http://www.mail.com/subjects/15810-energy-policy.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/15810-energy-policy.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763102-nkorea-policy-seoul-to-soften-despite-rocket.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — It is not too early to predict one sure winner of South Korea's presidential election next week: North Korea. President Lee Myung-bak's hardline approach to Pyongyang is going away, no matter who replaces him. The question is: Just how soft will Seoul go? Not even Pyongyang's successful launch of a long-range rocket Wednesday has... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763102-nkorea-policy-seoul-to-soften-despite-rocket.html 2012-12-13T04:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1736108-obama-pipeline-decision-preview-energy-policy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a decision President Barack Obama put off during the 2012 campaign, but now that he's won a second term, his next move on a proposed oil pipeline between the U.S. and Canada may signal how he will deal with climate and energy issues in the four years ahead. Obama is facing increasing pressure to determine the fate of the $7 billion ... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 15:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1736108-obama-pipeline-decision-preview-energy-policy.html 2012-12-01T15:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1704780-japan-pm-dissolves-parliament-vote-set-dec-16.html TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda dissolved the lower house of parliament Friday, paving the way for elections in which his ruling party will likely give way to a weak coalition government divided over how to solve the nation's myriad problems. Elections are set for Dec. 16. If Noda's center-left party loses, the economically sputtering ... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1704780-japan-pm-dissolves-parliament-vote-set-dec-16.html 2012-11-16T11:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1697832-correction-wind-tax-credit-story.html In a story Nov. 14 about a wind energy tax credit, The Associated Press misidentified Iowa's governor. He is Terry Branstad, not Tom Branstad. A corrected version of the story is below: Governors call for renewing wind energy tax credit 28 governors call on Congress to renew wind energy tax credit due to expire at year's end By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and JEFF ... Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1697832-correction-wind-tax-credit-story.html 2012-11-14T21:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1678582-jobs-dwindle-green-power-debate.html DENVER (AP) — An eerie quiet has settled over the Walker Components plant, which assembles custom cables for a global wind turbine company. Orders are down from earlier in the year and one-third of its employees have been laid off this year. "At the beginning of this year we just didn't feel we had enough time, and now we've got too much time on our hands... Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1678582-jobs-dwindle-green-power-debate.html 2012-11-05T16:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1666370-imf-delegation-egypt-talks-crucial-loan.html CAIRO (AP) — A delegation from the International Monetary Fund is back in Egypt for critical negotiations over a $4.8 billion loan to help bolster the country's ailing economy, a presidential spokesman said Tuesday. It is not yet clear when the formal talks will begin. The delegation is expected to be in Egypt for a couple of weeks to discuss an economic ... Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1666370-imf-delegation-egypt-talks-crucial-loan.html 2012-10-30T19:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1633082-face-to-face-obama-romney-crackling-debate.html HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — An aggressive President Barack Obama accused challenger Mitt Romney of peddling a "sketchy deal" to fix the U.S. economy and playing politics with the deadly terrorist attack in Libya in a Tuesday night debate crackling with energy and emotion just three weeks before the election. Romney pushed back hard, saying the middle class "ha... Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1633082-face-to-face-obama-romney-crackling-debate.html 2012-10-17T01:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1635336-romney-obama-spar-energy-policy.html HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney criticized President Barack Obama's energies policies and said his rival "has not been Mr. Oil or Mr. Gas or Mr. Coal." The pair sparred on energy policy as they met Tuesday for their second debate, a town hall-style meeting with undecided voters in New York. Obama says he wants U.S. energy policy to look ahea... Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1635336-romney-obama-spar-energy-policy.html 2012-10-16T23:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1626510-dems-coal-diverge-obama-policies.html ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Friends of coal are certain they know the enemy. They fault President Barack Obama and his Environmental Protection Agency for new clean air rules they deride as a devastating blow to a multibillion-dollar industry that has been the lifeblood of Appalachia for generations. The agency standards imposed earlier this year tighten... Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1626510-dems-coal-diverge-obama-policies.html 2012-10-12T19:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1581518-decades-federal-dollars-helped-fuel-gas-boom.html PITTSBURGH (AP) — It sounds like a free-market success story: a natural gas boom created by drilling company innovation, delivering a vast new source of cheap energy without the government subsidies that solar and wind power demand. "The free market has worked its magic," the Barnett Shale Energy Education Council, an industry group, claimed over the summ... Sun, 23 Sep 2012 22:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1581518-decades-federal-dollars-helped-fuel-gas-boom.html 2012-09-23T22:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1571942-japan-cold-feet-total-nuclear-phase-out.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Cabinet stopped short of a commitment Wednesday to phase out nuclear power by 2040, backtracking from an advisory panel's recommendation in the face of opposition from pro-nuclear businesses and groups. The decision came on the same day that Japan launched a new nuclear regulatory body to replace an agency whose links to the nuclear i... Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1571942-japan-cold-feet-total-nuclear-phase-out.html 2012-09-19T13:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1571628-japan-cold-feet-no-nukes-policy-proposal.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Cabinet on Wednesday stopped short of committing to phase out nuclear power by 2040, backtracking from an advisory panel's recommendations in the face of opposition from pro-nuclear businesses and groups. Ministers did not endorse the 20-page national energy policy that was released by the Cabinet advisory panel Friday, though they of... Wed, 19 Sep 2012 04:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1571628-japan-cold-feet-no-nukes-policy-proposal.html 2012-09-19T04:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1562564-cabinet-panel-wants-japan-to-nuclear-power-use.html TOKYO (AP) — A Cabinet panel on Friday called for Japan to phase out nuclear power over the next three decades in what would be a major shift of national energy policy prompted by the Fukushima meltdowns. Reversing Japan's decades-long advocacy of nuclear power is popular with the public, though it faces opposition from powerful business interests. The ne... Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1562564-cabinet-panel-wants-japan-to-nuclear-power-use.html 2012-09-14T12:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1545436-japan-utility-money-to-develop-renewables.html TOKYO (AP) — The head of the Japanese utility that owns the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant says last year's meltdowns sapped away money it might have used to switch to alternative energy, making it all the more important for the company to stick with nuclear. Naomi Hirose, president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., said Thursday it is "quite troubl... Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1545436-japan-utility-money-to-develop-renewables.html 2012-09-07T01:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1515846-romney-promises-energy-independence-2020.html HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney promised on Thursday to aggressively expand offshore oil drilling along Virginia, North Carolina and the Gulf of Mexico, changing the subject from social issues like abortion and Medicare that have dominated the debate in the days before the critical Republican National Convention. Speaking ... Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1515846-romney-promises-energy-independence-2020.html 2012-08-24T00:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1500064-debate-joined-medicare-romney-obama.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama in person and in TV advertising Tuesday of cutting Medicare "to pay for Obamacare," launching a strong counterattack to Democratic charges that he and running mate Paul Ryan would radically remake the popular health care program that serves tens of millions of seniors. The charge drew a blisteri... Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1500064-debate-joined-medicare-romney-obama.html 2012-08-14T23:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1501342-candidates-play-to-local-issues-when-road.html OSKALOOSA, Iowa (AP) — The economy, economy, economy, right? Not always in this presidential election. For some voters in pivotal states, issues such as wind energy tax credits or coal-industry jobs may win the day. Both President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are talking local topics everywhere they go, showing how a fierce national race can le... Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1501342-candidates-play-to-local-issues-when-road.html 2012-08-14T20:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1485318-mitt-romneys-green-jobs-criticism-carries-risks.html DENVER (AP) — Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has been savaging what it calls President Barack Obama's "unhealthy" obsession with "green jobs." The Republican challenger criticizes the government program that propped up solar manufacturer Solyndra, and he mocks Obama's vision of a boom in employment, citing a European study to argue that new solar or wind-energy position... Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1485318-mitt-romneys-green-jobs-criticism-carries-risks.html 2012-08-07T19:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1358604-republicans-democrats-odds-energy-issues.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats seem to be living on different planets when it comes to how to meet U.S. energy needs. Republicans overwhelmingly push for more oil drilling. Democrats back conservation and new energy sources such as wind and solar power. A survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that the po... Thu, 14 Jun 2012 04:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1358604-republicans-democrats-odds-energy-issues.html 2012-06-14T04:33:00Z