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Entries from October 2008

Green Choice$: McLean, Virginia

October 7th, 2008 · Comments Off on Green Choice$: McLean, Virginia

While much of the nation will be glued to their televisions for the second debate between Barack Obama and John McCain, other things will be happening. For example, in McLean, Virginia, there will be an open house about “Green Choice$”. This informational session will give local residents a chance to learn about how they “can […]

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Tags: Energy · energy efficiency

8000 words says it all …

October 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments

If a picture is worth 1,000 words, what is the value of these eight images when pieced together?

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Tags: 2008 presidential campaign · 2008 Presidential Election · Energy

Angry Words in VA, including on Energy

October 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

A Virginia Republican leader and member of the McCain Virginia leadership team recently wrote an ugly OPED seeking to link every shallow form of ignorant bias in the direction of hating Barack Obama and, well, black Americans. Bobby May, treasurer of Buchanan County Republicans, wrote that he is listing for your consideration the platform of […]

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Tags: 2008 presidential campaign · 2008 Presidential Election · Energy

Palin energy deception on national TV … again

October 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

During the Vice Presidential debate, Sarah “Energy Expert” Palin continued to demonstrate either her fundamental ignorance about energy realities or her fervent desire to mislead as many American voters as possible with half-truths and un-truths. We’ll put aside the whole question of Sarah’s dealings with oil companies and the national gas pipeline and the problems […]

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Tags: Energy

Why not 435? Or, even 535? And, that’s just voting members …

October 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Why not 435? Or, even 535? And, that’s just voting members …

Yesterday, 152 members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on climate principles. The elevator speech: create jobs clean energy reduce pollution protect consumers With four key goals, 1. Reduce emissions to avoid dangerous global warming; 2. Transition America to a clean energy society; 3. Recognize and […]

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Tags: climate change · Congress · Energy · Global Warming · politics

The Lomborg chill effect hits again

October 3rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

Bjorn Lomborg is eloquent, articulate, suave, debonair and recklessly dangerous. Lomborg’s disingenous truthiness provides a fourth category to “lies, damned lies, and statistics” which might referred to “Lomborg statistics“. He struck again with a Times opinion piece calling into question UK investment plans to fight global warming. It is hard, almost, to account for all […]

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Tags: analysis · bjorn lomborg · carbon dioxide · climate change · climate delayers · Energy · truthiness

VP Debate: Bi-Partisan Romancing of Clean Coal

October 2nd, 2008 · 5 Comments

If we are going to take serious steps to change our reckless drive over the cliffs, in a sad version of Thelma & Louise but in a belching hummer rather than sexy convertible, we have to get serious about facts. And, well, the fact is that “Clean Coal” is not fact , it is powerpoint […]

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Tags: coal · emissions · Energy · environmental

Google steps up with energy plan

October 2nd, 2008 · 5 Comments

A month ago, Google CEO Eric Schmidt gave a speech outlining a plan for (nearly) eliminating fossil fuels from the US electrical grid in 20 years, stating that it would be a $2.7 trillion dollar effort. Anyone interested in a better energy future would like to hear Eric give this talk in person. (Another slide […]

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Tags: climate change · Energy · energy efficiency · environmental · google · renewable energy

Gas prices dropping precipitously?

October 2nd, 2008 · 3 Comments

Obviously, the United States should be in a phase of precipitous falls in gasoline prices. Yesterday was “Energy Freedom Day“, as the restrictions on offshore drilling disappeared with the new federal fiscal year. “Drill Here! Drill Now! Pay Less!” There are no government restrictions in face of the Republican demands now. No obstacles to the […]

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Tags: Energy

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