06/08/11 10:33am

Article By: energyNOW News Roundup

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Santa Barbara County looks at 'fracking' for oil (via Bloomberg Businessweek)

Morgantown Closer to Banning Drilling, Fracking (via The State Journal)

North Carolina Moves Closer to Fracking (via Reuters)

Editorial: 'Fracking' with care holds key to energy future (via USA Today)

The Keystone XL as Environmental Cudgel (via The New York Times Green Blog)

OPEC Nations Spar Over Output (via The Wall Street Journal)

Japan report promises independent nuclear agency (via The Washington Post)

IAEA Draws Fire Over Japan Crisis (via The Wall Street Journal)

Nuclear Power Loses its Shine in a Sustainable Energy Future (via GreenBiz.com)

Mark Udall:Congress should support military's energy-efficient initiatives (via The Colorado Springs Gazette)

Doyle Shopping Energy Bill (via Early Returns)

Opinion:Defense energy bill will save lives (via The Tucson Sentinel)

Mark Begich to Sarah Palin: John McCain's your senator now (via Politico)

Herman Cain to join rally against climate alliance (via Politico)

Conn. Approves Measure Reshaping Power Policy (via WJTV.com)

Former Interior secretary calls out Obama on the environment (via The Los Angeles Times)

Natural disaster refugees more than doubled to 42 million; Monitoring group worries climate change is playing big role (via MSNBC)

Island states hint at climate talks compromise (via Reuters)

Developing nations want climate aid for Palestine (via Yahoo! News)

China's CO2 emissions rose over 10 percent in 2010: BP (via Reuters)

China to Double Solar Capacity Target by 2015 (via Clean Technica)

A Hybrid Power Plant Takes Shape in Turkey (vie The New York Times Green Blog)

Frans Everts New Lead, Shell Energy North America (via Shell)

Actor Kevin Costner Ordered to Face Lawsuit Over Oil-Spill Cleanup Machine (via Bloomberg)  

Chu Announces Nearly $15 Million for Next Generation Energy-Efficient Lighting (via Energy.gov)

Chu Visits Russia, Seeking Energy Cooperation (via ECT.coop)

US DOE visits Optogan to discuss gallium nitride LED lighting projects  (via Compound Semiconductor)

China agrees to end domestic wind power subsidies (via USA Today)

ExxonMobil Announces Three Discoveries in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico (via ExxonMobil)

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