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Oil refiners
To Get Rich is Glorious —
Authority: 441
Another reason why government attempts to pick winners in the energy sector doesnt make much sense: Only a few years ago, a cry went up that the United States needed more oil refineries. The perceived shortage was so acute that George W. Bush, president at the time, even offered disused military bases as sites for ...2 days ago -
Report Shows New Buildings in London Pumping Out a Third Less Carbon
Net News Publisher —
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New development projects coming to the London Mayor’s office for approval are cutting their carbon emissions by around a third, whilst tougher targets proposed in the Mayor’s draft London plan can raise this even further, a London South Bank University report has found. The independent report, commissioned by the ...2 days ago -
Energy Prices And Inflation: Oil and inflation
The Absurd Report —
Authority: 494
There remain plenty of investors who worry about inflation, not least those still buying gold. However, it is one risk Ben Bernanke and fellow members of the US policy-making Federal Open Market Committee are not concerned about. Statements from the FOMC’s monthly meetings have stressed “subdued inflation” more ...2 days ago -
Copenhagen Blame Game and Wrap-up - Dec 23
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-Ed Miliband: China tried to hijack Copenhagen climate deal -Carbon Supplicants on the Copenhagen Pilgrimage -Review of the Year 2009: Climate change -How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I was in the room -Theres No Negotiating With Nature -BC Fossil of the Decade Awards -Copenhagens failure belongs to ...3 days ago -
Why climate change adaptation could make things worse
Energy Bulletin - —
Authority: 593
Because many of the proposals for adaptation to climate change require further extensive release of greenhouse gasses, they will only make climate change worse. read more3 days ago -
Obama Launches an Integrated Ocean Zoning Approach
Mendo Coast Current —
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FRANK HARTZELL, Mendocino Beacon, December 17, 2009The Obama administration has launched a new “zoning” approach that puts all ocean activities under the umbrella of nine regional planning bodies.Public comments are being accepted through Friday, Feb. 12.The approach is more local and integrated than the current ...3 days ago -
Peak oil, prices, and supplies - Dec 23
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-OPEC leaves oil production unchanged -EIA Energy Outlook 2010 Reference Case Projects Moderate Growth in US Energy Consumption, Greater Use of Renewables, and Reduced Oil and Natural Gas Imports -Iraq will double exports to China to satisfy thirst for oil read more3 days ago -
James Hansen: Good Riddance, Copenhagen. Time for Better Ideas.
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NASA climate scientist James Hansen never expected the U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen to amount to much. He told the British Guardian newspaper that it would be better if Copenhagen failed. That’s because Hansen is a vocal critic of the economic policies discussed there, and he hopes Copenhagen’s failure gives ...3 days ago -
Solyndra Files for Initial Public Offering
New articles on eBoom —
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Money.jpg Solyndra, Inc. , a manufacturer of innovative cylindrical photovoltaic systems for commercial rooftops, recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock.3 days ago -
Life in a box By Paul Driessen
The Absurd Report —
Authority: 494
Is there an exit strategy for this energy, environment and economic predicament?3 days ago -
Why Cash For Caulkers Is Good [If Not Libertarian] Public Policy
The Liberty Papers —
Authority: 470
As a libertarian, I spend a lot of time railing against idiotic government giveaways. The TARP, the Porkulus Stimulus, and Cash For Clunkers all took copious levels of heat. I derided them for various reasons: TARP: Notwithstanding the wide-ranging areas this money was targeted to (i.e. auto bailouts) and the ...3 days ago -
Oil, Economics, and Politics–a tangled web of consequences
Energy Bulletin - —
Authority: 593
It will come as little surprise to most readers that the world is near to, or past, peak world oil production. Petroleum is so essential to the economics of transportation that many believe when oil peaks, the global economy must also shrink in terms of the total output of goods, even as the population increases. Most ...3 days ago -
Washington Post washes its hands with passive voice re climate change confusion
Get Energy Smart! NOW!!! —
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The Washington Post / ABC News 13 Dec 09 poll had both some gloomy and some bright news when it comes to Americans’ perspectives about climate change and how/whether we should act in response to them.The Post/ABC poll and The Post’s 18 Dec 09 reporting of it in On environment, Obama and scientists take hit [...]4 days ago -
Top Ten Sustainability Stories of the Decade
Energy Bulletin - —
Authority: 593
Its the end of the decade 2000-2009, and there has been progress as well as potential disaster for sustainability. In chronological order, Ive chosen these ten stories to show a range of relevant global and national issues and events on climate, business, government, media, design, technology, language and ...5 days ago -
Oilwatch Monthly December 2009
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Authority: 593
...Conventional crude production - Latest figures from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) show that crude oil production including lease condensates increased by 261,000 b/d from August to September 2009, resulting in total production of crude oil including lease condensates of 72.59 million b/d... read ...5 days ago -
Climate conference aftermath - Dec 21
Energy Bulletin - —
Authority: 593
-Copenhagen: a look back at the most striking narratives -If you want to know whos to blame for Copenhagen, look to the US Senate -There is a way ahead after Copenhagen -Copenhagen: Things Fall Apart and an Uncertain Future Looms -All over the map: Rounding up editorial reax to Copenhagen -No One Is Going To Save You ...5 days ago -
Coal Will Remain King
Blowing Our Tax Dollars on Wind Farms —
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Clean Energy Will Lag Behind Global Power Demand: Chart of Day – Bloomberg.com The CHART OF THE DAY shows a widening gap between power generated with renewable fuels and total consumption. That means coal-fired plants, which are cheaper and more polluting, will increase their share in the energy mix, discharging ...5 days ago -
Dr Seuss Traveled to COP15
Get Energy Smart! NOW!!! —
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Dr Seuss’ Lorax remains one of the most powerful works re the implications of placing “environment vs economy” rather than understanding how they are intrinsically combined along with a powerful indictment of placing economy over environment in terms of the devastating implications for health, quality of life, ...5 days ago -
Evils of False Progress Interfere in Fight for Climate - Now Its up to Us
Energy Bulletin - —
Authority: 593
Although one yearns for global warming to indeed not exceed 2 degrees Celsius (or less, as African countries demand), the take-home message from the Copenhagen COP meeting is that polluters and growth mongers, large and small, will not let up. read more5 days ago -
Reflecting on Copenhagen: Activism is Dead. Long Live Activism!
Energy Bulletin - —
Authority: 593
By now, you’ve likely heard conflicting reports on what was or was not accomplished in Copenhagen these past two weeks. Whatever you’ve been told, I can tell you with conviction you need only know this: The U.N. convention on climate change in Copenhagen resulted in zero meaningful progress on global emissions ...5 days ago
