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Posted by Tom Jackson on Dec 15, 2009
With the announcement of the $31 billion purchase of natural gas producer XTO Energy, Exxon left no doubt where it ...
Lobby tab for energy bill breaks records
Posted by Tom Jackson on Aug 11, 2009
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Asia’s clean energy initiatives dwarf U.S. effort
Posted by Tom Jackson on Jul 27, 2009
Conventional media wisdom has it that the United States leads the world when it comes to green technology and environmental protections, ...
The cap and trade fiasco
Posted by Tom Jackson on Jul 01, 2009
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Clean coal opportunities squandered by politics
Posted by Tom Jackson on Jun 29, 2009
The New York Times today has a good summation of how badly national politics mangles the public's desire for a ...
Nuclear energy problems aired at conference
Posted by Tom Jackson on Jun 16, 2009
Steven Chu, the nation's new secretary of energy, told the Western Governor's Association yesterday that solar, wind and geothermal energy ...
Nuclear industry thinks small
Posted by Tom Jackson on Jun 11, 2009
We get 20 percent of our electricity from nuclear power, but it's going on three decades since a nuclear power plant ...
Killing coal, tilting at windmills
Posted by Tom Jackson on May 08, 2009
Despite ever increasing electricity demands, there's a huge slowdown in the construction of coal fired power plants--nine just this year, ...
Kansas gets real on coal-fired power plants
Posted by Tom Jackson on May 05, 2009
Now that its governor Kathleen Sebelius has been booted upstairs to become the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, ...
Minnesota House says no to nuke power
Posted by Tom Jackson on May 05, 2009
In Minnesota politicians reconfirmed a moratorium on nuclear power plant construction. This after the state senate voted almost two to one ...
CFLs burn twice the electricity as previously thought
Posted by Tom Jackson on Apr 09, 2009
Compact fluorescent light bulbs were supposed to significantly cut our energy use. Now it turns out, they're consuming twice as ...
City or suburb: which has the biggest carbon footprint?
Posted by Tom Jackson on Apr 09, 2009
Surprisingly, this study shows urban apartments use more energy--up to 70 percent more--than comparable residences in the suburbs. This swats down ...
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