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Stimulus in the Bag, Obama Rethinks Strategy

President will push hard for the agenda he wants

Feb 13, 09 11:15 AM CST
(Newser) - President Obama got his way, more or less, on the stimulus, but the process demonstrated Congress' abiding disinterest in bipartisanship. For future big-ticket items—and there are a lot of them—the president will take a tougher approach, Mike Allen and Jonathan Martin write for Politico. Chief of staff Rahm... More »

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stem cell research • health care • Barack Obama • energy • finance • Rahm Emanuel • economic stimulus package • bipartisanship • Obama administration • President Obama

What the Stimulus Package Would Get Us

$800 billion, $647-page tome means big gov't again

Feb 1, 09 3:23 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama’s $800 billion stimulus plan—which stood at 647 pages when it passed the House last week—signals a return to “unabashed” big government, the Los Angeles Times reports. Here’s what it means:
  • For the next 2 years, individuals making under $75,000 will get
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energy • health insurance • unemployment • infrastructure • tax cuts • unemployment benefits • economic stimulus package • tax credit • emergency aid • Obama administration • President Obama

 Utilities' 
 Green Plea:
 Best Your 
 Neighbor  

Rating households by energy savings jolts consumers into curbing power use

Jan 31, 09 9:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Utilities have discovered that tapping into consumers' competitive urges is the most effective way to jolt them into using less energy, the New York Times reports. Sacramento—in a program now copied in at least 10 other major cities—began awarding smiley faces to customers who did well compared to... More »

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energy • utility companies • energy bill • energy saving • utilities

(Newser) - Barack Obama announced a drastic change in the nation’s energy policy today, beginning with an executive order allowing states to raise their fuel efficiency standards. "America will not be held hostage to dwindling resources,” Obama said. “Today I announce the first steps on our journey to... More »

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Barack Obama • energy • California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • fuel efficiency • energy independence • energy policy • Obama administration • President Obama

 Silver Bits Boost Solar Power 

Particles allow cells to absorb more light, researchers say

Jan 9, 09 2:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Scientists believe they’ve found a way to make less expensive, more efficient solar cells: Just add silver, the Economist reports. Standard cells, which rely on a thick layer of pricey silicon, are costly. Problem is, thinner cells absorb less red light, reducing electricity output by 20%. Sprinkling a few... More »

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energy • alternative energy • electricity • solar power • solar cells • scientific breakthroughs • silver

 Russia Halts All Gas 
 to Europe Via Ukraine 

Last pipeline shut as shortages spread as far as France

Jan 7, 09 6:01 AM CST
(AP) - Having slowed to a trickle yesterday, Russia today shut off all its gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine, the latest move in a pricing dispute that has affected fuel deliveries to a dozen countries during a winter cold snap. Gazprom, the Russian state gas company, blamed Ukraine for shutting down... More »

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Russia • energy • gas • Europe • Gazprom • Ukraine • shortage • natural gas

 Venezuela Yanks Free Fuel for Poor Americans

Plunging price of oil forces Chavez to freeze fuel aid program

Jan 6, 09 3:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Venezuela has halted its gifts of free fuel to America's poor, the New York Times reports. The controversial foreign aid project supplied heating oil to 200,000 low-income households in 23 states and on Indian reservations, but the plunge in the price of oil has hit Venezuela hard and President... More »

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energy • Venezuela • oil price • Hugo Chávez • heating oil • Petroleos de Venezuela SA • fuel subsidy

MARKETS

Dow Dips 81 on Autos, Building 

Several wireless and financial firms fall after downgrades

Jan 5, 09 3:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks fell today as the markets digested poor, but better-than-forecast, reports in auto sales and construction spending, the Wall Street Journal reports. Though the Dow rose to an 8-week high Friday, it fell 81.80 today to close at 8,952.89. The Nasdaq lost 4.18, closing at 1,... More »

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energy • Verizon • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • auto industry • wireless service • wireless industry • S&P 500 • AT&T • oil futures • oil prices

The Pride of Russia, Tanking Gazprom Seeks Bailout

A symbol of Moscow's resurgence a year ago, the natural gas giant is foundering

Dec 30, 08 9:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Just a year ago, Russian natural gas titan Gazprom was burning through global competition on its way to becoming the world's largest corporation. Now the state-owned darling of investors worldwide is deep in debt and flirting with a government bailout. A symbol of Russia’s resurgence as a global economic... More »

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Russia • energy • Vladimir Putin • Gazprom • natural gas • financial crisis

OPINION

Gimmicky Green Authors
Wouldn't Impress Thoreau

Writers often more into self promotion than self denial

Dec 28, 08 5:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Modern-day Henry David Thoreaus don't need to move to the woods for life to land a book deal. The push for green living has given us, unfortunately, no small number of gimmicky books on the subject, laments Michael Agger in Mother Jones. Temporarily living without plastic, eating only locally grown... More »

