Oil and gas companies with operations in Texas are keeping a close eye on wildfires that are wreaking havoc across central and southeast portions of the state, but so far there have been no reports of disrupted activity.  More »

FBI agents executed search warrants today at the headquarters of California solar panel manufacturer Solyndra, which received more than $500 million in federal loan guarantees before filing for bankruptcy last week.  More »

A majority of self-identified Tea Partiers reject global warming and members are far more likely than the rest of Americans to oppose energy policies to address climate change, a new Yale University survey found.  More »

Two years after the economic stimulus law, about one-third of the money authorized for an energy efficiency program has not been spent, a government audit found.  More »

The congressional super committee searching for ways to pare at least $1.2 trillion from the federal deficit should open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas drilling instead of increasing taxes, a top House Republican said Wednesday.  More »

Federal officials say a Louisiana refinery owned by well-known Houston oil men Oscar Wyatt and David Chalmers violated federal anti-pollution laws and obstructed justice during an investigation.  More »

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama and six other Nobel Peace Prize winners urged fellow laureate, President Barack Obama, to reject TransCanada Corp.’s proposed $7 billion pipeline across six U.S. states.  More »

After President Barack Obama delayed the ozone standards again, some are questioning whether Environmental Protection Agency chief Lisa Jackson will continue in her role with the agency, according to a Politico story.  More »

Natural gas production in New York’s part of the Marcellus Shale could bring up to 24,795 full time drilling-related jobs and more than 29,000 jobs in other parts of the economy, according to an environmental and economic impact study released today by the Department of Environmental Conservation.  More »

Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon called shale gas drilling critics “extremists” engaged in “unfettered fear-mongering” who want Americans to live in a world where “it’s cold, it’s dark and we’re all hungry” at an industry conference in Philadelphia today.  More »

The state Department of Environmental Conservation says an updated version of its environmental impact study on natural gas production in the Marcellus Shale region is ready to be released for public comment.  More »

China’s top leaders have ordered an investigation into oil spills in China’s Bohai Bay that have drawn intense criticism from marine authorities and environmentalists, adding to pressures on oil field operator ConocoPhillips.  More »