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New report indicates
Here's an amusingly giddy account of a recent report released by CIA types: "National Security Consequences of U.S. Oil Dependency."
Oil Drum covered it back when it came out, but if you haven't had a look, do check it out. It's a significant sign of intellectual life in the halls of power.
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60 groups fight for modest energy efficiency budget
Wow, this is sad:
In a letter sent today to the Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Appropriations, 60 business, environmental, and faith-based organizations urged Congress to reject the White House Fiscal Year 2007 (FY07) budget request for the U.S. Department of Energy's renewable energy and energy efficiency programs. Instead, they called for full funding of the cross-section of sustainable energy programs up to the levels authorized by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct).
Talk about fighting for scraps.
Read the full letter (PDF). They're haggling over millions of dollars. A single Pentagon weapons program could cover all these expenses 100 times over. Priorities ...
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WTF?
I am shocked -- shocked! -- to learn that not a single Gristmill post appeared in the top ten posts of 2006. What about my classic post on cogeneration? The kids went crazy over that one!
