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British Film on Global Warming Draws Rebuke (NYTimes) - 0 views

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    A controversial British documentary called "The Great Global Warming Swindle" unfairly portrays several scientists and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Britain's television watchdog agency ruled on Monday (7/21).
Jeff Johnson

Energy: America's Untapped Oil Reserves (Newsweek) - 0 views

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    Royal Dutch Shell, the international oil giant, thinks the solution to America's oil crisis may lie in the heart of Colorado. Since 1981, the company has quietly funded a multi-million dollar research project that many call a quest for energy's Holy Grail. The mission: to discover a way to safely and economically extract fuel from oil shale, a type of sedimentary rock found in Wyoming, Utah, and especially Colorado's Western Slope. The potential windfall is staggering
Jeff Johnson

Coal carves a place in the future of global energy - Los Angeles Times - 0 views

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    As the price of oil and natural gas soars, many customers are looking to coal as an alternative fuel. That means a boon for suppliers -- and a potential bane for the environment.
Jeff Johnson

yet2.com - Home - Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property and Patent Exchange, IP Li... - 0 views

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    The yet2.com global technology marketplace lists intellectual property, technology, and patents for technology transfer, technology licensing, patent licensing and patent sale. As premier technology brokers, yet2.com offers this essential IP marketplace for technology owners, technology seekers, and technology brokers interested in technology acquisition, patent licensing, intellectual property licensing (IP licensing), and intellectual property transfer.
Jeff Johnson

High Pump Prices Put Dent In Driving Habits : NPR - 0 views

  • High gas prices appear to have prompted Americans to cut back on driving. New government numbers show gas consumption at a five-year low. Motorists talk about how they're adapting.
Jeff Johnson

In Gaza, electric cars offer a way around Israel's blockade - 0 views

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    Palestinian engineers say it only costs $1.50 per fill-up. Israel is also going electric with hundreds of charging stations to be installed nationwide
Jeff Johnson

Is it better for the planet to grill with charcoal or gas? (Slate Magazine) - 0 views

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    Barbecue season is upon us, and I'm wondering about the greenest method for cooking up my legendary T-bones and sweet sausages. Should I stick with charcoal, which I've used for years, or should I finally make the switch to gas?
Jeff Johnson

A Compellent Case for Green IT - 0 views

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    A Compellent Case for Green IT Channel Insider
Jeff Johnson

Green Traveler - Environmentally Friendly Honeymoons - Love, Honor, Leave No Carbon Foo... - 0 views

  • STAYING in a treehouse in Africa, an igloo in Switzerland or a hut in the Amazon may not sound like the perfect honeymoon to everyone, yet these days many newlywed couples are choosing a bed draped with mosquito netting over one dotted with rose petals, shunning the more traditional romantic resorts for retreats that are environmentally friendly.
Jeff Johnson

Capturing the Energy Opportunity: Creating a Low-Carbon Economy - 0 views

  • The energy challenge we face in this new century is extraordinary in its urgency, its stakes, its scope, and its opportunity.
Jeff Johnson

The Ethics of Climate Change: Pay Now or Pay More Later?: Scientific American - 0 views

  • What should we do about climate change? The question is an ethical one. Science, including the science of economics, can help discover the causes and effects of climate change. It can also help work out what we can do about climate change. But what we should do is an ethical question.
  • Weighing our own prosperity against the chances that climate change will diminish the well-being of our grandchildren calls on economists to make hard ethical judgments
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Bush's last gasp on oil - 0 views

  • America's energy independence will not be found in offshore oil drilling. Two federal bans exist to make that point. Relief from high oil and gasoline prices is a byproduct of conservation, a broader menu of energy options and increased efficiencies.
Jeff Johnson

Editorial: Offshore Oil Drilling Fixes Nothing, - CBS News - 0 views

  • The request for Congress to lift the ban on offshore drilling must be answered with an unequivocal no. The stakes are too high for political faades to continue standing in place of progressive economic solutions. Of course, this argument is one that will surely be issued from both sides, but considering the lack of evidence in support of the drilling, it seems poorly suited for those with their eyes on coastal waters.
Jeff Johnson

50 New 'Manhattan Projects' - 0 views

  • With appropriate policies and actions, the scientific establishment can be organized to focus its resources on current global threats. To conduct such research, however, it would be necessary to mobilize our relevant intellectual resources and research facilities with the same determination that drove the wartime projects. A program of global scientific cooperation has tremendous potential to address many of the threats and challenges we face.
Jeff Johnson

Which U.S. Cities Contribute Most to Global Warming? - 0 views

  • If you care about reducing your emissions of greenhouse gases, then you might want to move to Honolulu, Los Angeles or Portland, Ore., according to a new study from The Brookings Institution. These three metropolises boast, respectively, the lowest three per capita levels of world warming pollution (read: carbon dioxide) in the nation's top 100 metro areas.
Jeff Johnson

An Inconvenient Truth > Carbon Calculator - 0 views

  • We all contribute to global warming every day. The carbon dioxide you produce by driving your car and leaving the lights on adds up quickly. You may be surprised by how much Co2 you are emitting each year. Calculate your personal impact and learn how you can take action to reduce or even eliminate your emissions of carbon dioxide.
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