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NewsTrust - Energy - Most Recent Stories Copyright (c) 2008 NewsTrust en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:58:53 -0800 http://newstrust.net/images/logos/newstrust-logo_20px.gif NewsTrust http://newstrust.net/topics/energy/top_stories http://newstrust.net/topics/energy/top_stories NewsTrust helps people find good journalism online. We rate the news based on quality, not just popularity. Our social news network features top-rated stories from hundreds of mainstream and independent sources. Find out more at http://newstrust.net/ The New Arms Race Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/430438 http://newstrust.net/stories/430438 <span><a href="/sources/huffington_post">Huffington Post</a> - By Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - Nov. 20 (Opinion) - America will not win the arms race of the 21st century with rockets, but with robust investment in and support of U.S.-based green technology. While Congress dawdles, China is clobbering us.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/430438">4.5 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/430438">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/430438">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Oil and Gas Coal Energy China U.S. Economy U.S. Congress Environment Green Technology Tax credits eyed for solar energy firms amid Obama’s push for ‘green jobs’ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/429263 http://newstrust.net/stories/429263 <span><a href="/sources/the_hill">The Hill</a> - By Ben Geman - Nov. 19 (News Report) - Solar energy companies are lobbying for new tax credits for domestic manufacturers that would come on top of subsidies included in the $787 billion stimulus package enacted earlier this year. Solar energy companies are lobbying for new tax credits for domestic manufacturers that would come on top of subsidies included in the $787 billion stimulus package enacted earlier this year.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/429263">3.7 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/429263">See Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/429263">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Green Technology Jobs Lobbying Energy Solar Energy Money Senate to Put Off Climate Bill Until Spring Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/425747 http://newstrust.net/stories/425747 <span><a href="/sources/wall_street_journal">Wall Street Journal</a> - By Ian Talley - Nov. 18 (News Report) - Senate Democratic leaders said Tuesday they would put off debate on a big climate-change bill until spring, in a sign of weakening political will to tackle a long-term environmental issue at a time of high unemployment and economic uncertainty.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/425747">3.3 average</a> - <a href="/stories/425747">3 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/425747">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Climate Change U.S. Senate Oil and Gas Coal Environment Energy Talk of Plan B -- a Power Plant-Only Climate Bill -- Emerges in Senate Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/426334 http://newstrust.net/stories/426334 <span><a href="/sources/new_york_times">New York Times</a> - By Darren Samuelsohn - Nov. 18 (News Report) - While President Obama and Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill continue to focus on legislation covering greenhouse gas emissions across broad sections of the U.S. economy, a small bipartisan faction of Senate moderates is examining the idea of passing a bill that deals only with the heat-trapping emissions from power plants.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/426334">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="/stories/426334">See Info »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/426334">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Energy U.S. Senate U.S. Congress Climate Change General Electric Pursues Pot of Government Stimulus Gold Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/419163 http://newstrust.net/stories/419163 <span><a href="/sources/wall_street_journal">Wall Street Journal</a> - By Elizabeth Williamson, Paul Glader - Nov. 18 (News Report) - The financial crisis hasn't been kind to General Electric Co. Its stock has lost almost half its value, the government has stepped in to prop up its enormous financial arm, and sales have slumped in core industrial businesses. But Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt now has his eye on a huge new pool of potential revenue: Uncle Sam's stimulus dollars. Mr. Immelt, a registered Republican, quips about the shift in thinking in the nation's corner offices: "We're all Democrats now."</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/419163">3.8 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/419163">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/419163">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Energy Lobbying U.S. Economy Obama Administration How General Electric Engineered Its Presence on Capitol Hill Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/426282 http://newstrust.net/stories/426282 <span><a href="/sources/wall_street_journal">Wall Street Journal</a> - By Paul Glader - Nov. 18 (News Report) - Many companies have offices in Washington D.C. for lobbying purposes, have employee-funded political-action committees to donate and influence politicians and belong to industry trade associations that lobby for their interests. General Electric Co., in recent years, has developed another way of engaging its business units with policy makers in Washington and other global capitols. It helps explain how President Barrack Obama has become GE's customer in chief.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/426282">2.8 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/426282">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/426282">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Energy Lobbying U.S. Congress Obama Administration Citizens left out in cold Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/425903 http://newstrust.net/stories/425903 <span><a href="/sources/indianapolis_star">Indianapolis Star</a> - Nov. 18 (Editorial) - State Rep. David Wolkins isn't shy about what he likes: golf, basketball and football. As ranking Republican member and former chairman of the Indiana House Environmental Affairs Committee, he's in a position to indulge his interests thanks to the very companies he's supposed to help regulate.