Kansas Energy News

U.S. Energy News

June 2002

Commentary: No Way to Run a Railroad
(Washington Post, June 24, 2002)

Amtrak warns shutdown could harm commuter travel
(Pittsburg Morning Sun, June 22, 2002)

Oklahoma petroleum industry fined frequently for environmental violations
(Pittsburg Morning Sun, June 19, 2002)

Clear the Air on Power Plants
(The Christian Science Monitor, June 18, 2002)

Fuel Cells Crank Up the Power
(Business Week, June 18, 2002)

Amtrak Must Die
(The New York Times, June 16, 2002)
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White House Seeks a Change in Rules on Air Pollution
(The New York Times, June 14, 2002)
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Plan to Relax Air Pollution Rules for Some Utilities
(The New York Times, June 13, 2002)
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Honda Takes Up Case in U.S. for Green Energy
(The New York Times, June 12, 2002)
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Editorial: Africa and energy security
(Washington Times, June 11, 2002)

Restoring an Ecosystem Torn Asunder by a Dam
(The New York Times, June 11, 2002)
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Hydrogen-powered car crosses country
(Lawrence Journal World, June 5, 2002)

Ethanol Plants Targeted
(The Capital Times (Wis.), June 3, 2002)

Crossroads on Global Warming
(The New York Times, June 3, 2002)
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May 2002

U.S. to Buy Back Florida Oil Rights
(The New York Times, May 30, 2002)
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Opinion: Wrong Way on Energy
(The New York Times, May 30, 2002)
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Barlett: Potential oil supply refill?
(Washington Times, May 29, 2002)

Gas prices level off after springtime runup
(Pittsburg Morning Sun, May 26, 2002)

Sowell: Politics at the pump
(Washington Times, May 26, 2002)

Nuclear plants put on alert
(Pittsburg Morning Sun, May 25, 2002)

EPA says hard-rock mining, coal-burning power plants among top toxic polluters
(Pittsburg Morning Sun, May 24, 2002)

Rally Pits Cars Against Pollution
(The New York Times, May 24, 2002)
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A slight chill in the air (Solar)
(Christian Science Monitor, May 23, 2002)

Campuses get a 'sustainable' look (Solar)
(Christian Science Monitor, May 21, 2002)

Nebraska suing defunct ethanol plant
(Pittsburg Morning Sun, May 18, 2002)

Energy secretary admits dump site at Yucca Mountain is too small
(Topeka Capital-Journal, May 17, 2002)

Saudi oil: How strategic?
(Washington Times, May 13, 2002)

Utility Buys Town It Choked, Lock, Stock and Blue Plume
(The New York Times, May 13, 2002)
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Biodiesel: A Fuel That Starts Low on the Food Chain
(The New York Times, May 12, 2002)
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Chapman: Back to the future on gasoline
(Washington Times, May 8, 2002)

Solar Panels Are Making More Sense
(The New York Times, May 5, 2002)
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Hightower: Let's build a new energy future now
(Dodge City Globe, May 4, 2002)

EPA finds toxic pollutants at ethanol plants
(Pittsburg Morning Sun, May 4, 2002)

Abraham: World energy challenges to worsen in next two decades
(Dodge City Globe, May 3, 2002)

Kaul: Terror at gas pump threatens American way of life
(Dodge City Globe, May 1, 2002)

Oil executives deny effort to manipulate gas prices
(Pittsburg Morning Sun, May 1, 2002)

April 2002

Hydrogen fuels future's cars
(USA Today, April 30, 2002)

Lynn: U.S. energy, health policy should not be for sale
(Dodge City Globe, April 30, 2002)

Senate probe says some oil companies forcing up price of gas
(Dodge City Globe, April 30, 2002)

Even under clouds, solar power shines
(Buffalo (NY) News, April 29, 2002)

Heard About the Near-Accident at the Ohio Nuclear Plant? I'm Not Surprised
(Washington Post, April 27, 2002)

Counting reasons Congress hates, won't back fuel efficiency
(Dodge City Globe, April 26, 2002)

Senate passes energy bill
(Topeka Capital-Journal, April 26, 2002)

Senate Approves Energy Measure
(Washington Post, April 26, 2002)

Why We Can't Drill Our Way to Energy Independence
(Washington Post, April 24, 2002)

