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Summer Heat Means Less Gas at the Pump

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 at 5:18 pm

Activists want states to require a price adjustment on hot days.
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Oil Price Record Headed to Gas Pump?

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 at 5:17 pm

Oil prices hit record high based on high demand and trader speculation.
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Advanced Acne Treatment

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 at 4:56 pm

Years ago my younger brother had quite a problem with acne, so much so that he took a series of prescription medications for his condition. One of those prescription medications was later found to cause benign bone tumors, and sure enough years after quiting the medication, after his acne cleared up for good, he discovered […]

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Germany: Greens vandalise fuel-greedy 4×4 cars

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 at 1:00 am

Telegraph (UK): Greens employing guerrilla tactics have begun targeting the prized assets of car-loving Germans. The tyres of dozens of 4×4 vehicles were slashed last week in Berlin, with each attack accompanied by a note detailing the dangers of carbon emissions tucked under the windscreen wiper. The campaign has highlighted Germany’s internal conflict […]

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Into the Limelight, and the Politics of Global Warming

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 at 1:00 am

New York Times: In June 2002, Heidi Cullen, a researcher at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., received a telephone call from an executive at the Weather Channel. Would she audition for a program on climate and global warming that producers at the Atlanta-based cable television network were contemplating? Dr. […]

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Planners move to close the window on American mansions

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 at 1:00 am

Guardian: For many they are a blight on the American landscape. For others, they are an expression of freedom and success. Now legislators in cities across the US, alarmed at the spread of "McMansions", are trying to contain the size of American homes. Inspired by concerns that communities are disappearing and alarmed by the […]

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Pelosi quiets rebellious Democrats with changes in House energy bill

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 at 1:00 am

Associated Press: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi solidified Democratic support behind her energy initiatives and quieted rebellious party members who feared U.S. energy production would be hurt. Democratic leaders reached agreement on legislation that would impose nearly $16 billion (€11.71 billion) in additional taxes on oil companies over 10 years and use the money to […]

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United Kingdom: Reap what we sow

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 at 1:00 am

Guardian: At a farm near my home in Oxfordshire, 50 sheep died in last week’s floods. Another farm, where the locals buy pick-your-own strawberries, asparagus and broad beans, has almost certainly lost its entire crop. I haven’t the heart to ask what it’s like in Gloucestershire. Of course, sheep and strawberries aren’t the crops that […]

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Australia: Hunter coal mines look to expand

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 at 1:00 am

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Two of the Hunter’s largest open cut coal mines could soon get bigger, with their owners looking to cash in on the continuing mining boom. Demand for coal is not slowing down, with more than 60 coal ships still anchored off the Newcastle coast in the New South Wales Hunter region. […]

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As icecaps melt, Russia races for Arctic’s resources

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 at 1:00 am

Christian Science Monitor: Call it the global warming sweepstakes. As milder temperatures make exploration of the Arctic sea floor possible for the first time, Russia’s biggest-ever research expedition to the region is steaming toward the immense scientific prestige of being the first to explore the seabed of the world’s crown. In the […]

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Biofuels to Keep Global Grain Prices High - Toepfer

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 at 1:00 am

Reuters: Rising biofuels production will keep grain and oilseed prices high in the coming year, German grain trading house Toepfer International, a unit of US agribusiness Archer Daniels Midland Co., said on Monday. "As simultaneously demand for food and animal feed continues to rise, above all in rapidly developing countries including China and […]

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Indonesia Sees Slower Palm Oil Expansion from 2010

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 at 1:00 am

Reuters: Indonesia expects palm oil output to grow sharply in the next two years but stricter forest protection may then slow expansion, a senior industry official said on Monday. Indonesia is set to take over from Malaysia as the world’s top palm oil producer this year because of rapid expansion in the last […]

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Brazil, Alarmed, Reconsiders Policy on Climate Change

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 at 1:00 am

New York Times: Alarmed at recent indications of climate change here in the Amazon and in other regions of Brazil, the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has begun showing signs of new flexibility in the tangled, politically volatile international negotiations to limit human-caused global warming. The factors behind the re-evaluation range […]

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Australia Pushes Clean Coal

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 at 1:00 am

Wall Street Journal: Australia’s efforts to protect one of its most vital industries in an age when "coal" is a dirty word place the country at the forefront of global efforts to burn the fuel more cleanly. Australia is the world’s biggest coal exporter, and coal is the country’s No. 1 export, generating more […]

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Thailand: Govt move to cut paddy field gas emissions ‘misguided’

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 at 1:00 am

Bangkok Post: The government’s move to combat global warming by cutting methane emissions from paddy fields is misguided because agriculture releases only small amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, a leading environmentalist says. Methane from paddy fields accounts for only 10% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, said Sirinthornthep Taoprayoon, chairperson of […]

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