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  • September 2007

    • Sunny Days Here for Green Homeowners

      Forbes  |  Sep 8, 07 2:59 PM CDT

      Sunny Days Here for Green Homeowners

      (Newser) - Sunny days are here to stay for solar homes with roof-top panels, Forbes reports. Such green abodes can cover electricity costs in warm months and store enough to sell solar power to the grid for profit. Installation is expensive but viable thanks to government subsidies, especially in California, New Jersey and Tennessee; California offers a 30% tax credit for installing the “photovoltaic” panels. More »

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      environmentalism  • energy  • alternative energy  • homeowners  • solar energy  • clean energy  • solar power  • homeownership

    • Bill Targets Reps' Gas Guzzlers

      McClatchy Newspapers  |  Sep 4, 07 4:03 PM CDT

      Bill Targets Reps' Gas Guzzlers

      (Newser) - The environmental movement might just be trickling up: The House of Representatives has approved an energy bill amendment that would bar members from leasing gas guzzlers with taxpayer money. The proposal still faces some roadblocks, McClatchy reports, including its vague definition of emissions standards and the efforts of a top Republican to keep his beloved Tahoe. More »

  • August 2007

    • Actually, It Is Easy Being Green

      LiveScience  |  Aug 16, 07 5:09 PM CDT

      Actually, It Is Easy Being Green

      (Newser) - So you're not ready to give up your car for a bicycle to help the Earth. LiveScience suggests 10 baby steps to going green that won't even cramp your style. Use compact fluorescent light bulbs. Purchase Energy Star-rated appliances, electronics, and lighting. Instead of plastic bags, shop with a reusable tote bag. More »

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      list  • environmentalism  • energy  • recycling  • plastic  • renewable energy  • green energy  • compact fluorescent bulbs  • local produce  • EnergyStar

    • Chavez Lavishes Oil Wealth on Neighbors

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 9, 07 8:53 AM CDT

      Chavez Lavishes Oil Wealth on Neighbors

      (Newser) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is spreading hundreds of millions of oil dollars around South America in an effort to limit the influence of the International Monetary Fund and forge a strong alliance. Chavez began a four-nation tour in Argentina referring to the IMF as "Dracula" and called for a united front against the US. More »

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      oil  • Venezuela  • energy  • Hugo Chavez  • Argentina  • Ecuador  • International Monetary Fund  • South America  • Uruguay

    • House OKs Renewable Energy Bill

      Washington Post  |  Aug 5, 07 1:55 PM CDT

      House OKs Renewable Energy Bill

      (Newser) - The House passed a broad-based clean energy bill yesterday that redirects $16 billion in tax incentives from big oil and gas companies to renewable energy sources like wind and solar power. Democrats hailed the legislation as the first big step toward making the US a more environmentally friendly nation, but Republicans say the bill will increase dependence on foreign oil. More »

    • Iraq's Power Grid Is Near Collapse

      Associated Press  |  Aug 4, 07 7:01 PM CDT

      Iraq's Power Grid Is Near Collapse

      (Newser) - Iraq’s power grid is teetering on the edge of collapse as insurgents destroy almost any attempt to restore power and the country’s fractured government is stalled, the AP reports. With enough power for only half of demand, there have been four nationwide blackouts in the last two days. Gasoline prices have also spiked to nearly $5 a gallon, making it affordable only to the wealthy. More »

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      Iraq  • gas prices  • insurgents  • energy  • power  • power grid

    • Sub Crew Plants Russian Flag

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Aug 2, 07 4:57 PM CDT

      Sub Crew Plants Russian Flag

      (Newser) - A Russian expedition reached the North Pole today and symbolically called dibs on the Arctic in the race to secure the oil-rich territory. Explorers sank a titanium Russian flag into what the team leader called the "yellowish mud" of the sea floor 3 miles deep, which a spokesman likened to "raising a flag on the moon." More »

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      Russia  • global warming  • oil  • energy  • Arctic  • Arctic oil  • North Pole

  • July 2007

    • Ethanol More Mean Than Green

      Rolling Stone  |  Jul 31, 07 2:54 PM CDT

      Ethanol More Mean Than Green

      (Newser) - Far from the solution to America’s energy crisis, corn ethanol is “one if the great political boondoggles of our time,” Rolling Stone says in a scathing broadside. The “dangerous” and “delusional” hype over the corn biofuel raises the price of food for the needy because it puts corn to work powering SUVs. And on top of that, ethanol isn’t even environmentally efficient. More »

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      environment  • global warming  • oil  • energy  • biofuel  • ethanol  • farmer  • corn  • crops  • hunger

    • Energy Bill Boosts Nuclear Expansion

      New York Times  |  Jul 31, 07 10:48 AM CDT

      Energy Bill Boosts Nuclear Expansion

      (Newser) - The newly passed Senate energy bill contains one sentence that 's worth tens of billions of dollars to the nuclear industry. Never debated, the provision offers builders of new nuclear plants as much as $50 billion in loan guarantees over two years. That, the New York Times reports, can be expected to prompt major expansion in the industry, with 28 new reactors now on the boards. More »

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      energy  • nuclear power  • legislation  • nuclear  • Pete Domenici

  • June 2007

    • Senate Passes Energy Bill

      CNN  |  Jun 22, 07 5:00 AM CDT

      Senate Passes Energy Bill

      (Newser) - The Senate gave a green light to an energy plan that would pump total fuel-economy standards to 35 mpg by 2020, and require vehicles to run on 85% ethanol by 2015. Democrats say the bill will reduce America's reliance on foreign oil, help control gas prices and counteract the effects of global warming, while analysts say it's a blow to Detroit. More »

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      global warming  • Senate  • gas prices  • auto industry  • House of Representatives  • Detroit  • energy  • ethanol  • fuel  • Dianne Feinstein

    • Scientists Sweeten on Fruit Fuel

      BBC  |  Jun 21, 07 4:48 AM CDT

      Scientists Sweeten on Fruit Fuel

      (Newser) - Simple sugars found in fruits like apples and oranges can be converted into a new type of bio-based car fuel that provides more energy than ethanol, the current hip gas alternative. US researchers say the dimethylfuran can store 40 percent more energy and is less volatile than its corn-based cousin, but its environmental impact is still unknown. More »

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      gas prices  • energy  • gas  • biofuel  • ethanol  • fuel

    • China's CO2 Output Passes US

      BBC  |  Jun 20, 07 5:25 AM CDT

      China's CO2 Output Passes US

      (Newser) - China has overtaken the US as the world's biggest CO2 emitter. A Dutch study says China is coughing up 9% more fossil fuel into the air than last year, compared with a 1.4% increase from the superpower across the Pacific. And the trend is up: China's industry is growing so fast, it's building two new power stations a week to meet energy demands. More »

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      China  • climate change  •