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Mudslinging over California's clean-fuel initiative

August 24, 2006 Alternative-energy advocates, oil companies land in court over tactics designed to divert readers from opposing sites. TAGS: , , biotechnology, , , ,

Image problems lead to worker shortage in oil industry

November 22, 2005 Students seem uninterested in fields like geosciences, in part because the oil industry has failed to address issues like pollution. TAGS: , enrollment, Qatar, , , , women, ,

Facing oil's expensive future

November 22, 2005 If you think it costs a lot to run your car now, just wait till 2030, when prices could climb 32 percent over current rates, says economist. TAGS: barrel, natural gas, fuel, Qatar, , , economist, , , , ,

Oil giant BP invests in microbe specialist

June 15, 2007 BP and Synthetic Genomics aim to exploit microbes on an industrial scale; research is part of an emerging field not without controversy. TAGS: British Petroleum Co plc, , , scientist

Fiber optics help keep oil spills at bay

August 25, 2006 The technology that can carry phone calls can also tell oil companies if a pipeline is about to leak. TAGS: , , , , British Petroleum Co plc, , Alaska, ,

Clinton calls for energy revolution

October 25, 2005 New York Democratic senator calls for "strategic energy fund" to boost investment in alternatives to oil. TAGS: , , , , , venture capital, , , ,

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