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Peugeot Citroen Introduces Cars That Run on Air

Law & Industry Daily

Peugeot Citroen has developed a new system for cars that run on air. It allows motorists in city's to drive without using gasoline.

State Department Receives Keystone Pipeline Report

Law & Industry Daily

Four days before President Obama promised, during his second inauguration address, to combat climate change, officials at the US State Department received a new report by scientists which details how a particular byproduct of the Keystone XL pipeline — “Petroleum Coke” — renders the project even more dangerous to the climate than previously estimated.

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California governor orders emergency gas switch

Law & Industry Daily

Amid spiking gasoline prices in California, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) on Sunday ordered air-quality officials to allow sales of winter-blend gasoline this month.

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Ecuador to appeal $1.8B ruling in oil dispute

Law & Industry Daily

Ecuador said Saturday it will appeal a ruling declaring it must pay $1.77 billion to Occidental Petroleum as compensation for canceling a contract with the American oil giant.

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Timber lobby backs Oregon forest plan

Law & Industry Daily

The American Forest Resource Council withdrew objections to a federal forest-restoration project across thousands of acres in southern Oregon.

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Property rights cases in Texas on uptick

Kate Galbraith

A burst of property-rights cases in Texas stems from basic economic changes. The hydraulic-fracturing boom has increased oil and gas activity around the state, creating demand for more pipelines that cross private property.

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FERC mulls Oregon LNG proposal

Law & Industry Daily

The Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) is preparing a draft environmental impact statement for a controversial liquified-natural-gas pipeline and export facility.

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Obama, Romney differ on energy, environment

Environment News Service

President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney differ widely on their policies on energy and the environment.

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N.C. DENR Study Backs Fracking

Law & Industry Daily

RALEIGH, N.C., March 20 (LID) – North Carolina environmental officials have recommended the state allow extraction of natural gas by ...

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Feds Mull Tariff On China Solar Imports

Law & Industry Daily

WASHINGTON, March 20 (LID) – The U.S. Commerce Department today will make a preliminary administrative decision on whether to impose ...

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