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Gulf oil spill: a tragedy and reminder of the environmental threat posed by fossil fuel

May 3, 2010

“terribly upset about the oil spill today i wish i was a scientist. wondering if can all push something alternative through, soon please.” Comedienne Sandra Bernhardt on her Twitter (April 30, 2010) And who isn’t terribly upset about this? Watching nature and wildlife being devastated by oil is not something that anyone wants to see. [...]

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Fossil fuels still getting largest U.S. subsidies

September 21, 2009

Image via Wikipedia A new research to be released on Friday by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) reveals that “the largest U.S subsidies to fossil fuels are attributed to tax breaks that aid foreign oil production”. The report was produced in partnership with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The study reviewed fossil fuel [...]

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U.S. increases use of renewable energy, decreases overall use of energy

August 13, 2009

Renewable Energy World has published a report saying that in 2008 the United States decreased its use of coal and petroleum. On the other hand, consumption of natural gas solar, biomass wind and nuclear increased. The information was based on energy flow charts released by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Geothermal energy use remained [...]

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The world is running out of oil supplies faster than previously thought

August 3, 2009

A report in the Independent newspaper published yesterday reminds us why the need to search for and implement renewable energy is very urgent. Related Posts:No Related Posts Found! Go find some…

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Independent Petroleum Association of America: Letter to Obama

November 23, 2008

This is not a letter from ExxonMobil, BP, or any other large corporation. This is a letter from the small businesses that drill America’s oil and natural gas. They want to be part of the Obama’s energy plan. They want the facts as they know them to be out there and included in the decision [...]

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