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• in Politics
  Obama Tries to Take Both Sides on the Keystone Pipeline Debate
  President Obama is quick to take credit for fast tracking the southern portion of the Keystone Pipeline.
  by energizeme / on Mar 24, 2012
• in Business
  The US Energy Conundrum: Keeping the Supply Side of the Equation
  With the ever increasing demand for energy, the US supply line is beginning to show signs of stress.
  by energizeme / on Apr 14, 2011
• in Green
  Pending Report Downplays Optimism Regarding Electric Cars
  The potential for meaningful growth in use of electric vehicles in the U.S. is limited, given current infrastructure and energy policies.
  by terrasanoblog / on Sep 10, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “energy policy”

 

• Cleantech News Roundup

  
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  Below is some more cleantech news from the past week or so for your reading pleasure. However, this excludes some of our biggest categories — solar power , electric vehicles , and bikes . A couple roundups for those are coming soon. For now, here’s some pretty neat cleantech news: Tres Amigas ...
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• Energy Revolution Could Make Mideast Irrelevant By VICTOR DAVIS HANSON

  
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  Since antiquity, the Middle East has been the trading nexus of three continents Asia, Europe and Africa and vibrant birthplace to three great religions. Middle Eastern influence rose again in the 19th century when the Suez Canal turned the once dead-end Eastern Mediterranean Sea into a sea highway from Europe to Asia. ...
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• Climate Hawks Should Aggressively Support the America COMPETES Act

  
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  Making Innovation Part of Climate Hawks Policy Pitch In a previous article I argued that climate policy advocates should make energy innovation part of their policy elevator pitch. A good opportunity to start is now available through the debate on reforming and re-authorizing the America COMPETES Act . Within ...
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• Nicnewmanoxford.com

  
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  Nicnewmanoxford.com is a full service, international business energy journalism agency based in Oxford in England. We offer comprehensive journalism,copy writing, editing, research, training, marketing and public relations services to our clients. Now available on Facebook also on Linkedin or even Twitter Filed … ...
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• San Francisco: Issue an Impact-Rated Muni Bond in Energy Efficiency

  
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  In light of San Franciscos Board of Supervisors resolution to divest from fossil fuels, students of Presidio Graduate School call for its issuance of the nations first impact-rated municipal bond for energy efficiency. The post San Francisco: Issue an Impact-Rated Muni Bond in Energy Efficiency appeared first on ...
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• Ontario’s Green Energy Act: Ill Wind All Around

  
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  “The claim that Ontario’s Green Energy and Green Economy Act of 2009 would create 50,000 jobs was a guess without any basis in formal analysis. The Province has since admitted both that the vast majority of these jobs will be temporary, and that the figure of 50,000 does not account for offsetting permanent job ...
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• Keystone XL And Natural Gas Provide Energy Trade Opportunities

  
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  Image Credit – Jim West/ZUMA Press/Newscom By Nicolas Loris ~ In June 2008, presidential candidate Barack Obama said, “If we continue to let our trade policy be dictated by special interests, then American workers will continue to be undermined, and public support for robust trade will continue to ...
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• On Ammonium Nitrate Big Coal is Guilty Too

  
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• Free Coffee

  
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  What does the price of free coffee have to do with anything?  Please study the pictured sign and tell me what you see.  How does this relate to the price of tea in China?  Well, the point of all this non-sense is to highlight what many people dont see when they are presented with explanations for why we are being ...
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• Guest Post: DOE Backs Down on Higher Furnace Efficiency Standards; Air Conditioning Standards also Being Challenged

  
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  In late 2011, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced increases in the minimum efficiency standards of residential furnaces and air conditioners. In the 30 northern states, the minimum efficiency rating of new furnaces was to be raised to 90 percent from its current level of 80 percent, starting May 31st, 2013. In ...
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• 3-Year DOE Study Assessed Potential Hydropower Upgrades in the U.S.

  
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  The Energy Department has recently published a report called “Quantifying the Value of Hydropower in the Electric Grid” outlining key improvements that can be made to hydropower production in the United States to provide more efficient and cost-effective electricity to homes and businesses. Read more »
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• Bipartisan Support for Bill to Encourage Energy Efficiency

  
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  Recently Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D.-N.H.) and Rob Portman (R.-Ohio) reintroduced the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act .  The bill is meant to spur the use of energy efficiency technologies in residential and commercial buildings as well as in industrial and manufacturing operations. One of the key ...
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• And thats why the United Kingdom needs serious investment in the energy sector...

  
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  Yes, I know, Lords European Union Select Committee, Sub-Committee D... doesnt exactly trip off of the tongue, does it? But perhaps we ought to pay more attention to it... Sub-Committee D is responsible for the scrutiny of European Union proposals on Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy (it also deals ...
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• New EPA report: natural gas prodution is even cleaner than previously thought

  
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  From the liberal Associated Press . (H/T Hot Air ) Excerpt: The Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered its estimate of how much of a potent heat-trapping gas leaks during natural gas production, in a shift with major implications for a debate that has divided environmentalists: Does the recent ...
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• Could recent EPA report on fracking influence future of energy in New York?

  
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  A new EPA report revealed that methane gas released from hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is actually 20 times lower than previously expected so E&P players are no doubt chomping on the bit to drill baby drill in. This has me thinking demand for cleaner fracking technologies, including water filtration ...
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• Five Ways to Bridge the Jobs vs. Environment Gap

  
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  By Jeremy Brecher Progressive America Rising via Common Dreams April 29, 2013 - It happens over and over again. A company proposes some big project, environmentalists oppose it, but unions say it will create jobs. Or a government agency proposes new regulations, environmentalists say it will halt pollution, ...
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• Energy and Environment News Roundup – 4.30.13

  
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  A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world. EMISSIONS Global carbon dioxide concentration now at highest level in 5 million years  (via USA Today) Global carbon dioxide levels set to pass 400ppm milestone  (via The Guardian) EU uncertainty likely to ...
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• U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement: A Rare Victory for Oil and Gas in the Obama Era

  
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  “The energy and economic welfare of the United States and Mexico are intertwined by our shared geography, geology, and peoples. The Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreement will help to tie our countries together and grow our economies.” - Daniel Simmons, Testimony before House Natural Resources Subcommittee on ...
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• Energy and Environment News Roundup – 4.29.13

  
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  A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world. EMISSIONS   China makes strides to curb carbon emissions  (via Navigant Research) GREEN BUSINESS   San Francisco and Seattle lead US cities pulling funds from fossil fuel firms  (via The Guardian) ...
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• Ministers poised to give green light to fracking

  
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  We brought the news this morning that communities which accept fracking projects could get lower energy bills in an attempt by the government to stop likely resistance to such schemes. Several options to cajole rural England to accept the contentious drilling schemes are being discussed as ministers prepare to ...
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