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/425903">4.1 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/425903">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/425903">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Lobbying Energy Money and Politics Paying Extra for Green Power, and Getting Ads Instead Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/422328 http://newstrust.net/stories/422328 <span><a href="/sources/new_york_times">New York Times</a> - By Kate Galbraith - Nov. 17 (News Report) - The solicitations have been flooding people’s mailboxes lately: pay a bit more on your electricity bill for 100 percent clean wind power. Or, the fliers say, buy “green power certificates” to offset your global warming emissions.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/422328">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="/stories/422328">See Info »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/422328">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Lobbying Energy Climate Change Environment Green Technology Environmental groups debate new tack in climate-change fight Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/419629 http://newstrust.net/stories/419629 <span><a href="/sources/washington_post">Washington Post</a> - By David A. Fahrenthold - Nov. 16 (News Report) - A curious debate has broken out among American environmental groups, as the Senate balkily starts to focus on the threat of climate change. Is this really the time to talk about the threat of climate change?</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/419629">3.5 average</a> - <a href="/stories/419629">9 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/419629">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Climate Change Lobbying Jobs U.S. Congress Energy Pollution Environment China Solar Panel Maker Sets First U.S. Plant Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/417169 http://newstrust.net/stories/417169 <span><a href="/sources/business_week">Business Week</a> - By Adam Aston - Nov. 16 (News Report) - China's Suntech Power Holdings (STP) is no newcomer to the U.S. Last May, President Barack Obama toured the U.S.'s largest solar panel installation at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. There, row upon row of shiny black Suntech solar panels span 140 acres, cranking out up to 14 megawatts of electricity on sunny days.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/417169">3.8 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/417169">See Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/417169">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> China Solar Energy U.S. Economy Energy Green Technology Nuclear scars: Tainted water runs beneath Nevada desert Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/408134 http://newstrust.net/stories/408134 <span><a href="/sources/los_angeles_times">Los Angeles Times</a> - By Ralph Vartabedian - Nov. 13 (Special Report) - In a study for Nye County, where the nuclear test site lies, Buqo estimated that the underground tests polluted 1.6 trillion gallons of water. That is as much water as Nevada is allowed to withdraw from the Colorado River in 16 years -- enough to fill a lake 300 miles long, a mile wide and 25 feet deep.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/408134">3.9 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/408134">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/408134">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Green Technology Energy Nuclear Power Nuclear Weapons Pollution Water US pressure distorted oil figures, says whistleblower Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/394263 http://newstrust.net/stories/394263 <span><a href="/sources/the_guardian">The Guardian</a> - By Terry Macalister - Nov. 10 (News) - The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of triggering panic buying. The senior official claims the US has played an influential role in encouraging the watchdog to underplay the rate of decline from existing oil fields while overplaying the chances of finding new reserves. The allegations raise serious questions about the accuracy of the organisation?s latest World Energy Outlook on oil demand and supply to be published tomorrow – which is used by the British and many other governments to ...</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/394263">3.6 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/394263">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/394263">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Oil and Gas Global Economy Climate Change Global Warming Energy Environment Energy Lobbyists Seek Support From Veterans Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/425524 http://newstrust.net/stories/425524 <span><a href="/sources/huffington_post">Huffington Post</a> - By Jenna Staul - Nov. 10 (News Report) - Environmentalists on both sides of the fight for climate change legislation are hoping to enlist veterans groups as a powerful lobbying tool.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/425524">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="/stories/425524">See Info »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/425524">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Energy Department of Defense Lobbying Vets join front lines of climate fight Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/425520 http://newstrust.net/stories/425520 <span><a href="/sources/politico">The Politico</a> - By Jen Dimascio - Nov. 10 (News Report) - Veterans groups have become a key weapon for environmentalists in their bid to win over swing votes on California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer’s climate change bill. But selling the military community on the importance of climate change was not automatic. In fact, five years ago, the topics of climate change and energy efficiency were considered about as relevant to national security as sunspots</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/425520">3.3 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/425520">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/425520">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> War Energy Lobbying Scientists: Nuke panel owes Utahns an apology Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/393651 http://newstrust.net/stories/393651 <span><a href="/sources/salt_lake_tribune">Salt Lake Tribune</a> - By Judy Fahys - Nov. 09 (News Report) - Three scientists say federal nuclear regulators owe Utahns an apology -- and a policy change -- for allowing shallow burial of depleted uranium, including the 49,000 tons already at EnergySolutions Inc.'s landfill in Tooele County.