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At a June 17 Congressional hearing about how oil prices are affected by oil market speculators, the assembled panel of experts unanimously agreed speculation is responsible for driving oil prices 50% higher than they would otherwise be.Congressman Joe Barton (R-Tex), an oil and gas industry advocate, argued high oil prices […]

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MMA Renewable Ventures and other finance mavens have come up with a wrinkle on the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) concept to help get consumers past the single biggest obstacle to home and business solar installations, the upfront costs and financial complexities.
Normally, a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) is between a utility […]

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As anything that significantly impacts global climate change, these highly touted carbon-neutral events are almost offensively trivial. As PR events spreading awareness of the issue to people who might never otherwise consider them and places where they might not otherwise be heard, they are of incalculable value.
A certain percentage of […]

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Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoë wants to create Autolib, a public electric car sharing program designed like the Parisian Vélib’ bicycle program. The plan is to place 4000 EVs at locations around the city and, for a small fee one-time fee or as part of a monthly subscription, Parisians can grab […]

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A new report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the Department of Energy’s statistics crunching office, predicts big increases in energy and fossil fuel consumption despite making one thing perfectly clear: The era of cheap oil is over.
The report predicts 2030 oil prices will be in the $113/barrel to $186/barrel […]

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There is an ongoing debate about exactly how much the AGROfuels industries are impacting world food prices and aggravating world hunger. The AGROfuels industry associations point to inflated oil prices and the falling dollar as the main culprits.A recent authoritative report from New Energy Finance (see BIOFUELS AND FOOD, BY […]

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From the opening line (”What are you doing down there!?!”), ya gotta love these kids.
No mellow moaning for them.
“Wake up people!”
“This is our world.”
“And it’s time that we change it.”
“On our terms.”
Get on board the Big Green Bus! (From Earthkeepers via YouTube.)

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Iberdrola’s Krista Gordon took a few moments off from her work building wind power in western Kansas to point out to NewEnergyNews this week that Kansas is emerging as a national leader in the building of New Energy and the fight against dirty coal. And it is doing so without […]

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In the event of continued inaction…
And about the emergency exits: There aren’t any…
Is this funny? Well, yes, but not exactly. (From Blue Man Group via YouTube.)

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With oil prices still going up, investors are increasingly aware that there will likely be a pot of gold waiting for the companies that come to dominate the lithium-ion car battery market. That market is expected to take off in 2010 or 2011 as a raft of plug-in electric hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) are […]

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German chemicals giant BASF SE is working on what the company describes as a “totally new technology” that reportedly has the potential to reduce the energy consumption of refrigerators, air conditioners and other appliances used for cooling by as much as 50%.
The research, which the company says could lead to a new product […]

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When Massachusetts-based A123 Systems goes public, it will be such a hot IPO that it will lift the valuations of other lithium-ion battery developers, two experts believe.
No date for an IPO has been announced, but it is rumored that A123 could go public as early as September, especially if gets the contract to […]

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America’s federal power agency has warned that high power prices could plague the nation “for years to come.”
Citing high commodity prices for natural gas and coal, which were the fuel sources for 18% and 50%, respectively, of U.S. electricity generation in 2007, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said this “may be the […]

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U.S. utilities are cutting off more customers who have fallen behind on their bills, setting up what could be the most deadly American winter in many years. usatoday.com
While utilities aren’t allowed to cut off customers during the winter because of the danger to human life, the fact is many Americans could try to […]

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