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Political leaders lowballed Gulf oil spill estimates
In the first weeks after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico, government scientists were scrambling to figure out how much oil was leaking from the well. These estimates kept being revised upwards as the scientists got more information — and then revised downwards as politicians pressured them to make […]
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On cleantech, no Newt is good Newt
No single politician since Ronald Reagan has done more to set back America’s leadership in clean technology than Newt Gingrich.
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Rebound rebound: Calling a foul on myself
I said a douchey thing on the blog the other day. (I know: breaking!) Forthwith, a retraction and apology.
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GOP isn’t giving up easy on Keystone XL
President Obama was pretty clear that he rejected the Keystone XL pipeline’s permit application because “the rushed and arbitrary deadline insisted on by congressional Republicans prevented a full assessment of the pipeline’s impact.” But congressional Republicans still haven’t gotten the message that maybe rushed and arbitrary deadlines aren’t working in their favor. Politico says House […]
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Government energy geeks: Fracking might not get us as far as we thought
Government energy geeks from the Energy Information Administration this morning released the abridged version of their Annual Energy Outlook. One of the most dramatic bits of the outlook for 2012 is that the EIA cut their estimate of “technically recoverable” shale gas almost in half, from 827 trillion cubic feet to 482 trillion cubic feet. […]
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World governments spend $1.4 billion a day to disrupt climate
A world facing catastrophic climate change can no longer justify $500 billion a year in subsidies to expand the burning of coal and oil. Carbon emissions could be cut worldwide simply by ending fossil fuel subsidies.
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Picturing international coal trends
Four images of coal production and consumption over the past three decades shows that trends in Asia drive trends worldwide.
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Energy efficiency: Still awesome, still ignored
Despite having drifted back out of the public eye, energy efficiency remains a readily available way to stimulate the economy and create jobs while reducing energy demand and climate pollution.
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Keystone surprise: Greens stronger & GOP dumber than predicted
Greens can't match fossil-fuel money, but Keystone XL shows they can outmaneuver opponents when they put their bodies and sweat into it.
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TransCanada must hate Republicans right now
You know who is probably most peeved at Republicans for trying to score political points over the Keystone XL schedule? TransCanada. Because while Republicans’ huffing over the administration’s decision to 86 the pipeline permit will affect Obama about .00001 percent, TransCanada’s stock took a dive and now has the potential to become what analysts call […]
