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  • July 2008

    • Here Comes Era of Activist Government

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 18, 08 10:17 AM CDT

      Here Comes Era of Activist Government

      With daunting issues demanding immediate action—energy, the markets, and crumbling infrastructure to name but a few—the US is about to enter a phase of "government activism," writes David Brooks in the New York Times . Bad news for John McCain, right? Maybe not. As past periods of great change show, it is more often the conservatives leading the way in such eras . More »

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      John McCain  • health care  • politics  • energy  • financial markets  • infrastructure  • conservatives  • change  • Teddy Roosevelt

    • French Energy Giant Drops Iran Gas Project

      newser  |  Financial Times (UK)  |  Jul 10, 08 11:32 AM CDT

      French Energy Giant Drops Iran Gas Project

      French energy giant Total, the last major Western energy group that planned to invest in development of Iran's huge natural gas fields, is dropping out of the project, the Financial Times reports. The turnabout is a victory for the Bush administration's efforts to isolate Iran over its nuclear program; it's expected to delay Tehran's efforts to raise its gas production for at least a decade. More »

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      Iran  • energy  • nuclear facilities  • natural gas  • gas fields  • Total SA

    • GOP Charts Offshore Drilling Compromise

      newser  |  Politico  |  Jul 8, 08 11:12 AM CDT

      GOP Charts Offshore Drilling Compromise

      Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is trying to forge a bipartisan coalition on domestic oil drilling, Politico reports. Republican senators believe they can sway enough moderate Democrats on an amendment to end a federal ban on coastline drilling—allowing a dramatic shift in US energy policy, and reaping a big victory for the GOP. More »

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      Senate  • gas prices  • GOP  • energy  • bipartisanship  • Mitch McConnell  • oil drilling  • offshore oil  • compromise

    • Energy-Efficient Japan to Host G8 Summit

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 4, 08 7:26 AM CDT

      Energy-Efficient Japan to Host G8 Summit

      Next week the leaders of the developed world will meet at a resort in northern Japan for this year's G8 summit. With oil prices topping the agenda, Japan—by most measures, the most energy-frugal developed nation on earth—is hoping to use the international platform to promote its energy conservation program. As the New York Times reports, the meeting offers Japan a rare opportunity to take the lead on one of the world's most pressing issues. More »

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      Japan  • oil price  • energy  • G8 summit  • Group of Eight

  • June 2008

    • Fla.'s Crist Works Across the Eco-Lines

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 26, 08 1:50 PM CDT

      Fla.'s Crist Works Across the Eco-Lines

      Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is walking an environmental tightrope between encouraging conservation and alternative energy, and promoting oil exploration off the state’s coast, the Wall Street Journal reports.  Recent moves include the purchase of 300 square miles in the Everglades—a deal that shuts down the nation’s largest sugar-grower. But the governor also says he’ll support drilling off the coast as long as the state’s people and beaches are protected. More »

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      John McCain  • environment  • Florida  • energy  • vice presidential sweepstakes  • Charlie Crist  • Everglades

    • Congress Short on Gas, Long on Gasbags

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 26, 08 9:39 AM CDT

      Congress Short on Gas, Long on Gasbags

      There’s nothing much Congress can do about gas prices, writes Dana Milbank in the Washington Post, so in an effort to look busy it's doing what it always does—blaming the other party. Yesterday Capital Hill saw no less than 12 events on energy costs, and every last one came down to partisan jabs. More »

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      Congress  • gas prices  • politics  • energy  • partisanship

    • Can Your Bra Power Your iPod?

      newser  |  Slate  |  Jun 25, 08 9:28 AM CDT

      Can Your Bra Power Your iPod?

      For all the embarrassing bouncing and awkward jiggling they do, there must be a way to capture the power of breast motion, Adrienne So writes in Slate. “Human-powered devices are showing up everywhere. … Could someone design an iPod-powering bra for me?” she asks. A sports bra design consultant tells her she’d need the right breast size and material to maximize the breast motion. More »

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      energy  • iPod  • alternative energy  • clean energy  • breasts

    • Energy Prices Hammer Suburban Housing Market

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 25, 08 8:17 AM CDT

      Energy Prices Hammer Suburban Housing Market

      The soaring cost of energy has started the buck the half-century-old trend of migration to suburbs and exurbs, the New York Times reports. The cost of reaching a far-off home, let alone heating and cooling it, is becoming untenable for many. From Atlanta and Philadelphia to San Francisco and Minneapolis, prices of homes outside the urban core have fallen faster than those downtown. More »

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      gas prices  • housing market  • energy  • suburbs  • urban planning  • exurbs

    • Let's Not Kid Ourselves: Oil's Going Higher

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 18, 08 12:09 PM CDT

      Let's Not Kid Ourselves: Oil's Going Higher

      Yes, $4 a gallon seems steep, but the worst is surely yet to come, Robert J. Samuelson writes in the Washington Post . Gas is on pace to rise to $7 a gallon by 2012, with oil rising to $225 a barrel, according to one economist. Oil-rich nations are acting as though we’ve already hit “peak oil,” and fast-growing nations in Asia and elsewhere are keeping demand steady. More »

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      oil price  • gas prices  • oil  • energy  • biofuel  • oil drilling

    • Bush to Push Congress for Offshore Drilling

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 17, 08 10:07 PM CDT

      Bush to Push Congress for Offshore Drilling

      President Bush plans to make a renewed push tomorrow to get Congress to end a long-standing ban on offshore oil and gas drilling. Democrats have opposed the move for years, but rising gas prices are ratcheting up pressure to find domestic solutions. "The president believes Congress shouldn't waste any more time," said spokeswoman Dana Perino. More »

