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NBC Confirms That "Clean Coal" is an Oxymoron
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Palin Repeats GOP's Big Energy Lie -- Plus Four Other Energy Lies, Too
Sarah Palin sounds authentic while lying through her teeth, seems decent while saying indecent things. And that, of course, is why the GOP faithful love her.
Thinking Clearly about Oil and Alternative Fuels
Never mind the recent decline in oil prices from their record highs. The age of cheap oil is over. And it will not return.
Quit Bailing. Start Building.
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Progressive Mandate At Work: Waxman Named House Energy Chair
This is victory for the public interest in passing strong global warming legislation over the self-interest of protecting an inflexible seniority system for key congressional posts.
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how about 700B$
public works or war.
The only two ways out of this depression.
I just don't see the point of cap and trade, seems like a lot of overhead and room for obfuscation compared to a straightforward carbon tax. But I guess "tax" is the shortest 4-letter word in Washington.
cap and trade is a scam. not unlike indulgences of the middle ages.