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Brace yourselves for life after oil
(www.salon.com)
Sept. 24, 2009 | The debate rages over whether we have already reached the point of peak world oil output or will not do so until at least the next decade. There can, however, be little doubt of one... More
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Is Peak Oil a Waste of Energy?
(www.motherjones.com)
That's the thesis of Michael Lynch, a former MIT energy expert turned consultant, in a lengthy New York Times op-ed published last week. "Like many Malthusian beliefs," he writes, "peak oil theory has... More
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Australia admits new LNG plant is ‘greenhouse intensive’
(www.grist.org)
Australia has admitted a huge new energy project to supply Asian markets could raise national greenhouse-gas emissions by up to one percent if ambitious efforts to capture them fail. Environment... More
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The Climate Post: A climate for monkey business
(www.grist.org)
First Things First: The American “century” began 150 years ago today, when a salt water drill slipped into a crevice 69 feet below the surface, essentially striking oil for “Colonel” Edward... More
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The Real FACES of Coal: Adfero’s shadowy GOP beltway astroturf operatives
(www.grist.org)
A new “grassroots” fossil fuel front group, FACES of Coal, is employing a shadowy Republican-staffed company to spread its message. The Federation for American Coal, Energy and Security — a new... More
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Post/ABC poll shows oil-and coal-funded efforts to kill clean energy are failing
(www.grist.org)
The Washington Post is reporting this morning that according to joint poll conducted with ABC News, a majority of Americans support Obama’s and Congress’ efforts to overhaul US energy policy, and... More
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Washington Post gives polluters a free pass on dirty money and lies
(www.grist.org)
In today’s Washington Post, David Fahrenthold’s front-page story spends its first 15 paragraphs detailing Big Oil’s massive campaign against clean energy while incredibly avoiding any mention of... More
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Big Oil Gets in on Right-Wing Astroturf Game
(www.alternet.org)
Since Astroturf itself is made up of petroleum, there's a certain poetic symmetry in having Big Oil produce the silliest astroturf campaign yet.
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Oil Likely to Spew Off Australia for Weeks
(www.motherjones.com)
The Thai energy company PTTEP cannot stop a major oil leak spewing from its wellhead in the Timor Sea off the northwest Australian coast—despite an emergency response lasting a week and despite... More
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Former U.S. Senators and Admiral: Climate Change Threatens National Security
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TAMPA, Fla. - Three men who should know something about the matter are calling climate change a national security issue. Former U.S. Senators John Warner and Connie Mack along with retired U.S. Navy... More
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
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