Topic: Fossil Inc.
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Energy Voices
Why is world using more coal? The China trade.International trade – especially the addition of China to the World Trade Organization in 2001 – has sharply boosted coal mining.
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Energy Voices
Petrobras feels the downside of fossil fuel subsidiesTaxpayers, activists, and politicians see this outrageous tally of fossil fuel subsidies and get angry at the oil company — but in Petrobras' case, Rapier writes, it's the oil company footing the bill.
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Why greenhouse gases hit record high in 2011
Carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas emitted by human activities, reached 390.9 parts per million last year, or 40 percent above the pre-industrial level, the World Meteorological Organization said. It cited fossil fuel as the primary source.
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US predicted to be world's largest oil producer by 2017
New forecasts by the International Energy Agency predict the US may achieve energy independence by 2017. America is expected to surpass Russia as the largest gas producer by 2015, and Saudi Arabia as the world's top oil producer by 2017.
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Energy Voices
The clunky, lagging transition to renewable energyHistory suggests that it can take up to 50 years to replace an existing energy infrastructure, and we don't have that long, Cobb writes.
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Energy Voices
Romney energy plan: pro-drilling, anti-regulation, and mum on climate changeRomney energy plan wants to open federal lands to drill onshore and US waters to drill offshore, but gives short shrift to renewable energy and ignores fuel efficiency, carbon-dioxide emissions, and climate change. Part 1 of a three-part series on the Romney energy plan.
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S&P rises above 1400 for first time since May
Stocks post another gain as S&P and Nasdaq reach milestones. Dow is now less than 1,000 points from all-time high.
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Consumer Energy Report
The big money of environmentalismClimate change is a huge concern, but misguided attacks won't solve the issue, and the environmental movement is more financially motivated than some of its proponents would like us to think.
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New EPA guidelines on soot: a political cloud for Obama?
Forced by a federal court to act, the EPA issued new clean air guidelines lowering permissible levels of soot. The move was attacked by Republicans and industry leaders as harming the economy.
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Consumer Energy Report
Oil subsidies: Surprise! Liberals are fans, too.When asked if the federal government should eliminate subsidies for oil companies, most would respond with a resounding 'yes.' But such a policy would have unwelcome unintended consequences, and not just for billionaire oil tycoons.
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Stocks tumble on Europe turmoil
Political uncertainty in debt-hobbled Europe spread to financial markets Tuesday and pushed stocks lower in Europe and the United States. The Dow lost 76 points close at 12932 after falling as much as 200 points earlier in the day.
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Plants to forest: scientists explore an ancient ecosystem
A recent fossil find has illuminated the landscape of one of Earth's earliest forests. Scientists are working to understand the dynamics of the ancient ecosystem.
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Elephants in Arabia? Scientists find prehistoric footprints.
The fossilized gigantic footprints detected in the Arabian dessert belong to a herd of elephants, scientists say. The seven-million-year-old discovery marks the world’s oldest evidence on how these ancient mammals lived.
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Fossil find could solve lingering Antarctic dinosaur mystery
Scientists report unearthing a Titanosaur fossil in Antarctica. The continent had been the only one lacking evidence of sauropods – dinosaurs with long necks and tails.
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Free Shipping Day: The deals and the gimmicks
Friday, December 16, is Free Shipping Day, where online merchants offer free shipping and guaranteed delivery by Christmas Eve. Here are some of the best deals.
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Is Canada becoming a climate change renegade?
Canada on Monday became the first country to announce that it would withdraw from the Kyoto protocol on climate change. Did the promise of riches from the country's vast tar sands reserves play a role?
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Sunrise for solar heat power
Four technologies aim to use heat from the sun to make electricity. But which one has the edge?
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Green Stuff: eco-news
New discoveries about reefs, pinniped evolution, and climate change.
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Bright Green
What exactly is the toxic sludge that spilled in Tennessee?A mixture of water and fly ash, a residue that is captured in the chimneys of coal-fired power plants.
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Tennessee spill revives coal ash controversy
A dike break released more than 5.4 million cubic yards of toxic sludge and put rivers downstream at risk.
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New rays of hope for solar power’s future
High cost of fossil fuel and advanced technology improve this energy source’s prospects.
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Horizons
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Earth-friendly school
Kids at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., love their new 'green' campus.
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Will nations build on climate-change momentum of 2007?
In 2008, expect developing nations to play a more active role in negotiations for the post-Kyoto Protocol period.
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Will nations build on climate-change momentum of 2007?
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