" /></a>Former Clinton administration officials and congressional leaders packed into the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters Wednesday to mark the building&#039;s renaming in honor of former President Bill ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/epa-building-named-former-president-205758999.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 19:30:31 -0400Associated Pressepa-building-named-former-president-205758999<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/epa-building-named-former-president-205758999.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SxUDv.xDV.z8A_CSwJNf0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/0b6a678be9cfd917370f6a7067006287_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="EPA building named for former President Clinton" align="left" title="EPA building named for former President Clinton" border="0" /></a>Former Clinton administration officials and congressional leaders packed into the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters Wednesday to mark the building&#039;s renaming in honor of former President Bill ...</p><br clear="all"/>Representatives of Exxon Mobil Corp. appeared at before federal regulators Wednesday to contest $1.7 million in proposed civil penalties over a Montana oil spill. The penalties stem from a 2011 pipeline ...http://news.yahoo.com/exxon-contests-1-7m-penalty-230658073.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 19:06:58 -0400Associated Pressexxon-contests-1-7m-penalty-230658073<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/epa-renames-headquarters-former-president-clinton-214817712.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fH6hH5AGh1nKkmZV06M8cQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T214817Z_1_CBRE96G1OKK00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative America meeting in Chicago, Illinois" align="left" title="Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative America meeting in Chicago, Illinois" border="0" /></a>By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton, who made the Environmental Protection Agency a Cabinet-level department, was honored on Wednesday with the renaming of the EPA headquarters building after him. Speaking at the ceremony for the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, and surrounded by many of his former colleagues, Clinton rebutted criticism from EPA critics that pro-environmental policies were often job killers, and said they were vital to economic growth in this century. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/epa-renames-headquarters-former-president-clinton-214817712.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 17:48:17 -0400Reutersepa-renames-headquarters-former-president-clinton-214817712<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/epa-renames-headquarters-former-president-clinton-214817712.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fH6hH5AGh1nKkmZV06M8cQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T214817Z_1_CBRE96G1OKK00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative America meeting in Chicago, Illinois" align="left" title="Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative America meeting in Chicago, Illinois" border="0" /></a>By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton, who made the Environmental Protection Agency a Cabinet-level department, was honored on Wednesday with the renaming of the EPA headquarters building after him. Speaking at the ceremony for the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, and surrounded by many of his former colleagues, Clinton rebutted criticism from EPA critics that pro-environmental policies were often job killers, and said they were vital to economic growth in this century. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indians-leftists-slam-argentinas-chevron-205219543.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OtTeh8MhwhKp5u_3FsgavA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/4ee86963cb92c417370f6a7067002526_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Indians and leftists slam Argentina&#039;s Chevron deal" align="left" title="Indians and leftists slam Argentina&#039;s Chevron deal" border="0" /></a>The Argentine government&#039;s long-sought deal with Chevron Corp. to exploit shale oil reserves in Patagonia was strongly criticized Wednesday by Mapuche Indians, human rights activists, environmentalists ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/indians-leftists-slam-argentinas-chevron-205219543.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 17:22:41 -0400Associated Pressindians-leftists-slam-argentinas-chevron-205219543<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indians-leftists-slam-argentinas-chevron-205219543.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OtTeh8MhwhKp5u_3FsgavA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://globalfinance.zenfs.com/images/US_AHTTP_AP_FINANCIALTIMES/4ee86963cb92c417370f6a7067002526_original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Indians and leftists slam Argentina&#039;s Chevron deal" align="left" title="Indians and leftists slam Argentina&#039;s Chevron deal" border="0" /></a>The Argentine government&#039;s long-sought deal with Chevron Corp. to exploit shale oil reserves in Patagonia was strongly criticized Wednesday by Mapuche Indians, human rights activists, environmentalists ...</p><br clear="all"/>Representatives of Exxon Mobil Corp. were scheduled to appear at a Wednesday hearing with federal regulators to contest $1.7 million in proposed civil penalties for a Montana oil spill. The penalties stem ...http://news.yahoo.com/exxon-challenging-1-7m-penalty-152358686.