Monthly Archives: October 2008

Democrats and Big Oil

By | Published: October 31, 2008
Yesterday I participated in a blogger conference call with the American Petroleum Institute. The topic was Industry Earnings and Recent Oil Prices, and the audio and transcript may be found here. My question was a political question regarding the seemingly permanent hostile relationship between oil companies and Democrats. My question, and comments that followed: 24:15 MR. RAPIER: [...]
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Prince Charles Visits Conservation Projects Across the Far East

By | Published: October 31, 2008
Environment News Service: HRH The Prince of Wales will this Sunday visit the Indonesian island of Sumatra to view an innovative rainforest conservation project as part of his ongoing Far East tour. Prince Charles will see how logged rainforest on Sumatra is being protected and restored by conservation groups BirdLife International, based in Cambridge; [...]
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New York State Sets Wind Industry Ethics Code

By | Published: October 31, 2008
Environment News Service: As the result of a state investigation into possible improper relationships between wind energy developers and New York state officials, the State of New York Thursday established a new Wind Industry Ethics Code. Developed by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the new code sets forth guidelines to facilitate the development of wind [...]
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Experts: EU should temper hopes for US climate push

By | Published: October 31, 2008
EurActiv: Supporters of EU efforts to tackle climate change may be relieved that Barak Obama and John McCain both support a cap-and-trade scheme to curb US greenhouse gas emissions, but American support for a global climate deal is not certain, analysts warn. Background: In 1997, the US Senate unanimously refused to ratify the [...]
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Canada: Alberta oilmen California dreamin’

By | Published: October 31, 2008
Financial Post: Canadian oil sands representatives have become regular visitors to this government city in California’s Central Valley, where northern Alberta’s oil has become a hot topic of discussion. The reason is not what you may expect. In a state so hungry for energy it’s the world’s third-largest consumer of gasoline, behind the rest [...]
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Formal human ‘fingerprints’ on polar climate

By | Published: October 31, 2008
Christian Science Monitor: So you heard the Arctic was the only pole percolating? Last year, the UN-backed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change pegged Antarctica as the only continent on the planet where human influence on climate hasn`t popped up. Now, it appears, human ‘fingerprints’ are finally showing up on climate at the bottom of the [...]
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Quiet wind turbine could provide up to 30% of a home’s power

By | Published: October 31, 2008
Physorg: A quiet wind turbine developed in Scotland is now available in the US and Canada. Its developers say that the roof-based turbine can provide significant power for homes and commercial buildings alike. Originally designed by Scotland-based Renewable Devices, the Swift wind turbine is being sold in the US by Cascade Engineering of Grand [...]
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Algae blooms: A new source of energy?

By | Published: October 31, 2008
CBC: They may dwell at the bottom of the food chain, but algae are drawing the attention of top scientists at companies such as Boeing, Chevron and ConocoPhillips. The photosynthetic organisms have lived on Earth for a billion years, and some researchers say algae could be a key to helping solve some pressing issues [...]
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Environmentalists protest at Australian coal plant

By | Published: October 31, 2008
Reuters: Environmental activists chained themselves to a conveyor belt at one of Australia’s largest coal-fired electricity plants Saturday to protest slow government action on climate change, a spokeswoman said. Four protesters from the group Rising Tide, three men and one woman, carried out the action at the Bayswater plant north of Sydney, Rising Tide [...]
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Bangladesh: Learning to adapt to drought too

By | Published: October 31, 2008
IRIN: Learning to adapt to drought too 31 Oct 2008 17:21:25 GMT Source: IRIN Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author’s alone. DHAKA, 31 October 2008 (IRIN) – Climate change pundits have not [...]
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United Kingdom: Climate Change Bill gets seal of approval

By | Published: October 31, 2008
Edie: MPs debated amendments to the Bill long into the night The UK will become the first country in the world to make emissions reduction targets legally binding after MPs voted in favour of passing the Climate Change Bill. The country will now be committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% [...]
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Obama to go green, but push could be costly

By | Published: October 31, 2008
Reuters: The green revolution has ground to a halt with the collapse in oil prices, right? Don’t bet on it if Barack Obama makes it to the White House with an agenda to create jobs while weaning the country off foreign oil. With the oil price at about half of its former record-breaking [...]
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High food prices around the world

By | Published: October 31, 2008
Radio Netherlands: Inflation is causing the cost of food to skyrocket. Food riots are breaking out across the world while more and more people are going to bed hungry every day. It is estimated that one-sixth of us are living with less than the most basic of food requirements. Climate Change Food price [...]
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What Is this “Clean Coal” Obama and McCain Support?

By | Published: October 31, 2008
AlterNet: Both Presidential Candidates Obama and McCain have emphasized the need for Energy Reform as we face climate change, a sinking economy, and rising fuel costs. In a country where 85% of energy demands are from fossil fuels (oil, coal and gas), coal and "clean coal" are making a rhetoric comeback this election. However, the [...]
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Yet Again, Exxon Breaks Its Record Quarterly Profit

By | Published: October 31, 2008
Washington Post: Exxon Mobil smashed its own U.S. record for quarterly profits yesterday, ringing up $14.83 billion in net income thanks to soaring summertime crude oil prices. But with crude oil prices now less than half their July peak and the economic outlook bleak, the record may stand for a while. Exxon’s third-quarter earnings [...]
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