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"Keystone XL Could Be a Terrorist Target"

"The proposed Keystone XL pipeline -- which would carry unstable, corrosive, goopy, hard-to-clean-up bitumen right down the middle of the country -- could be a tempting target for terrorists."

Source: Grist, 10/05/2011

"Molycorp Set to Announce a Rare Earth Rediscovery"

"An all-but-forgotten rocky outcropping in Southern California contains ore that could help break the country’s dependence on China for certain types of rare earth metals, according to the only American producer of rare earths."

Source: NY Times, 10/05/2011

"U-Md. 'Watershed' Home Wins Solar Decathlon"

"A green home designed and built by University of Maryland students took top overall honors in this year’s U.S. Energy Department Solar Decathlon, which aims to showcase innovative and affordable solar-powered homes."

Source: Wash Post, 10/04/2011

"W.H. Aides Debated Politics of Solyndra Visit"

"Top White House officials debated the political implications of President Barack Obama’s May 2010 visit to Solyndra, just before his trip to the California solar company, after hearing from one of Obama’s top 2008 fundraisers, according to internal email excerpts released Monday by House Democrats.

Steve Westly, a prominent California venture capitalist and a member of Obama’s 2008 national finance committee, raised warning flags to senior Obama advisers regarding the solar company’s finances.

Source: Politico, 10/04/2011

"Nuclear Relic"

"The scale of operations at the Hanford Site, scene of a multi-billion-dollar cleanup of a half-century of accumulated hazardous waste, cannot fail to impress."

Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, 10/03/2011

"A U.S.-Backed Geothermal Plant in Nevada Struggles"

"In a remote desert spot in northern Nevada, there is a geothermal plant run by a politically connected clean energy start-up that has relied heavily on an Obama administration loan guarantee and is now facing financial turmoil."

Source: NY Times, 10/03/2011

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