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 15:07:42 -0400Associated Pressexxon-challenging-1-7m-penalty-152358686Gasoline prices have increased an average of 19 cents per gallon during the past week in West Virginia. AAA East Central says the price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.63 per gallon. That's less ...http://news.yahoo.com/gas-prices-leap-19-cents-142116783.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 10:21:16 -0400Associated Pressgas-prices-leap-19-cents-142116783Three Missouri groups are getting a total of $1.6 million in federal funds to clean up polluted sites. The Environmental Protection Agency said in a release Monday that agencies in Jefferson City, St. ...http://news.yahoo.com/epa-says-3-mo-groups-134406772.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 09:44:06 -0400Associated Pressepa-says-3-mo-groups-134406772<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russia-niche-asian-gas-market-putin-092241738.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jZwKmCuEeDKbXS6nsfg7Pw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T092241Z_1_CBRE96G0Q1X00_RTROPTP_2_US-RUSSIA-GAS-ASIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="REUTERS/Ria Novosti" align="left" title="REUTERS/Ria Novosti" border="0" /></a>By Denis Dyomkin CHITA, Russia (Reuters) - Russia has every chance of securing a place in the Asian gas market even while competition there is on the rise, President Vladimir Putin said, underlining Moscow&#039;s shift in energy policy towards Asia. &quot;We are thinking about entering the promising market in the Asia-Pacific region. We should find our niche here; we have every chance of doing that,&quot; Putin told journalists on Wednesday in the far eastern town of Chita. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russia-niche-asian-gas-market-putin-092241738.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 05:22:41 -0400Reutersrussia-niche-asian-gas-market-putin-092241738<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russia-niche-asian-gas-market-putin-092241738.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jZwKmCuEeDKbXS6nsfg7Pw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T092241Z_1_CBRE96G0Q1X00_RTROPTP_2_US-RUSSIA-GAS-ASIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="REUTERS/Ria Novosti" align="left" title="REUTERS/Ria Novosti" border="0" /></a>By Denis Dyomkin CHITA, Russia (Reuters) - Russia has every chance of securing a place in the Asian gas market even while competition there is on the rise, President Vladimir Putin said, underlining Moscow&#039;s shift in energy policy towards Asia. &quot;We are thinking about entering the promising market in the Asia-Pacific region. We should find our niche here; we have every chance of doing that,&quot; Putin told journalists on Wednesday in the far eastern town of Chita. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chevron-ypf-sign-1-5-billion-shale-oil-220557337.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EdYYdx7m4RKNH_dkVXQacQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/984fe86acb96c417370f6a70670049ef.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Masked demonstrators holding sticks march toward Argentina&#039;s state-controlled YPF oil company headquarters to protest a deal between YPF and the U.S. oil company Chevron in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. YPF, which was expropriated in 2012 from Spain&#039;s Repsol, is finalizing the details of an agreement with Chevron which would invest in the first pilot for massive exploration for unconventional oil and gas in the Vaca Muerta region. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)" align="left" title="Masked demonstrators holding sticks march toward Argentina&#039;s state-controlled YPF oil company headquarters to protest a deal between YPF and the U.S. oil company Chevron in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. YPF, which was expropriated in 2012 from Spain&#039;s Repsol, is finalizing the details of an agreement with Chevron which would invest in the first pilot for massive exploration for unconventional oil and gas in the Vaca Muerta region. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)" border="0" /></a>BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ? Argentina&#039;s state-controlled YPF oil company has persuaded Chevron Corp. to sign a long-sought deal to invest $1.24 billion in developing the South American country&#039;s shale oil deposits.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/chevron-ypf-sign-1-5-billion-shale-oil-220557337.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 19:12:45 -0400Associated Presschevron-ypf-sign-1-5-billion-shale-oil-220557337<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chevron-ypf-sign-1-5-billion-shale-oil-220557337.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EdYYdx7m4RKNH_dkVXQacQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/984fe86acb96c417370f6a70670049ef.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Masked demonstrators holding sticks march toward Argentina&#039;s state-controlled YPF oil company headquarters to protest a deal between YPF and the U.S. oil company Chevron in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. YPF, which was expropriated in 2012 from Spain&#039;s Repsol, is finalizing the details of an agreement with Chevron which would invest in the first pilot for massive exploration for unconventional oil and gas in the Vaca Muerta region. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)" align="left" title="Masked demonstrators holding sticks march toward Argentina&#039;s state-controlled YPF oil company headquarters to protest a deal between YPF and the U.S. oil company Chevron in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. YPF, which was expropriated in 2012 from Spain&#039;s Repsol, is finalizing the details of an agreement with Chevron which would invest in the first pilot for massive exploration for unconventional oil and gas in the Vaca Muerta region. