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The U.S. has maintained a ban on exporting crude since the 1970s -- when the Arab oil embargo crippled supplies and sent prices skyward -- save for a small amount that flows north to Canada. (AP File)

Energy and Environment

Debate grows over whether U.S. should end decades-long ban on oil exports

Zack Colman -

January 7, 2014 5:00 am

Economy

Oil prices bolstered by severe US cold snap

Pablo Gorondi -

January 7, 2014 5:00 am

$In this Nov. 3, 2010 file photo, marchers concerned with water pollution protest against hydraulic fracturing and gas well drilling in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania officials say there have been 370 complaints so far in 2013 alleging that oil or natural gas drilling polluted or diminished the flow of water to private water wells. But the Associated Press found that a lack of detail in the data make it almost impossible to judge whether the drilling boom is harming more individuals than in the past, or less. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)$

Energy and Environment

Some states confirm water pollution from drilling

Washington Examiner -

January 6, 2014 5:00 am

The price of oil recovered slightly to above $94 a barrel Monday amid cold weather in the U.S. and as some investors sought bargains following a weeklong market plunge. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Energy and Environment

Crude oil price up slightly amid cold US weather

Washington Examiner -

January 6, 2014 5:00 am

If the United States wants to catch up to Russia in Arctic exploration, our policymakers to decide whether 2014 will be another year on the sidelines in the Arctic, or a year of actually being allowed in the game. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Energy and Environment

2014 should be the Year of the Arctic for energy exploration

Randall Luthi -

January 6, 2014 5:00 am

$Workers are pictured on a drilling rig near Calumet, Okla., in July 2012. Oklahoma is one of several states that have enjoyed a boom in the energy sector driven in large part by new and improved drilling techniques such as horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, which cracks open fissures in rock formations to retrieve oil and gas. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)$