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  • October 2008

    • When Did Patriots Stop Paying Taxes?

      New York Times  |  Oct 8, 08 12:14 PM CDT

      When Did Patriots Stop Paying Taxes?

      (Newser) - Sarah Palin is really asking for it, writes Thomas Friedman in the New York Times , when she blithely criticizes paying taxes as unpatriotic—especially when Uncle Sam needs the cash to pay for wars and a bailout that she supports. Does Palin "think borrowing money from China is more patriotic than raising it in taxes from Americans?"  It takes some nerve to support the bailout and call the taxes to pay for it unpatriotic. More »

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      Election 2008  • Financial Crisis  • Sarah Palin  • taxes  • Thomas Friedman  • patriotism  • energy dependence

  • July 2008

    • Gas From Garbage Finally Gets Momentum

      New York Times  |  Jul 24, 08 9:18 AM CDT

      Gas From Garbage Finally Gets Momentum

      (Newser) - After decades of dreaming, schemes to turn waste into fuel are finally getting traction in the US, with some 28 plants in the works and a handful even up and running, the New York Times reports. They consume everything from wood chips to garbage, as once-prohibitively expensive processes become competitive with $4-a-gallon gasoline. “American innovation is going to come up with the solution,” one researcher tells the Times. More »

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      biofuel  • ethanol  • alternative fuels  • energy dependence  • algae biofuel

    • Admit It: Carter Was 100% Right

      Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Jul 15, 08 4:41 PM CDT

      Admit It: Carter Was 100% Right

      (Newser) - “Misunderstood, mocked and maligned” though he was, Jimmy Carter was exactly right about our energy problems and their solutions, Joseph Wheelan writes in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Way back in 1979, "Carter outlined a program for achieving energy independence." In 2008, "It turns out that Carter was right after all." More »

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      Jimmy Carter  • alternative fuels  • energy dependence  • fuel economy standards

    • Oil Tycoon Kicks Off Energy Campaign

      Dallas Morning News  |  Jul 8, 08 3:51 PM CDT

      Oil Tycoon Kicks Off Energy Campaign

      (Newser) - Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens is fed up with America’s dependence on oil and today launched a huge ad campaign to persuade the nation to kick its crude addiction, the Dallas Morning News reports. His "Pickens Plan" proposes that Americans swap gasoline for natural gas, then replace natural gas power plants with wind, solar, and nuclear facilities. More »

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      oil price  • oil  • gas  • alternative energy  • natural gas  • solar power  • wind power  • T. Boone Pickens  • energy dependence  • energy independence

  • June 2008
  • May 2008

    • Who Cares Who We Talk to?

      New York Times  |  May 21, 08 1:42 PM CDT

      Who Cares Who We Talk to?

      (Newser) - Though politicians and pundits alike are caught up in which foes the US should or shouldn't be reaching out to, Thomas Friedman, in the New York Times , points out that few world leaders of any stripe are sitting by the phone waiting for our call. Waning American influence and the rise of new powers in the developing world and outside the state system worry Friedman much more. More »

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      Bush administration  • oil  • globalization  • Thomas Friedman  • developing world  • energy dependence  • foreign oil

  • December 2007

    • Bush Signs Huge Energy Bill

      Washington Post  |  Dec 19, 07 2:00 PM CST

      Bush Signs Huge Energy Bill

      (Newser) - President Bush today signed a sweeping energy bill that will improve automotive fuel-efficiency standards, boost biofuel production, and kill off the incandescent light bulb, the Washington Post reports. Bush said the law would reduce US dependence on foreign oil and even the likelihood of terrorist attacks. Both the White House and Congressional Democrats claimed victory in the year-long haggling process. More »

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      energy  • biofuel  • ethanol  • energy bill  • energy dependence

  • September 2007

    • Ethanol Glut Sinking Farmers' Hopes

      New York Times  |  Sep 30, 07 4:46 AM CDT

      Ethanol Glut Sinking Farmers' Hopes

      (Newser) - A glut of ethanol has sent prices plumetting, staggering the hopes of farmers and businesses who once counted on a biofuel gold rush, reports the New York Times. Companies and farm cooperatives built so many ethanol distilleries that production has far outpaced demand, in part because distribution hasn't kept up. More »

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      Congress  • Iowa  • gas  • biofuel  • ethanol  • farmer  • corn  • fossil fuel  • energy dependence  • E 85

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