04/27/11 8:57am

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Boehner Gas Gaffe Creates Dem Opening (via Politico)

Obama Again Demands an End to Oil Tax Breaks (via The New York Times Green Blog)

BP Q1 Earnings Down Despite Higher Oil Price (via The New York Times)

Study: Pa. energy firms paid less in taxes than they said they did (via Philly.com)

Whirlpool’s First-Quarter Profit Rises, Helped by U.S. Energy Tax Credits (via Bloomberg)

House preparing to pass energy bills after Easter recess (via The Hill)

Blast at Egyptian gas terminal near border with Israel halts export flow (via The Washington Post)

Sale of Oil Leases Planned for Gulf of Mexico (via The New York Times Green Blog)

EPA to issue guidance for diesel in frac jobs (via Fuel Fix)

Vermont Electric Cooperative board rejects deal with Vermont Yankee (via Burlington Free Press)

United States' Largest Nuclear Power Plant Receives License Renewal (via Energy Boom)

U.N. Sec’y General on Chernobyl: ‘More disasters likely’ (via Forbes)

DOE, HUD Name Power Saver Program Officials (via ECT.coop)

When Refrigerators Warm the Planet (via The New York Times Green Blog)

NYC Seeks 30% GHG Reduction in Updated Plan (via Environmental Leader)

EPRI publishes basic consumer guide about EVs (via Green Car Congress)

In most U.S. markets, arrival of plug-in vehicles still months (years?) away (via Autoblog Green)

Op-Ed: The answer to America's energy needs is right here, Mr. President (via The Washington Examiner)

Fla. Legislators again reject renewable energy plan (via The Miami Herald)

Himalayan farmers give early pointers on climate change (via AFP)

YouTube: I Know What You Spilled Last Summer (via CounterSpill.org)

One year after BP oil spill, as least 1.1 million barrels still missing (via Scientific American)

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