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Entries from February 2007

Re Energizing … ENERGIZE AMERICA …

February 7th, 2007 · Comments Off on Re Energizing … ENERGIZE AMERICA …

The Energize America 20 point plan for a prosperous and sustainable energy future has been building attention through its development here at Daily Kos and in the time since a group of four Kossacks briefed EA2020 at Yearly Kos 2006, with Governor Richardson as a commentator on the panel with us. What in the world, […]

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Will we know it when we see it? Another Peak Oil statement …

February 4th, 2007 · Comments Off on Will we know it when we see it? Another Peak Oil statement …

Matthew Simmons, chairman of Simmons & Co. International in Houston and author of Twilight in the Desert (on Saudi oil), has publically stated his belief that we have passed peak oil.

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Washington Post’s Schizophrenic Approach to Global Warming

February 4th, 2007 · 3 Comments

When reading The Washington Post, one has to wonder at the extent of schizophrenia within its pages when it comes to the issue of Global Warming.  On the same day that it published Humans Faulted For Global Warming (an article on the IPCC report) on its front page, its letters to the editor included one from […]

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Gaming to a Cool Future? Global Warming games

February 3rd, 2007 · 1 Comment

There are amazing resources on the web, with new wonderful sites coming on my radar scope multiple times a day. World Changing is one of those magnificent sites. They have a philosophy there of focusing solely on issues, concepts, and actions that offer the opportunity for turning the world toward a better path for tomorrow. […]

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Bank of America bankrolls hybrids …

February 2nd, 2007 · 1 Comment

Bank of America has expanded its program to subsidize employee hybrid purchases.   Work at least 20 hours a week for Bank of America and you’re eligible for $3000 to go with that hybrid purchase (but watch out for the payroll and income tax implications).  Marrying up with tax benefits for buying a hybrid and Bank […]

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Holistic Thinking about Energy … and the Future

February 2nd, 2007 · 7 Comments

When someone says ‘energy’, most people think about a fuel or an energy delivery — oil, electricity, coal and even renewables (like wind and solar). We have an ‘energy’ problem, need to produce more or produce differently. Energy independence, open up offshore areas for drilling and burn coal. Worried about Global Warming, solar electricity or […]

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