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)" border="0" /></a>BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ? Argentina&#039;s state-controlled YPF oil company has persuaded Chevron Corp. to sign a long-sought deal to invest $1.24 billion in developing the South American country&#039;s shale oil deposits.</p><br clear="all"/>Chevron Corp. signs long-sought deal to invest $1.24 billion with YPF in Argentine shale oil.http://news.yahoo.com/chevron-corp-signs-long-sought-215323207.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 17:53:23 -0400Associated Presschevron-corp-signs-long-sought-215323207Environmental groups pushing the federal government to take over enforcement of Clean Water Act regulations in Iowa said Tuesday that Gov. Terry Branstad is lobbying on behalf of agriculture groups, ignoring ...http://news.yahoo.com/iowa-gov-expresses-concern-over-162236431.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 14:37:15 -0400Associated Pressiowa-gov-expresses-concern-over-162236431In a bid to avert the "nuclear option," Senate leadership reached a deal this afternoon to move forward with consideration of five nominees to President Obama's Cabinet, including Gina McCarthy, the president's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency.http://news.yahoo.com/nuclear-crisis-averted-obamas-epa-pick-expected-sail-154817174.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 11:52:44 -0400National Journalnuclear-crisis-averted-obamas-epa-pick-expected-sail-154817174Gas prices in Rhode Island have jumped 9 cents in the past week as fuel costs rise around the nation. The latest survey by AAA Southern New England released Monday says the average cost of a gallon of ...http://news.yahoo.com/rhode-island-gas-prices-9-155053210.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 11:50:53 -0400Associated Pressrhode-island-gas-prices-9-155053210Political tensions in Egypt and increased demand during the summer driving season have driven up the cost of gas in Massachusetts by 14 cents per gallon. AAA Southern New England reports Monday that self-serve, ...http://news.yahoo.com/massachusetts-gas-prices-soar-14-154708188.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 11:47:08 -0400Associated Pressmassachusetts-gas-prices-soar-14-154708188A nationwide surge in gas prices is hitting Maine residents particularly hard. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports Monday that the average retail cost of a gallon of gas in Maine has soared ...http://news.yahoo.com/maine-gas-prices-surge-16-143910522.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 10:39:10 -0400Associated Pressmaine-gas-prices-surge-16-143910522The roller coaster that is Ohio gas prices is climbing back up. The state average for a gallon of regular gas was $3.65 in Monday's survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright ...http://news.yahoo.com/ohio-gas-prices-back-start-143452190.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 10:34:52 -0400Associated Pressohio-gas-prices-back-start-143452190The clean energy industry is as American as fireworks on the Fourth of July. It invented the solar cell. It designed and perfected the electric wind turbine. The sector has largely defied the economic recession, with worldwide investments soaring 600 percent between 2004 and 2011. The result? Texas now has more solar workers than ranchers. California now has more solar workers than actors. And the United States now has more solar workers than coal miners or steel workers. But we?re losing our edge.http://news.yahoo.com/us-cant-afford-cede-green-energy-industry-competitors-125735009.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 08:57:35 -0400Christian Science Monitorus-cant-afford-cede-green-energy-industry-competitors-125735009CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) ? The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped a penny over the past three weeks.http://news.yahoo.com/us-gas-prices-down-penny-over-past-3-175810079.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 13:59:30 -0400Associated Pressus-gas-prices-down-penny-over-past-3-175810079If Jesus was alive today he very well might be joining churches, universities, and cities in a burgeoning movement to shed investments in companies such as Exxon Mobil and Peabody Coal.The fast-growing fossil-fuel divestment movement began with Bill McKibben?s ?Global Warming?s Terrifying New Math? essay in Rolling Stone in July 2012, in which he outlined the moral power of a social movement to force change. The best known example was the anti-apartheid movement of the 1980s, which began on college campuses and ended up toppling the government of South Africa. ...http://news.yahoo.com/wwjd-divest-fossil-fuels-200327506.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 16:03:27 -0400Takepart.comwwjd-divest-fossil-fuels-200327506US wholesale prices up 0.8 percent in June, driven higher by sharp jump in gas prices.http://news.yahoo.com/us-wholesale-prices-0-8-123144545.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 08:31:44 -0400Associated Pressus-wholesale-prices-0-8-123144545CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canada's National Energy Board has turned down Chevron Corp's bid to secure priority access to oil shipped on the Trans Mountain pipeline for its British Columbia refinery, arguing the facility could operate using existing supply sources. Chevron had sought to secure supply for its 55,000 barrel per day refinery in Burnaby because it was having difficulty ensuring it could source enough oil on the chronically over-booked pipeline, which carries Alberta crude to British Columbia and Puget Sound, to keep the refinery operating. ...http://news.yahoo.com/canada-regulator-denies-chevron-bid-secure-oil-refinery-214241685.