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Pelosi says bill up for vote next week will contain CAFE, RFS, and RES
For days I’ve been hearing that some kind of deal is imminent on the energy bill. There was talk that the Renewable Energy Standard (RES) was going to get dropped, perhaps to be attached to some other bill, and that the production tax credit (PTC) for wind and solar was going overboard, along with rescinding […]
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Friday music blogging: Alice Smith
Alice Smith is a gorgeous new singer out of Brooklyn, doing a variant of R&B that somehow manages to sound both idiosyncratic and traditionalist, modern and timeless. Her debut album has been re-released this year to capitalize on the growing buzz. The debut, For Lovers, Dreamers and Me, mixes R&B, rock, jazz, and pop, with […]
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CCS: Always almost ready, but never quite
Over at Earth2Tech, reflecting on Washington’s recent rejection of a coal plant application, Alexix Madrigal stumbles across the essence of the carbon capture and sequestration issue: It highlights an interesting aspect of the CCS debate. Fossil-fuel energy companies are well-served by having the technology remain on the drawing board, devoid of any "industrial-scale" field deployments. […]
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What’s up with the climate conference in Bali?
Have you been hearing chatter at cocktail parties and on witty webzines about a big climate-change bash in Bali? Wondering what the deal is? We’re so glad you asked. The action in Bali isn’t on the beach. Photo: iStockphoto The rumors are true: From Dec. 3 to Dec. 14, more than 15,000 people from 190 […]
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Businesses urge policy for cutting greenhouse-gas emissions
More than 150 international companies have signed on to a petition begging diplomats meeting in Bali next week to come up with policy aimed at cutting global greenhouse-gas emissions at least in half by 2050. The companies — Shell, Coca-Cola, Dupont, British Airways, Rolls Royce, and many, many, more — “urge world leaders to seize […]
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Heartland Presidential Forum will allow grassroots activists to ask Dem candidates questions
The Heartland Presidential Forum will take place in Des Moines, Iowa, tomorrow, broadcast live from 2:30 to 5:30 EST on CSPAN1 and webcast live at movementvisionlab.org. Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Kucinich, and Obama will be there. This forum should be somewhat unique in that grassroots activists from all over will be allowed to tell their stories […]
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RFK Jr. endorses Hillary Clinton for prez
Erstwhile earth-protector Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton for president. Effused Kennedy, “Hillary Clinton has the strength and experience to … reverse the potentially devastating effects of global warming.” With her bare hands!
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From Booze to Boos
They’ve got the Labatt blues Dear Canada, if you care at all about the earth, you’ll get rid of all your beer fridges. And if you care at all about peaceful international relations, you’ll send your surplus booze our way. Love, America. Photo: iStockphoto Razing Arizona An Arizona real estate developer can’t fathom raising his […]
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Hostage situation in Hillary Clinton’s New Hampshire campaign office
CNN has the latest. UPDATE: Just heard on WMUR that the man inside is demanding to speak to Clinton. UPDATE: Two hostages have been released, and according to WMUR, that’s everyone — apparently only the armed man himself remains inside. UPDATE: CNN is reporting that two hostages remain in the building UPDATE: The hostage taker […]
