05/03/11 11:09am

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Supplies Squeezed, Rare Earth Prices Surge (via The New York Times)

Interior mulling remote monitoring of offshore rigs (via The Hill's E2 Wire)

GOP governors call for more state input on drilling (via The Hill's E2 Wire)

Survey: Gas Prices Cause Shoppers To Downgrade (via The Wall Street Journal)

Pendulum Swings Back Toward Detroit (via The Wall Street Journal)

Japan workers edge closer to control of crippled nuclear plant (via Reuters)

What Will the N.R.C. Learn From Fukushima? (via The New York Times Green Blog)

Connie Hedegaard seeks renewable energy targets for 2030 (via The Guardian)

TVA prepares two coal-fired plants for flooding (via Reuters)

Tornadoes in Alabama and the South: Is Climate Change to Blame? (via The Daily Beast)

Climate change could spawn more tornadoes (via USA Today)

Clean Energy Growth (via ECT.coop)

U.S. VenCap Investments in Cleantech Up 54% in Q1 2011 (via Energy Boom)

Why EIA funding cuts may disrupt energy efficiency investments (via Grist)

International Energy Agency's Top Economist Says Oil Peaked in 2006 (via GOOD)

Future Storm Damage To The Grid May Carry Unacceptable Costs (via The Energy Collective)

The Smart Grid Data Learning Curve for Consumers (via Smart Grid Library)

Change in wind patterns may cause resumption of sea-level rise on the West Coast (via Green Car Congress)

Additional appliance standards could significantly reduce residential energy use (via U.S. Energy Information Administration)

PG&E Replacing 1,600 Broken Smart Meters (via GigaOM)

Which is better, a window A/C or central air? (via The Washington Post)

Whose Life Looks Greener? Towns Compare Notes (via The New York Times Green Blog)

Gashole documentary film might put our addiction into perspective (via Autoblog Green)

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