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Google to Invest in Major Offshore Wind Power Line Project

By | 10.12.10 | 9:08 am

Google is planning to fork over about $200 million in an initial investment to help build a massive set of power lines along the East Coast that would help move power generated from offshore wind to people’s homes.

The Internet giant is partnering with investment firm Good Energies to get More…

Boehner Slams Obama’s Offshore Drilling Expansion

By | 03.31.10 | 10:49 am

Last night, I predicted that President Obama would take some heat for his decision to expand oil drilling off much of the country’s coastline. But I didn’t think it would be coming from Republicans:

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) dismissed the president’s plan as not going far

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Obama to Open Atlantic Coast to Offshore Drilling

By | 03.31.10 | 12:14 am

This is bound to draw some fire from the left:

The Obama administration is proposing to open vast expanses of water along the Atlantic coastline, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the north coast of Alaska to oil and natural gas drilling for the first time, officials said Tuesday.

Palin’s Geography Lesson

By | 09.25.08 | 4:35 pm

In her interview with Katie Couric, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin again points to her state’s proximity to Russia as evidence of her national security cred. She offers, “As Putin rears his head and comes into the airspace of the United States of America, where do they go? It’s Alaska. More…