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Obama administration hires former TransCanada lobbyist
Apparently the Obama administration has given up on even pretending it can make an unbiased decision on Keystone XL. After hiring a TransCanada-affiliated firm to do the environmental assessment for the pipeline — a move so corrupt that even Congresspeople noticed — the administration has now taken on a former TransCanada lobbyist as a senior […]
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Let’s cover Mt. Everest with solar panels
Less atmosphere between solar panels and the sun equals more power converted into electricity, says a new map of global solar irradiance. That means high-altitude communities — like every mountain chain from the Andes to Patagonia — could be the next frontier in producing solar power. In addition, the cool temperatures at altitude make panels […]
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Big wind farms cost more than small ones
You'd think the biggest wind power projects would be the most cost effective. But that's not the case.
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Is there room for the environment at the Occupation?
Solar power comes belatedly to Occupy Wall Street and D.C., but are people making the connection between economic hardships and the health of Earth?
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Solyndra and Keystone XL: A case study of skewed coverage at Politico
Politico has hyped Solyndra as a "scandal" while giving comparably little coverage to the culture of cronyism surrounding Keystone XL approval.
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New interactive report shows how Americans got trapped in their gas-guzzlers
The New America Foundation has a new, sharp report out on what they call "the energy trap." With prices for gas climbing, many Americans want other, better options for getting around, but they have little choice but to keep pouring money into the gas stations. Just check out the map in the first chapter to watch the country go from light pink (less than $300 spent on gas per month per household) to dark red (greater than $400 spent) in one year.
To understand America's abusive relationship with gasoline and cars, NAF interviewed "scores of people" and conducted a sociological survey about gas prices. -
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Keystone pipeline's last defense: Cold, hard cash
With all the facts against them, proponents of the climate-decimating tar-sands pipeline are playing their final hand: big piles of money.
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Dems go after $122 billion in oil subsidies
The supercommittee that's supposed to be killing the country's deficit asked the rest of Congress to submit ideas for places to cut. Thirty-five members of Congress submitted a motion that would do away with oil subsidies worth $122 billion.
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Solar power’s 'nasty little secret' isn’t nasty or secret
A solar insider reveals that "solar panels don't work well." But this ill-timed and inaccurate charge could be just a ploy to boost his own business.
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A positive energy vision for the future, from Amory Lovins
For inspiration on the energy front, RMI's new project, Reinventing Fire, offers an ambitiously positive plan for energy independence.
