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HONOLULU – To fend off a catastrophic energy crisis that could start at any moment, “We should do everything we can to destroy oil’s monopoly,” former Director of Central Intelligence R. James Woolsey told the Blue Planet Foundation’s 2008 Summit here.
In a keynote address, Woolsey, who was CIA director in 1993-1995, warned that […]

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Americans are prepared to spend $54 billion on hybrid, biofuel and energy-efficient vehicles as soon as their price premium drops to about $1,000 over standard vehicles, according to a new consumer survey.
The survey didn’t indicate when consumers think that price point will be reached. The survey’s sponsor, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. […]

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The Canadian province of British Columbia moved closer to joining fellow province Manitoba and seven U.S. states in a regional carbon cap-and-trade marketplace. www.nationalpost.com
Legislation was introduced in British Columbia that would limit greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by major polluters, which would effectively establish a “cap” that would serve as the foundation for a […]

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In the last two years, NewEnergyNews has reported often on the big money being made in New Energy. Stories abound of entrepreneurs and corporate consolidations. It is easy to overlook an entirely different point of view.
Litefoot, Native Green Energy co-founder and Cherokee musician-actor-entrepreneur: ”We’re setting out to make a difference […]

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56% of World Bank emissions-reduction funds have gone to two hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)-cutting projects in China. HFCs, an industrial pollutant, have 11,000 times the greenhouse impact as CO2, Janet Redman points out in World Bank: Climate Proifteer, written for the Institute for Policy Studies.
Although the HFC projects verifiably cut greenhouse gas […]

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Saudi Arabia’s oil exports are the biggest in the world. Short on water, however, it is not expected to be a big biofuels producer. The oil minister’s recent remarks about biofuels, therefore, come as no surprise.
Ali al-Naimi, Oil Minister, Saudi Arabia: “Biofuels are not the solution…”
He’s right, of course. He […]

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A NewEnergyNews pop quiz –> Interpret the following statement by Ezra Green, Chairman/CEO, Clear Skies Solar: “Recognizing the role that solar power will play in the global search for cleaner and more abundant energy sources, Clear Skies Solar has built the infrastructure necessary to support this type of international expansion […]

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Good news about air travel? Really? Yep.
Signifying a vital truth about New Energy, French bubbling waters will now provide more than mineral-filled belches. Orly Airport will shift a third of its energy consumption to emissions-free heating by geothermal resources in the immediate vicinity.
What is the vital truth this French deep […]

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Because deforestation of the tropics is responsible for 20% of world greenhouse gas emissions, it is the 2nd biggest driver of global climate change after fossil fuel combustion.
The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts deforestation could turn Amazonia into savannah by mid century.
Cutting down tropical forests spurs global climate […]

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Dave Schlafman’s “The Sky Is Falling” – the Grand Prize Winner in the “60 Seconds To Save The Earth” ecospot competition sponsored by Current TV and Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection.
Al Gore introduces this spot himself in his new TEDTalk at NEW GORE TALK: 20 MINUTES OF INSPIRATION

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The first big spot from the Alliance for Climate Protection’s new “We Can Solve It” campaign.
Learn more at we can solve the climate crisis

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Scientists warn in the April 3 issue of the magazine Nature that reducing global emissions of carbon dioxide will be even harder than people have been led to believe. www.enn.com
That’s the bad news. The good news – at least for investors – is that, with or without government action, technological innovation will occur.
That […]

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The U.S. Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) last week forecast that pump prices in the U.S. could hit $4 a gallon this summer, but based on EIA’s history of underestimating oil and gasoline prices, American motorists should be prepared to pay upwards of $4.50 a gallon this year.
In fairness, in recent years […]

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HONOLULU – “This situation is more frightening than people realize,” a U.S. State Department official told an energy and environmental summit here, setting the tone for what turned out to be universal agreement among a wide range of political and scientific experts that the world teeters on the brink of an energy crisis.
Jeffrey […]

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