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/393651">3.9 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/393651">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/393651">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Energy Nuclear Power Pollution Green Technology Nuclear Weapons Department of Defense Industry Mining Environment Science The Republican Party Has Failed–And That’s Not Good For Anyone Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/387357 http://newstrust.net/stories/387357 <span><a href="/sources/common_dreams">Common Dreams</a> - By Chris Edelson - Nov. 07 (Opinion) - The Republican party's failure has me thinking of a Seinfeld episode, the one where Kramer is upset about a Kenny Rogers Roasters restaurant featuring a bright neon sign that lights up his apartment at night. Jerry has an old college friend who winds up working as an assistant manager at the restaurant, and when Kramer hangs a banner from his restaurant protesting the chicken establishment, Jerry's friend remarks "that's not going to be good for business." Jerry responds "that's nread more</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/387357">4.3 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/387357">See Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/387357">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Green Technology Health Care Energy Evergreen shifts work to China Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/378506 http://newstrust.net/stories/378506 <span><a href="/sources/boston_globe">Boston Globe</a> - By Erin Ailworth - Nov. 07 (News Report) - Little more than a year after cutting the ribbon at a new factory in Devens built with more than $58 million in state aid, Evergreen Solar said yesterday that it will shift its assembly of solar panels from there to China.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/378506">3.8 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/378506">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/378506">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Green Technology Energy Jobs U.S. Economy China Obama's Big Power Play Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/382733 http://newstrust.net/stories/382733 <span><a href="/sources/mother_jones">Mother Jones</a> - By Kate Sheppard - Nov. 06 (Interview) - President Barack Obama likes to point out that when President Dwight Eisenhower built the federal highway system in the 1950s, he created a network that fueled postwar America?s economic rise. Now Obama?s administration wants to do the same for the green economy with the smart grid?a system of interlocking technologies that could transform the way we use electricity. By receiving real-time data on their energy use, consumers could save big on their power bills by running appliances when electricity is cheapest, rather than during peak demand periods when it?s most expensive. Power distributors could use the system to transport excess energy from one region to another, instead of simply allowing it to go to waste as they do ...</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/382733">3.7 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/382733">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/382733">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Environment Energy Green Technology With tax break, a big carbon footprint Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/376996 http://newstrust.net/stories/376996 <span><a href="/sources/boston_globe">Boston Globe</a> - By Edward L. Glaeser - Nov. 05 (Opinion) - ENVIRONMENTALISTS who are worried about global warming should pay attention to the congressional debate about extending the home buyers tax credit. Federal tax policies toward housing have long encouraged Americans to emit more carbon. President Obama could do the country, and the planet, a service by either refusing to sign the extension of the $8,000 credit or by insisting that it be accompanied by offsetting reductions in the home mortgage interest deduction.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/376996">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="/stories/376996">See Info »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/376996">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> U.S. Economy Global Warming Climate Change Energy Housing Taxes The Greenest Place in the U.S. May Not Be Where You Think Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://newstrust.net/stories/379842 http://newstrust.net/stories/379842 <span>Yale Environment 360 - By David Owen - Nov. 05 (Special Report) - Green rankings in the U.S. don’t tell the full story about the places where the human footprint is lightest. If you really want the best environmental model, you need to look at the nation’s biggest — and greenest — metropolis: New York City.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/379842">3.6 average</a> (not enough reviews) - <a href="/stories/379842">See Review »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/379842">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Energy Climate Change Environment Kipling Haunts Obama's Afghan War Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/362860 http://newstrust.net/stories/362860 <span><a href="/sources/truthout">TruthOut</a> - By Ray McGovern - Nov. 01 (Editorial) - The White Man's Burden, a phrase immortalized by English poet Rudyard Kipling as an excuse for European-American imperialism, was front and center Thursday morning (October 29) at a RAND-sponsored discussion of Afghanistan in the Russell Senate Office Building.???? The agenda was top-heavy with RAND speakers, and the thinking was decidedly "inside the box" - so much so, that I found myself repeating a verse from Kipling, who recognized the dangers of imperialism, to remind me of the real world: It is not wise for the Christian white To hustle the Asian brown; For the Christian riles And the Asian smiles And weareth the Christian down. At the end of the fight Lies a tombstone white With the name of the late deceased; And the epitaph drear, A fool lies here, Who tried to hustle the East. With a few notable exceptions, the RAND event offered conventional wisdom to a fare-thee-well.</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/362860">4.2 average</a> - <a href="/stories/362860">5 Reviews »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/362860">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Oil and Gas War Afghanistan Energy Taliban Pakistan Clever 'chopped' cars promise cheap electric commuting Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://newstrust.net/stories/356540 http://newstrust.net/stories/356540 <span><a href="/sources/new_scientist">New Scientist</a> - By Tom Simonite - Oct. 30 (Special Report) - Clever 'chopped' cars promise cheap electric commuting</span><p><b>NewsTrust Rating: </b><a href="/stories/356540">Not rated yet</a> - <a href="/stories/356540">See Info »</a> - <a href="http://newstrust.net/stories/356540">Review It</a>        <a href="http://newstrust.net/">Visit NewsTrust</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about">About</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/partners/feeds/rss">Sign Up</a> | <a href="http://newstrust.net/about/disclaimer">Disclaimer</a></p> Oil and Gas Green Technology Energy Cars Senate Climate Markup Set for Tuesday but Will Any Republicans Show? 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