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Climate Change Skepticism
This article, written by Charles W. Schmidt*, appeared first in Environmental Health Perspectivesthe peer-revi...

Atomic Energy Act, United States
The Atomic Energy Act, first passed in 1946, is the the fundamental U.S. law on both the civilian and the mil...

Hepburn Act of 1906, United States
As a reaction of the Standard Oil Companys monopolization of the oil industry, and hence its control of the...

Green building
Green building is the practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources energy, water,...

Energy Conservation Standards for New Buildings Act of 1976, United States
In the mid-1970s, Congress recognized that inadequate energy conservation features in newly constructed reside...

Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976, United States
Congress created the Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act in 1976 in an effort to pursue the most cos...

Energy Emergency Preparedness Act of 1982, United States
The Energy Emergency Preparedness Act (EEPA) of 1982 amended and extended the Energy Policy and Conservation A...

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US oil industry pushes for expansion of offshore drilling (2:42)
The U.S. oil industry is seeking to pressure the Obama administration into reconsidering its decision to limit...