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Bush to Push Congress
for Offshore Drilling

Like McCain, he says it's time to end the ban

Jun 17, 08 10:07 PM CDT
(AP) - 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 »

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energy • oil drilling • McCain 2008 • George W. Bush • Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

 GOP Lawmakers Holding
 Out on McCain 

At least 14 say they won't endorse candidate

Jun 12, 08 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Opinion

 Carville Touts a Convenient VP 

Nobel-winner would signal US is getting serious about energy policy, says he

Jun 12, 08 6:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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energy • Al Gore • vice president • James Carville • vice presidential sweepstakes

 GM Gambles All on the Volt 

Electric car a massive gamble

Jun 11, 08 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

OPINION

To Fix US Energy Policy, Start Over

Activist argues for multipronged strategy on climate change

Jun 10, 08 6:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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 • energy • environment • global warming • cap and trade • alternative fuels

GOP Blocks Profit Tax on
Oil Companies

Senators favor new US drilling over Dems' plan for 'energy relief'

Jun 10, 08 1:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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energy • oil • Democrats • Republican • Senate • GOP • Arctic National Wildlife Refuge • oil tax

ANALYSIS

 High Gas Prices
 Are Good for Detroit 

Demand rising for electric alternatives, so makers, legislators must seize moment

Jun 9, 08 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

OPINION

 $4 a Gallon?
 Keep It Coming! 

High prices are finally forcing Americans to fuel-efficient cars: Friedman

May 28, 08 5:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Hybrid Owners Put the Pedal to Fuel Efficiency

Prius' real-time feedback alters driving habits to max MPGs

May 26, 08 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 New Nuke Plants May
 Break the Bank 

Prohibitive costs could run as high as $12B each

May 12, 08 2:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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climate change • energy • nuclear power • nuclear power plant

 $7 Gas? Analyst Sees It by 2012 

Limited supply, ever-increasing demand will nearly double current prices

Apr 25, 08 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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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energy • gas prices • oil price • oil supply • energy costs

 Should Bush Tap Strategic
 Petroleum Reserve? 

Rainy day supply draws debate

Apr 24, 08 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The government is pumping 60,000 barrels of oil a day into a “rainy day” reserve, but with oil prices at a record high, many argue that it’s already raining. That includes the presidential candidates, all of whom want to at least stop adding to the Strategic Petroleum... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • energy • John McCain • oil • oil price • oil reserves • George W. Bush • strategic petroleum reserve

Opinion

Grow Yourself a Garden (Even if it Doesn't Help)

Try to reverse climate change with some home-made eats

Apr 19, 08 4:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Climate change seems too big for individuals to fix, but that’s partly because we're trapped in a cheap energy mindset, Michael Pollan writes in the New York Times. Low-cost energy has allowed us to rely on distant specialists for most of our needs, and we have a moral... More »

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climate change • energy • carbon footprint • gardening • green home

 Europe Backtracks on Biofuels 

Environmental concerns put 10% quota on hold

Apr 19, 08 2:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The European commission is backing off a proposed 10% biofuels quota as scientists warn that the alternative fuels actually hurt the environment, the Guardian reports. “This is all very sensitive and fast-moving,” said a commission official. “There is now a lot of new evidence on biofuels, and... More »

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climate change • energy • biofuel • consumer prices • food prices • food riots • European Commission

Oil Expected to Stay
Above $100 This Year

Fed agency ups forecast as world laps up Texas tea

Apr 9, 08 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - A barrel of crude could end up averaging more than $100 this year, federal handicappers are predicting, just weeks after the triple-digit mark seemed like a troublesome anomaly. OPEC’s parsimony with its reserves, spiking demand worldwide and a dwindling supply outside the Middle East are conspiring to squeeze rates—... More »

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energy • OPEC • crude oil • oil companies • oil crisis • Energy Information Administration

Going Greener Won't Cut Much* Into Bottom Line: Study

*If governments are smart with policies

Apr 3, 08 7:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cutting greenhouse-gas emissions will put a dent in the world's bottom line, but the damage could be minimal with the right economic policies, the International Monetary Fund forecasts. A 60% reduction of 2002 emission levels will reduce global growth by 2.6% come 2040, but the world's economy would still... More »

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China • energy • greenhouse gases • India • global warming • cap and trade • carbon trading • International Monetary Fund • IMF • clean energy

World Will Dim Lights Tomorrow for Earth Hour

Cities will power off
to call attention
to global warming

Mar 28, 08 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cities across the world will dim their lights  tomorrow night—temporarily darkening major landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Sydney’s Opera House and Chicago's Wrigley Field—in an effort to raise awareness about energy conservation and climate change. Phoenix, Atlanta, and a dozen other US cities will join... More »

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climate change • energy • Australia • San Francisco • Chicago • global warming • Bangkok • Sydney • World Wildlife Fund • Earth Hour

Wowie! Maui Gas Hits $4 

Hawaii is especially hard hit by rising oil prices

Mar 14, 08 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The price of gas in the US hit another record this morning of $3.28 a gallon, CNN reports, but at least one part of the nation thinks that would be a great bargain. On Maui, $4 gas has already arrived in many places, and the island is on the... More »

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energy • oil • gas • Hawaii • gas prices • oil price • Maui

Plasma May Zap City's Garbage Crisis

New tech could burn off Vancouver's garbage and make electricity

Feb 17, 08 6:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Vancouver may have a fix for its garbage overflow crisis: Burn the trash into a gas that makes electricity. A Canadian company called Plasco Energy Group has proposed a plant that zaps waste into ionized gas, or plasma; about a fifth of it would run the plant and the rest... More »

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energy • trash • landfill • garbage • waste • Vancouver • plasma gasification • Plasco

Biofuels Will Add to Heating Climate, Studies Say

Land likely to be used for production is already helping absorb carbon

Feb 8, 08 8:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Biofuels could hurt Earth more than help it, two new studies conclude. Over 30 years, argues one, corn-based ethanol would spout twice the greenhouse gas of regular gasoline; the other notes environmental damage likely to be wreaked by chopping rainforests and other areas for production, the Washington Post reports. The... More »

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climate change • energy • environment • global warming • ethanol • gas • rainforest • biofuel

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