    • GOP Lawmakers Holding Out on McCain

      newser  |  The Hill  |  Jun 12, 08 2:12 PM CDT

      GOP Lawmakers Holding Out on McCain

      At least 14 GOP lawmakers are refusing to publicly support John McCain’s White House bid, and more than a dozen more are keeping mum about whether they back the senator, the Hill reports. A few say they are supporting their party’s candidate without going so far as endorsing him. Many refused to say why they were holding out, though some offered as reasons differences on Iraq and energy policy. More »

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      Iraq  • John McCain  • GOP  • energy  • Pennsylvania primary  • Indiana primary  • political endorsement  • West Virginia primary  • nominee

    • Carville Touts a Convenient VP

      newser  |  CNN  |  Jun 12, 08 6:22 AM CDT

      Carville Touts a Convenient VP

      Democratic strategist James Carville thinks Barack Obama should consider someone with a little experience for the vice presidency: like, say, former VP Al Gore. Carville told CNN that choosing the Nobel Peace Prize-winner would drive home the message that America is serious about a new energy policy. A third term would make Gore the longest-serving veep in history, but he's said he'll only run for top spot. More »

    • GM Gambles All on the Volt

      newser  |  Atlantic Monthly  |  Jun 11, 08 12:38 PM CDT

      GM Gambles All on the Volt

      The Chevy Volt will either revolutionize cars forever and rocket GM back to the top of the automotive world, or it’ll be an embarrassing disaster that will further cripple the giant. And right now, lots of industry types are betting on the latter. GM is so desperate to get the car out by 2010 that it’s developing car and battery simultaneously—a stunning gamble that could easily backfire, the Atlantic reports, in a detailed look at GM's equivalent of the space race. More »

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      General Motors  • energy  • hybrid car  • electric cars  • innovation  • Chevrolet Volt

    • To Fix US Energy Policy, Start Over

      newser  |  Yale Environment 360  |  Jun 10, 08 6:28 PM CDT

      To Fix US Energy Policy, Start Over

      The US must overhaul its environmental strategy, alternative-energy advocate Denis Hayes writes in Yale Environment 360 , and here's how: Cap carbon at its source—coal mines, oil fields, pipelines—not where it leaves the atmosphere. Promote renewable energy and buy photovoltaic devices in bulk to drive prices down. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • environment  • energy  • cap and trade  • alternative fuels

    • GOP Blocks Profit Tax on Oil Companies

      newser  |  Houston Chronicle  |  Jun 10, 08 1:59 PM CDT

      GOP Blocks Profit Tax on Oil Companies

      Senate Republicans today fended off a Democrat-sponsored bill that would have heaped a 25% tax on the five biggest US oil companies and rolled back other tax breaks for the industry, the Houston Chronicle reports. President Bush had threatened to veto the measure, hailed by Dems as "energy price relief" and for which Republicans predicted "abject failure." More »

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      Democrats  • Republicans  • Senate  • oil  • GOP  • energy  • Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

    • High Gas Prices Are Good for Detroit

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 9, 08 12:25 PM CDT

      High Gas Prices Are Good for Detroit

      Sky-high gas prices are finally pushing top US auto-makers to turn out fuel-efficient vehicles, and both Detroit and Washington should keep the pedal down to make a permanent change in how, and what, Americans drive, the US top car salesman tells the Wall Street Journal . "You have to tell the American people the truth," the CEO of AutoNation says. "Energy costs will be higher."  More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • energy  • gas  • hybrid car  • fuel costs  • Honda  • cars  • SUVs  • Nissan  • electric

  • May 2008

    • $4 a Gallon? Keep It Coming!

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 28, 08 5:05 AM CDT

      $4 a Gallon? Keep It Coming!

      The ideal presidential candidate wouldn’t pledge to cut gas prices—but would promise instead never to let them fall below $4 a gallon, writes Thomas L. Friedman in the New York Times . The high prices are finally forcing America to use fuel-efficient cars—and that’s crucial for the environment, and frees us from foreign oil dependence, Friedman notes. More »

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      gas prices  • auto industry  • energy  • hybrid car  • SUV

    • Hybrid Owners Put the Pedal to Fuel Efficiency

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  May 26, 08 8:29 AM CDT

      Hybrid Owners Put the Pedal to Fuel Efficiency

      Leaving the bad old days of drag-racing in the dust, greenies are now engaging in their own race for fuel efficiency, reports the Washington Post. With hybrid vehicles such as the Toyota Prius giving up-to-the-second feedback on just how much gas passing that little old lady in the right lane is guzzling, many drivers are adjusting their habits to max out their MPGs. More »

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      energy  • gas  • hybrid car  • Toyota Prius  • energy consumption  • mpg  • gas mileage

    • New Nuke Plants May Break the Bank

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 12, 08 2:16 PM CDT

      New Nuke Plants May Break the Bank

      Nuclear power has come back into favor as a cleaner energy solution, but new plants aren’t going to be cheap, the Wall Street Journal reports. Despite efforts to streamline the process and cut costs, the next wave of reactors would cost $5-$12 billion each—prices that would likely translate to higher electricity bills, and a renewed debate on nuclear energy. More »

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      climate change  • energy  • nuclear power  • nuclear power plants

  • April 2008

    • $7 Gas? Analyst Sees It by 2012

      newser  |  MarketWatch  |  Apr 25, 08 4:54 PM CDT

      $7 Gas? Analyst Sees It by 2012

      Oil and gas prices could double in the next four years, analysts say—with $7 per gallon possible by 2012. "It is increasingly clear that the outlook for oil supply signals a period of unprecedented scarcity," an analyst at investment bank CBIC tells MarketWatch. More »

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      oil price  • gas prices  • energy  • oil supply  • energy costs

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