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energy • green • green revolution • Henry David Thoreau • Walden Pond • self-improvement • ascetic

Germans Slash Energy Use With 'Passive' Houses

Recycling heat lets green home stay warm without a furnace

Dec 27, 08 7:36 AM CST
(Newser) - A revolutionary house design from Germany keeps inhabitants warm in winter with about as much energy as it takes to run a hairdryer, the New York Times reports. The "passive house" is sealed with ultrathick insulation. A central ventilation system exchanges warm air from inside with cold air from... More »

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energy • architecture • house • renewable energy • insulation

 Gas Hits 5-Year Low 

$1.66 a gallon average is cheapest since February 2004

Dec 21, 08 7:06 PM CST
(AP) - The average national price of gasoline fell 9 cents in the past two weeks, bringing it to its lowest point in nearly five years, according to a national survey released today. The average price of regular gasoline Friday was $1.66 a gallon. The price of mid-grade was $1.80... More »

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energy • gas • gas prices • gasoline prices

Obama Picks Physicist as Science Adviser

Harvard energy
expert to get key role,
cheering scientists

Dec 19, 08 8:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama will appoint Harvard physicist John P. Holdren as science adviser this weekend, pointing to an expanded role for science in the next administration, the Boston Globe reports. Holdren is versed in energy, climate change, and nuclear proliferation. Coming on the heels of Nobel laureate Steven Chu’s nomination... More »

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climate change • Barack Obama • energy • science • physicist • Harvard • Obama administration • John Holdren

One Man's Coffee Grounds Are Another's Biodiesel

Waste can be turned into cheap fuel

Dec 16, 08 11:25 AM CST
(Newser) - If lattes seem overpriced now, wait until coffee becomes a precious commodity. An engineering professor spied an opportunity in the layer of oil he found floating in an old cup of coffee one morning. He extracted what was left in some used grounds—about 10%-15% oil by weight—with simple... More »

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energy • coffee • biofuel • fuel • biodiesel • green energy • clean fuel • cars

OPINION

 A Look at Obama's 
 Energy Blueprint 

Going green will help bring US out of crisis: Klein

Nov 13, 08 1:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Detroit's looking for a bailout. China just announced a massive stimulus package, including big investments in transportation and energy. What’s a president-elect to do? Barack Obama would be best served by making good on his promise to create an alternative energy economy, writes Joe Klein in Time.... More »

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climate change • Barack Obama • energy • green building • alternative energy • Center for American Progress • energy policy • John Podesta • President Obama


 Palin: 'It Would 
 Be My Honor' 
 to Help Obama 

Alaska governor says Ayers ties still concern her

Nov 12, 08 4:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Sarah Palin said it would be her "honor" to help the Obama administration, though she's “still concerned” about his ties to “an unrepentant domestic terrorist,” CNN reports. Palin said that while it was fair to continue discussing William Ayers, it's “time to move on.”... More »

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Barack Obama • energy • Alaska • Republican • president • bipartisanship • Sarah Palin • Bill Ayers

OPINION

 Gore: 5 Steps to Save Planet 

Nobel laureate calls on Obama, new Congress to act now

Nov 9, 08 12:11 PM CST
(Newser) - The road to energy efficiency is paved with the same solutions needed to fix the economic crisis, Al Gore writes in a New York Times op-ed. Dismissing proposals for domestic drilling, the climate crusader says, “We simply cannot any longer base the strategy for human survival on a cynical... More »

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climate change • Barack Obama • energy • Congress • Middle East • Al Gore • power grid • carbon • renewable energy • auto industry • foreign oil • sustainability

OPINION

Gas Prices Are Down—and That's Bad

Investment in green
is our only way out of crisis, writes Friedman

Oct 22, 08 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gas prices are dropping at last, back down to an average of less than $3 a gallon for the first time in a year. That's good news for recession-fearing consumers, writes Thomas L. Friedman, but there's a downside: the push to drive less and make Detroit build more fuel-efficient cars... More »

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energy • alternative energy • gas prices • green technology • Thomas Friedman • bailout • financial crisis

ANALYSIS

Let's Chow Down on the Food System

Open letter to prez candidates calls for overhaul—now

Oct 12, 08 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans touch it everyday and it’s a matter of national security, but John McCain and Barack Obama haven’t raised the issue while campaigning: America’s food system is in dire need of an overhaul, Michael Pollan writes in an open letter to the candidates in the New York ... More »

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food • energy • agriculture • FDA • meat • food prices • animal • farmers

 How to Keep Your PC Green 

New York Times offers tips on cutting computer energy use

Oct 3, 08 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - You’ve got the Prius and the reusable shopping bags, but did you know a PC and monitor perpetually left on use more than twice the kilowatt-hours per year consumed by a fridge? The New York Times reports what you can do to slow your computer’s energy drain:
... More »

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energy • environment • computer • green products

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