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California rejects oil industry’s Proposition 23

California voters defeated Proposition 23, voting 61.3% in favor of keeping the state’s 2006 greenhouse gas reduction law, the Global Warming Solutions Act, considered the strongest in the nation.

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Deepwater Horizon: where is the oil?

Massive fish kills are still being reported from the Louisiana coast as BP finally completes the relief well at Macondo, supposedly putting a final end to the Gulf disaster.

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New Gulf explosion points to ongoing oil risks

Although before the Deepwater Horizon disaster they won little media attention, government statistics show that more than 100 fires and explosions take place in the Gulf of Mexico each year.

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BP facing fraud lawsuits over oil spill

Two lawsuits have been filed against BP alleging violations of the Rackteer Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute in connection with the recent Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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Japanese robots to colonize Moon

The Japanese space agency is embarking on a mammoth $2.2 billion project to put humanoid robots on the moon and create an unmanned robot lunar base by 2020.

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Pipeline explosions rock Texas

Two natural gas pipeline explosions in as many days—one in the Texas Panhandle, and one just outside Dallas-Ft. Worth—have left four dead and several more injured.