Carbon Capture: U.S. Geology Offers Ample Storage Space for CO2 -- Study
Climatewire
There is enough storage capacity underneath the earth to hold at least a century's worth of carbon dioxide emissions from the nation's coal-fired power plants, according to a new study. Read More ...
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Molycorp Agrees to Acquire Toronto-Based Neo Material for C$1.3 Billion
Bloomberg
Molycorp Inc. (MCP), owner of the largest rare-earth deposit outside of China, agreed to buy Canada’s Neo Material Technologies Inc. (NEM) for about C$1.3 billion ($1.3 billion) to increase Chinese sales and gain technology used to make magnets. Read More ...
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Gas Prices Sink Obama’s Ratings on Economy, Bring Parity to Race for White House
Washington Post
Disapproval of President Obama’s handling of the economy is heading higher — alongside gasoline prices — as a record number of Americans now give the president “strongly” negative reviews on the 2012 presidential campaign’s most important issue, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Read More ...
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Obama Orders Oil-Speculation Task Force Back into Action
Miami Herald
President Barack Obama this week ordered his Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group back to work, 10 months after it was created to get to the bottom of soaring gasoline and oil prices. His administration says, however, that the panel never stopped working, an assertion seemingly at odds with the White House announcement that it will resume action. Read More ...
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