Astronomers measure the precise distance to over a quarter of a million galaxies to gain new insights into the influence of dark energy on the Universe.

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Survey gets a grip on dark energy

The government’s nuclear power strategy has been hit after German energy giants RWE and E.On abandon plans to build two new plants.

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German firms halt UK nuclear plan

Energy giant Total was trying Wednesday to contain a gas leak that forced the evacuation of a well off the coast of Scotland.

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Blast fears over North Sea gas leak

Energy company EDF will give a refund to vulnerable elderly customers who are not on its cheapest tariff.

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‘Cheap bills’ plan for vulnerable

Japan shuts down another nuclear power station, bringing it a step closer to suspending atomic energy after the Fukushima disaster.

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Japan shuts down nuclear reactor

RIPLEY, Okla. — President Obama called Thursday for new and faster construction of the nation’s petroleum pipelines, delivering a message of reassurance here in deep-red Oklahoma that the oil industry has a key role in his energy plan. Read full article > >

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In Oklahoma, Obama stresses that oil has a place in his energy policy

How much does the president have to do with the price of gasoline? A lot, say American voters. According to oil experts and economists, not so much — at least in the short term. Today’s oil prices are the product of years and decades of exploration, automobile design and ingrained consumer habits combined with political events in places such as Sudan and Libya, anxiety about possible conflict with Iran, and the energy aftershocks of last year’s earthquake in Japan. Read full article > >

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Voters blame president for gas prices, experts say not so fast

The help-wanted sign is out in Canton, Ohio, for Chesapeake Energy. The company that has led the charge in shale gas drilling is looking for truck drivers with licenses for hazardous materials, a purchasing coordinator for oil field equipment, a pipeline technician, a field safety coordinator, administrative assistants, troubleshooting electricians, a tax analyst and more. Read full article > >

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Can the shale gas boom save Ohio?

As energy companies from Spain, Russia and Malaysia line up to drill for oil in Cuban waters 60 miles from the Florida Keys, U.S. agencies are struggling to cobble together emergency plans to protect fragile reefs, sandy beaches and a multibillion-dollar tourism industry in the event of a spill. Read full article > >

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Cuba drills for oil, but U.S. unprepared for spill

Former energy secretary Chris Huhne is getting a £17,000 pay-off after leaving his cabinet post to fight charges of perverting the course of justice.

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Last year and during the 2010 election cycle, House Republicans promised that their plan  for health care was “repeal and replace” – they would repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with new legislation. In fact, during 2011 they voted to repeal it several times, but they never quite got around to the “replace” portion of it. I thought that  was all, but just last month Energy and Commerce Health subcommittee chair Joe Pitts (R-Penn.) revived “replace” talk, saying that Republicans would be ready to move on a bill after the Supreme Court acted. Read full article > >

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Jonathan Bernstein: GOP’s ‘plan’ for health reform

The White House is preparing for Republicans to use the high cost of oil and gas to condemn the president’s policies on energy and the economy.

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Rising Gas Prices Give G.O.P. Issue to Attack Obama

A wave of what former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan might have called “irrational exuberance” is washing over a great deal of energy analysis these days. One recent headline trumpeted that “Americans Gaining Energy Independence With U.S. as Top Producer.” Another declared “U.S. Nears Milestone: Net Fuel Exporter.” The American Petroleum Institute president Jack Gerard says that with policies more friendly to the oil and gas industry “there would be no need to import from any other parts of the world.” Read full article > >

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Iran’s saber rattling over oil shows that the energy crisis is still with us

Chris Huhne’s resignation as Energy Secretary will be a loss to the cabinet and the Lib Dems, his former parliamentary private secretary tells BBC News.

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Huhne’s exit ‘a loss to cabinet’

Lib Dem minister Ed Davey is named the new energy and climate change secretary following Chris Huhne’s resignation, while Norman Lamb takes over his role as business minister.

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Ed Davey is new energy secretary