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Finally someone in the mainstream media has seen fit to share with the public one of the basic facts necessary to understand the energy politics of the last two years: Senator McCain did not show up for the crucial vote [to extend the renewable tax credits] on July 30, and the renewable energy bill was defeated for the eighth time. In fact, John McCain has a perfect record on this renewable energy legislation. He has missed all eight votes over the last year -- which effectively counts as a no vote each time. Once, he was even in the Senate and wouldn't leave his office to vote. ... The fact that Congress has failed eight times to renew them is largely because of a hard core of Republican senators who either don't want to give Democrats such a victory in an election year or simply don't believe in renewable energy.

OBAMA ALMOST LOST DEMOCRAT PRIMARY IN WEST VIRGINIA BECAUSE OF ANTI COAL POLICIES. HE ALMOST LOST TO A FELON IN A TEXAS PRISON WHO GOT 42% OF THE VOTE

OBAMA HAS SUBMITTED THREE BUDGETS. NONE MADE IT THROUGH THE DEMOCRAT CONTROLED SENATE. HIS LAST BUDGET GOT TURNED DOWN IN THE HOUSE IN A BIPARTISAN WAY. THE VOTE WAS 414-0. AND OBAMA HAS THE AUDASITY TO CRITICIZE PAUL RYAND BUDGET? BTW PAUL RYANS DEGREE IS IN ECONOMICS.

PAUL RYAN IS AN ECONOMIST, OBAMA IS NOT. OBAMA HASN'T PASSED A BUDGET FOR 3 1/2 YEARS ALTHOUGH BY LAW HE IS REQUIRED TO EVEY YEAR! OBAMAS LAST BUDGET WAS DEFEATED IN CONGRESS BY A VOTE OF 414-0 OBAMA IS LYING

In a new study, conducted by the Rock Mountain Institute, it has been found that electricity consumption can be reduced by 30 percent through energy efficiency and coal powered power generation can be reduced by 60 percent. vote nowBuzz up! The study, which spanned across 50 states, identified five states with highest electric productivity rates - New York, Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware and California - and stated that if all other states were to adopt similar efficiency parameters are implemented in other states the whole country can save up to 1.2 million gigawatt-hours annually. The study also brought out the long-term benefits of improving the electric productivity

In February, President Obama called for a doubling of the US renewable energy capacity within three years. Yesterday, Obama visited a wind energy company in Newton, Iowa and again emphasized the importance of new forms of power generation: "Now, the choice we face is not between saving our environment and saving our economy. The choice we face is between prosperity and decline. We can remain the world's leading importer of oil, or we can become the world's leading exporter of clean energy." vote nowBuzz up! With billions in stimulus dollars heading toward improving the electricity grid and building sustainable energy infrastructure, emission-free power may be coming to your neighborhood sooner than you think. Here are five of the biggest, most ambitious projects that are in the pipeline, both in the US and elsewhere.

Cap and trade is being discussed in the halls of the U.S. Congress. It is one of the touchiest subjects that are on the docket to be voted on.

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More than 90% of the UK's oil production occurs offshore within the central and northern sections of the North Sea, regions which could soon fall under Scottish control if the country votes yes to Independance. Offshore-technology.com profiles the ten biggest oil producing fields in the UK sector of the North Sea based on production during the year ending in October 2013.

The contest introduced colour TV, intercontinental voting systems and uses the world's largest LED displays. The Eurovision Song Contest is a special occasion where countries like Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and many more come together under the same roof. The contest, originally created to unite Europe after the war, also started as a technological experiment.