How about building nuclear reactors in Africa? (Spiked) The consensus on how to handle climate change has become suffocating. There is near universal agreement that the solution lies primarily in rationing energy consumption. On an individual level this generally means the imposition of βgreen taxesβ to make such activities as driving and air travel more expensive.
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Is the future going up in smoke? (The Age) Cheers swept a hotel ballroom as 1800 entrepreneurs and experts watched a presentation of the most promising technologies for limiting global warming: solar power, wind, ethanol and energy-efficient buildings and fuel-sipping cars.
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The future of energy (Houston Chronicle) One of the handy things about having an S.O. who works in Houston's biggest industry is getting some insight (and passed-along news articles) about the goings-on of the oil world.
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Alternative fuels still in first gear (Free Market News Network) In an effort to break the U.S. addiction to oil, research dollars are flowing to both hydrogen and biofuels, but ethanol is the short-term favorite, according to a panel of energy experts.
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Proposition Outcome to Shape State's Future Energy Usage (Daily Californian) A ballot measure to fund alternative energy development through a tax on oil companies has stoked a heated debate on California's energy future. Supporters of Proposition 87 say it would help the state achieve independence from foreign oil and lead the nation in preventing global warming.
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$100 Uranium Before 2010 (Resource Investor) Simply put, the supply/demand balance for uranium is tighter than for just about any other major commodity; supply of natural uranium from mines just isn't enough to cover even current demand.
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Oil execs say energy independence is a myth (Euro2day) Energy independence for the United States is a dream. Interdependence on Arab oil-producing nations, especially Saudi Arabia, is the reality, domestic oil company executives said Monday, days after their firms reported $25 billion in combined quarterly profits.
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Clean Energy Could Create Thousands of Good Jobs... (U.S. Newswire ) As America's energy dependence rises as a centerpiece of the national political debate, the Apollo Alliance released two reports today documenting significant potential job gains from renewable power development in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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