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Much at Stake as Energy Department Weighs Permits for Exporting Natural Gas
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21.5.2013 |
Yahoo: Politics |
| Christopher Smith, the Energy Department official in charge of shaping the Obama administration’s policy on exporting natural gas, recalls working for Chevron on an import facility during the first part of the last decade. At the time, U.S. reserves were thought to be scarce and fuel prices were accordingly high. |
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Majority Of Americans Still Believe In JFK Conspiracy, But Not As Much As Before
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21.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| Fewer Americans now believe that the JFK assassination was part of an elaborate conspiracy. In a matter of ten years, the belief that Lee Harvey... |
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What Exporting U.S. Natural Gas Means for the Climate
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21.5.2013 |
WRI Stories |
| This post originally appeared on The National Journal’s Energy Experts blog.
The U.S. Department of Energy… ... |
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Protecting Eagles While Working to Guide Wind Development
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21.5.2013 |
Switchboard, from NRDC |
| Katie Umekubo, Western Renewable Energy Project Attorney, Washington, D.C.:
Recent reports of eagles being killed by wind turbines have stirred up a lot of emotion and controversy and understandably so. On the one hand, more wind energy will get the U.S. on the right side of the climate... |
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Utah Springs Surprise Tax on Massive NSA Data Center
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21.5.2013 |
Wired Top Stories |
| Utah Springs Surprise Tax on Massive NSA Data Center |
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Enabling Greed Makes US Sick
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21.5.2013 |
Commondreams.org Views |
Bill Moyers
Michael Winship
At the end of a week that reminds us to be ever vigilant about the dangers of government overreaching its authority, whether by the long arm of the IRS or the Justice Department, we should pause to think about another threat — from too much private power obnoxiously intruding into public life. read more |
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Wyoming’s Energy Strategy A Potential Step Toward Improved Oil And Gas Regulations
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20.5.2013 |
Main Feed - Environmental Defense |
| By Jon Goldstein
Source: Dustin Bleizeffer/WyoFile
Wyoming is one of the leading energy states in the country. It is the top overall energy exporter in the U.S., the third leading producer of natural gas, and number eight in oil production. In fact, if Wyoming were a country, it would rank tenth in the world in overall energy production.
It makes sense then that Wyoming would want to develop an energy strategy to ensure that these resources are developed wisely. A state that is also home to the nation’s first national park (Yellowstone) and a thriving outdoor recreation and tourism economy would not want one of its leading economic drivers to negatively impact another, or to harm the health of its citizens.
There is strong potential in the strategy released last week by Governor Matt Mead and his staff. The 47 policy prescriptions in the “Leading the Charge” document are broad and varied, but the ones pertaining to oil and gas regulation appear promising. These include:
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Whatever Happened To California's 'Hydrogen Highway'?
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20.5.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| By Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES, May 20 (Reuters) - In October 2004, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled up to a pioneering fueling station... |
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Headlines for May 20, 2013
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20.5.2013 |
Democracy Now! |
| 6 Reported Dead in U.S. Drone Strikes on Yemen, Obama Speech to Outline Drone, Guantánamo Policy, Protests Mark 100th Day of Guantánamo Hunger Strike, Syria: Dozens Reported Dead in Fighting Near Lebanon Border, Russia Sends Advanced Missiles to Syria, Sectarian Violence Kills Dozens in Iraq, Leading Pakistani Politician Shot Dead, Imprisoned Ex-Argentine Dictator Jorge Rafael Videla Dies at 87, AP Head Open to Lawsuit for "Unconstitutional" DOJ Spying, Report: DOJ Monitored Journalist's Emails, Phone Records in North Korea Leak Case, White House Was Informed of IRS Issues Weeks Earlier, Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Anti-Abortion Law, Chicago Teachers March Against School Closings, Thousands Protest Education Cuts in Philadelphia, Hate Crime Alleged in Shooting Death of Gay New Yorker |
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Rise Up or Die
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20.5.2013 |
Commondreams.org Views |
Joe Sacco and I spent two years reporting from the poorest pockets of the United States for our book “Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt.” We went into our nation’s impoverished “sacrifice zones”—the first areas forced to kneel before the dictates of the mar read more |
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California Could Save $1.2 Billion by Setting Efficiency Standards for 15 New Products
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20.5.2013 |
Switchboard, from NRDC |
| Pierre Delforge, Director, High Tech Sector Energy Efficiency, San Francisco:
Making 15 products that touch every portion of our lives more energy-efficient could save Californians a whopping $1.2 billion off their utility bills annually by slashing enough electricity to power every household in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Skyline, courtesy of... |
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Rise Up or Die
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20.5.2013 |
Commondreams.org Views |
Joe Sacco and I spent two years reporting from the poorest pockets of the United States for our book “Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt.” We went into our nation’s impoverished “sacrifice zones”—the first areas forced to kneel before the dictates of the mar read more |
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Overheated rhetoric on climate change doesn’t make for good policies
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20.5.2013 |
Washington Post |
| Climate change is an issue that needs to be discussed thoughtfully and objectively. Unfortunately, claims that distort the facts hinder the legitimate evaluation of policy options. The rhetoric has driven some policymakers toward costly regulations and policies that will harm hardworking American families and do little to decrease global carbon emissions. The Obama administration’s decision to delay, and possibly deny, the Keystone XL pipeline is a prime ... |
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Calif. Law To Require Ships To Cut Pollution
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20.5.2013 |
NPR: Morning Edition |
| California is about to become the first state to require shore power at its ports. A new law mandates at least half of a shipping line's fleet to shut down their diesel engines and plug into shore-side electric power when they unload their cargo. It's part of a larger effort to cut pollution at the state's busiest ports, but costs have been a sticking point. |
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Insight: The road to a greener America is littered with road-kill
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20.5.2013 |
Yahoo: Top Stories |
| By Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In October 2004, then California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rolled up to a pioneering fueling station at Los Angeles International Airport in a hydrogen-powered metallic blue Hummer loaned to him by General Motors Corp. The "California Hydrogen Highway," Schwarzenegger's vision to ensure that every Californian would have access to a hydrogen fueling station by the end of 2010, called for the state to spend more than $50 million to help deploy up to 100 hydrogen fuel stations that would serve 2,000 fuel cell vehicles. ... ... |
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Potential Donors to Enroll America Grow Skittish
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20.5.2013 |
NYT > Money & Policy |
| Potential Donors to Enroll America Grow Skittish |
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The Media Equation: Telecom’s Big Players Hold Back the Future
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20.5.2013 |
NY Times: Business |
| The Media Equation: Telecom’s Big Players Hold Back the Future |
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A Nuclear Iran Would Unlikely Tilt Regional Power Balance
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19.5.2013 |
Commondreams.org Views |
A nuclear-armed Iran would not pose a fundamental threat to the United States and its regional allies like Israel and the Gulf Arab monarchies, according to a new report released here Friday by the Rand Corporation. read more |
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Mission Impossible?
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19.5.2013 |
Switchboard, from NRDC |
| Dan Lashof, Program Director, Climate & Clean Air, Washington, D.C.:
On Friday I had the honor of being the commencement speaker for Berkeley’s Energy and Resources Group, where I obtained my Ph.D. 26 years ago. Here is a lightly edited version of my speech (some inside jokes removed). Thank you... |
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Controversies Threaten To Drown Out Key Obama Goals
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19.5.2013 |
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com |
| WASHINGTON -- Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity has been... |
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