Routes to Yucca reconsidered
(Washington Times, April 24, 2002)

Decision time for Amtrak
(Washington Times, April 23, 2002)

With Alaska Exploration Rejected, Senate Looks to Ethanol
(New York Times, April 23, 2002)
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Gas prices decline slightly despite Mideast tensions
(Pittsburg Morning Sun, April 22, 2002)

Gore: The Selling of an Energy Policy
(New York Times, April 21, 2002)
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Alaska oil's supply-side follies
(San Francisco Chronicle, April 19, 2002)

Senate stops Bush's plan for refuge
(Topeka Capital-Journal, April 19, 2002)

Search for Oil Targets the Rockies
(Washington Post, April 18, 2002)

2 oil giants deceived public on MTBE's hazards, jury finds
(San Francisco Chronicle, April 17, 2002)

Senate clashes over oil drilling
(Washington Times, April 17, 2002)

Showdown at caribou corral
(Washington Times, April 17, 2002)

Ethanol's Ambitions
(Washington Post, April 16, 2002)

A Barely Breathing Energy Bill
(New York Times, April 16, 2002)
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Offshore Harvest of Wind Is Proposed for Cape Cod
(New York Times, April 16, 2002)
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Oil Prices Move Higher
(New York Times, April 15, 2002)
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Alaskans Pin Hopes on Drilling in Refuge
(Los Angeles Times, April 15, 2002)

Aulisi: It's time to end United States' global warming isolationism
(Dodge City Globe, April 15, 2002)

Oil company to ban travel on Alaska road
(Topeka Capital-Journal, April 13, 2002)

White House Ties Oil Cutoff by Iraq to Drilling in Alaska
(New York Times, April 11, 2002)
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Environmentalists Had 48 Hours to Comment to Energy Dept.
(New York Times, April 11, 2002)
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Saunders: Drill Alaska - for the Children
(San Francisco Chronicle, April 11, 2002)

Potential oil crisis closer to home
(Washington Times, April 11, 2002)

White House Urges Senate to Allow Drilling in Alaska
(New York Times, April 10, 2002)
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Crude awakening Economic toll of oil price increase surprisingly small
(San Francisco Chronicle, April 10, 2002)

Editorial: No Arctic drilling
(San Francisco Chronicle, April 10, 2002)

Commentary: The Pressure Is On to Play the Oil Card
(Los Angeles Times, April 10, 2002)

The Missing Energy Strategy
(New York Times, April 10, 2002)
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ANWR-drilling advocates pitch case
(Washington Times, April 10, 2002)

Krugman: Another oil crisis in the making
(San Francisco Chronicle, April 10, 2002)

Arctic-oil advocates seize on Mideast crisis
(The Christian Science Monitor, April 9, 2002)

Warnings on Drillings Reversed
(Washington Post, April 9, 2002)

Iraq move spikes oil prices
(Topeka Capital-Journal, April 9, 2002)

Gas prices jump more than 8 cents
(Pittsburg Morning Sun, April 8, 2002)

Summer Gas Prices May Be Third Highest
(CNN.com, April 8, 2002)

Pipeline rupture spills 90,000 gallons of oil
(Pittsburg Morning Sun, April 7, 2002)

Warnings on Drillings Reversed
(Washington Post, April 7, 2002)

Goldberg: View of ANWR at night: Priceless
(Washington Times, April 3, 2002)

Coon: Drilling for rational answers on ANWR
(Washington Times, April 1, 2002)

Energy talk
(Washington Times, April 1, 2002)

Archives and Other Resources

Kansas Energy News April-July 2001 (some links may be dead)

Sustainable Minnesota's Energy News archive

Washington Post Energy article archive

Washington Post Energy Deregulation special report

California 'Power Crisis' coverage - CNN.com

California Energy Crisis - L.A. Times

Washington Post 'Power Crisis' special report

Dust, deception and death Louisville Courier-Journal series on black lung

Archives for articles on the proposed Duluth (MN) to Wausau (WI) power line

Archives on the proposed DM&E rail line expansion - coal train, Rochester, MN

Lawrence Journal-World's Gasoline prices archive

Natural Gas, Unnatural Prices
1998 Kansas City Star series

World Energy News