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 17:42:41 -0400Reuterscanada-regulator-denies-chevron-bid-secure-oil-refinery-214241685Retail gasoline prices across Texas have risen 4 cents this week. AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump statewide was $3.38 per gallon. The nationwide gas price average also rose ...http://news.yahoo.com/aaa-says-texas-gas-prices-165556638.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 12:55:56 -0400Associated Pressaaa-says-texas-gas-prices-165556638<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/romania-gives-chevron-green-light-explore-shale-155035869.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xZxg9sU.KxSr5bPWkO8o9w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T155035Z_1_CBRE96A180G00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Chevron gas station sign is seen in Del Mar, California" align="left" title="A Chevron gas station sign is seen in Del Mar, California" border="0" /></a>BUCHAREST (Reuters) - U.S. oil major Chevron won approval to drill exploration wells for shale gas in three areas in eastern Romania, local news agency Mediafax reported on Thursday. Romania&#039;s leftist government initially opposed shale gas when it took power in 2012 but has since became a supporter in view of potential economic benefits from any major discovery. Mediafax said the decision was taken by the Technical Assessment Committee of the Environment protection agency of the town of Vaslui. The U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/romania-gives-chevron-green-light-explore-shale-155035869.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 11:50:35 -0400Reutersromania-gives-chevron-green-light-explore-shale-155035869<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/romania-gives-chevron-green-light-explore-shale-155035869.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xZxg9sU.KxSr5bPWkO8o9w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T155035Z_1_CBRE96A180G00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Chevron gas station sign is seen in Del Mar, California" align="left" title="A Chevron gas station sign is seen in Del Mar, California" border="0" /></a>BUCHAREST (Reuters) - U.S. oil major Chevron won approval to drill exploration wells for shale gas in three areas in eastern Romania, local news agency Mediafax reported on Thursday. Romania&#039;s leftist government initially opposed shale gas when it took power in 2012 but has since became a supporter in view of potential economic benefits from any major discovery. Mediafax said the decision was taken by the Technical Assessment Committee of the Environment protection agency of the town of Vaslui. The U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/>An independent report blames manufacturing defects for the failure of an Exxon Mobil Corp. pipeline that sent 150,000 gallons of crude oil into the small town of Mayflower, the company said Wednesday. ...http://news.yahoo.com/exxon-report-blames-ark-pipeline-134620698.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 09:46:20 -0400Associated Pressexxon-report-blames-ark-pipeline-134620698ConocoPhillips said Thursday that its board boosted the oil and gas company's quarterly dividend by 4.5 percent to 69 cents. The dividend will be paid on Sept. 3 to shareholders of record as of July 22. ...http://news.yahoo.com/conocophillips-boosts-dividend-69-cents-134324657.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 09:43:24 -0400Associated Pressconocophillips-boosts-dividend-69-cents-134324657Chevron Corp. said Wednesday that it produced 2.1 percent less oil and natural gas in the spring quarter, compared with last year, because of shutdowns and maintenance work overseas. The nation's second-largest ...http://news.yahoo.com/maintenance-cuts-chevrons-spring-production-224957686.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 18:49:57 -0400Associated Pressmaintenance-cuts-chevrons-spring-production-224957686An environmental group said Wednesday it has sued the federal government, contending that recently established regulations for ships to treat ballast water before releasing it into U.S. waterways aren't ...http://news.yahoo.com/group-sues-epa-over-invasive-151541370.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 14:47:40 -0400Associated Pressgroup-sues-epa-over-invasive-151541370Idaho motorists are paying some of the nation's highest prices when it comes to filling the gasoline tank. AAA Idaho says the average price for a gallon of unleaded on Tuesday was $3.75. While that's down ...http://news.yahoo.com/idaho-gas-prices-among-nations-160355725.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 12:03:55 -0400Associated Pressidaho-gas-prices-among-nations-160355725Japan appears poised to give nuclear power another chance, just over two years after the reactor meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant forced it to rethink its enthusiasm for atomic energy.http://news.yahoo.com/japan-nuclear-power-another-chance-152110227.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 11:21:10 -0400Christian Science Monitorjapan-nuclear-power-another-chance-152110227Oklahoma's average price for gasoline is up slightly over the last week, but still well below the national average. AAA Oklahoma reported Tuesday the average price for a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline ...http://news.yahoo.com/auto-group-reports-okla-gas-151708399.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 11:17:08 -0400Associated Pressauto-group-reports-okla-gas-151708399West Virginia gas prices are holding steady. The auto club's weekly check on prices at the pump show the state average is $3.44 a gallon for regular unleaded. That's down a couple cents from last week. ...http://news.yahoo.com/w-va-gas-prices-holding-151521645.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 11:15:21 -0400Associated Pressw-va-gas-prices-holding-151521645

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