04/06/11 11:36am

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BP wants feds to calculate Gulf spill by the day, not barrel (via Fuel Fix)

U.S. eyes more rules to prevent oil blowouts (via Reuters)

Rising Oil Prices Beginning To Hurt US Economy (via NPR)

Does cap-and-trade work? Still a work in progress (via Mercury News)

Climate 'technical fix' may yield warming, not cooling (via BBC)

Bells, tears mark 1 year since W.Va. mine blast (via KTUL.com)

White House Promises Veto of Anti-E.P.A. Bill (via The New York Times Green Blog)

U.S. Sees Array of New Threats at Japan’s Nuclear Plant (via The New York Times)

FedEx, UPS and 3 Other Transport Leaders Commit to Cleaner Fleets (via GreenBiz.com)

Eco-groups fight coal mining in Powder River Basin (via Ventura County Star)

PSC Considers Risk-Sharing Plan for Ga. Nuke Plant (via My FOX Atlanta)

NC regulators consider first commercial wind farm (via Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

Republicans Open Inquiry on Yucca Mountain Shutdown (via The New York Times Green Blog)

Obama did not ‘promise’ to veto an EPA-blocking bill (via Grist)

Questions Emerge about Genetically Engineering Algae as Biofuels (via CleanTechnica)

Solar panel manufacturing and disposal -- is it green and safe? (via The Los Angeles Times)

Weak Numbers Underlie Record Q1 Cleantech Deals (via GigaOM)

Powering up: Green tech investment surges (via Grist)

Arctic ozone hole moving south (via Earth Times)

Wind is Not For the Birds (via The New York Times: Dot Earth)

Chu Attends Clean Energy Ministerial (via Energy.gov)

Semi-DIT solar systems at Costco, Amazon (via Green Tech Media)

Executives say they’re improving environment – but say most other companies aren’t (via Environmental Leader)

Duke Energy and Progress Energy move forward with plans to create America’s largest utility (via Energy Boom)

New hydropower could add 12 GW – without any dams (via Fuel Fix)

Transocean Executives to Donate Bonuses (via The Wall Street Journal)

Transocean Execs Keep Most Of Their Bonuses (via Forbes)

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