Archive | November, 2007
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300 MPG, and Speeed
Posted by Judy Dugan
11-29-07 by dugan Thanks to the 40mpg.org website for alerting us to this CNN-Money story: "Watch out, Detroit. A new crop of electric-vehicle startups aims to put a dent in the Big Three by applying the latest in high-technology engineering and design." Most of us won’t be in the market for a Tesla, but [...]
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Hooray for ‘Cheap and Clean’
Posted by Judy Dugan
29. November 2007
11-29-07 by dugan I was struck by the stock analysts’ reaction in today’s New York Times story to Google’s announcement that it would invest up to hundreds of millions of dollars to commercially develop renewable energy that is "cheaper than coal." The analysts were bewildered: Would this detract Google from its main mission? Is it [...]
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BP Pleads Guilty
Posted by John M. Simpson
29. November 2007
11-29-07 by simpson BP pleaded guilty today to failing to prevent a huge spill in America’s largest oil field on Alaska’s North Slope. Bumbling Petroleum has agreed to a fine of $20 million for one violation of the Clean Water Act. The 200,000-gallon spill was caused by reckless cost-cutting that led to a failure to [...]
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Heat Or Food This Winter?
Posted by M.Reback
28. November 2007
No one should have to freeze in order to afford groceries this winter. The Energy Department estimates that it will cost the average Americans a record $977 just for the fuel to heat their homes this year, which has increased by 22 percent this year, according to the Energy Information Administration, with those people who [...]
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More Chevron Downside
Posted by Judy Dugan
27. November 2007
11-28-07 by dugan Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez’s campaign to win Latin American hearts and minds has developed a new twist that should set hearts aflutter (not in a good way) at Chevron’s investor relations department. BBC reporter Greg Palast‘s investigative documentary on Ecuadoran peasants’ multibillion-dollar pollution lawsuit against Chevron aired tonight. Palast notes [...]
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Exxon’s Redemptive Moment
Posted by Judy Dugan
27. November 2007
11-28-07 by dugan Exxon just announced its development of a Holy Grail for electric cars, a technology to make lithium ion batteries bigger and more powerful without overheating, even bursting into flames. Here’s a thought on that, triggered by my colleague Bulldog Simpson’s work to tear down patent fees that inhibit stem cell [...]
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$100 oil and the ‘S’ word
27. November 2007
CNNMoney.com November 27, 2007 by Steve Hargreaves, CNNMoney.com staff writer $100 oil and the ‘S’ word: Is it growing demand and tight supply, or merely rampant speculation that has pushed crude to record highs? Greed is driving oil prices to $100 a barrel. That’s a common feeling among the general public, which sees record [...]
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$100 Oil in the Gambling Hall
Posted by Judy Dugan
26. November 2007
11-25-07 by dugan Way back in autumn of 2004, Hurricane Ivan hit the Gulf of Mexico and U.S. crude oil prices briefly topped $50 a barrel as offshore drilling platforms were rattled. Even then, a few experts called the price spike absurd. "It is speculation, pure speculation," said one well-regarded oil analyst, Fadel Gheit [...]
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Governator’s Gold Rush
25. November 2007
The Calgary Herald (Alberta, Canada) November 25, 2007 by Edward Robinson, Bloomberg The Governator’s Gold Rush; Arnold Schwarzenegger is shaping America’s climate change agenda. But critics say the billions pouring into California’s green industries are chasing Hollywood hype. Arnold Schwarzenegger needed help. It was Aug. 9, 2003, three days after the Austrian-born actor had stunned [...]
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Arnold’s “Hollywood” Eco-Drive
25. November 2007
The Sunday Independent (South Africa) November 25, 2007 by Edward Robinson Schwarzenegger’s ecological drive may be just more Hollywood Overnight, the former Mr. Universe had morphed from a gun-toting action movie star into a leading contender to become chief executive of the world’s eighth-largest economy. The date was August 9 2003, the election was less [...]
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He’s Way More Than “All Hat”
Posted by Judy Dugan
20. November 2007
11`-20-07 by dugan With crude oil closing today at $98 a barrel and the dollar hitting another record low, a solidly new book on cutting U.S. oil dependence suddenly looks compelling. Energy veteran S. David Freeman’s plainspoken "Winning Our Energy Independence" (Gibbs Smith, paper, $13.57 at Amazon) lays out the case for a government "moon [...]
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Good-bye To a Quixote
Posted by Judy Dugan
19. November 2007
11-19-07 by dugan Monterey, Calif., gas station owner Mehdi Shahbazi died last week at 65 after a 90-day hunger strike against Shell Oil. He’d been fighting the company for years over the company’s actions against his Shell-branded station, his lack of free speech concerning Shell, and the high price of gasoline overall. The photo [...]
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No Oil Money At Smithsonian
Posted by John M. Simpson
19. November 2007
11-19-2007 by simpson The American Petroleum Institute (API), Big Oil’s favorite mouthpiece, has pulled its $5 million offer to sponsor a centerpiece exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution about the oceans as a global treasure . The move came after two Regents had questioned the proposal. Now oil companies won’t be able to spend their ill-gotten [...]
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