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For Climate Relief, United States Will Turn to Gas

For Climate Relief, United States Will Turn to Gas

By on June 26, 2010 in coal, Natural Gas

If the United States — and by extension the world — has a hope of shifting to a low-carbon future, that shift will almost certainly involve burning a vast volume of natural gas.

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We’re All Getting a Lump of Coal This Xmas

By on November 26, 2008 in coal

Picture Credit:Avotius EU Puts Brakes on Green Policies In the wake of the financial crisis, some EU member states are reassesing the union’s CO2 reduction goals. To prevent a complete economic meltdown and fianancial crisis from turning into economic calamity, the European Union has pulled the emergency brake on green policies. At last month’s EU [...]

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Has the Ethanol Boom Run Out of Gas?

By on November 4, 2008 in corn ethanol

VeraSun files for bankruptcy! News Flash: VeraSun, one of the largest ethanol producers announces filing for bankruptcy protection. From the Los Angles Times: VeraSun Energy Corp., the second-largest U.S. ethanol producer, filed for bankruptcy protection after making bad hedging bets on corn, a raw material used to make the fuel. The petition for Chapter 11 [...]

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China May Be the Death of the Environmental Movement

By on September 10, 2008 in Pollution

I am all for a green planet, cleaner water and air. Since there a lot of people watched the Olympics and China moved a lot of factories to clean up around the Bird Nest stadium, lets take a look at what is happening to China and their environmental impact on the world and the U.S [...]

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Bureau of Land Management Lifts Ban on New Solar Power Plants

By on July 3, 2008 in Environment

If you want to get heard in Washington, all you have to do is get enough people to stand up and make a lot of noise on a major issue, and something is going to happen! Case in point: The BLM, the Bureau of Land Management, placed a moratorium just a few days ago for [...]

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“Coal and Oil are Making Us Sick”, says Senator Harry Reid

By on July 2, 2008 in Chemically Green

Coal and oil makes us sick? Check out Senator Harry Reid on YouTube. Senator Reid, we hear the talk, but where is the action? Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader heads the “do nothing Congress.” Senator Reid, why do you give an interview to talk about the U.S. getting off coal and oil and start [...]

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