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i-r-squared.blogspot.com - 6/1/2009
Obama's Secret Meeting With the Oil Industry
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Sometimes I come across information that isn't publicly known. That occasionally happens because I am digging, and I uncover something newsworthy. I can generally report on those kinds of things. But sometimes it is because someone sends me information that is confidential - or they tell me ...
guardian.co.uk - 6/3/2009
Obama 'to stake political prestige' on US climate bill
— guardian.co.uk — Congressional leaders working against a six-month deadline to pass a sweeping package of environmental legislation before global... climate change talks begin in Copenhagen in December Barack Obama is prepared to stake his own political prestige on ... (more) Obama 'to stake political prestige' on US climate bill

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How green is Obama?
time.com - 6/7/2009
How green is Obama?
— time.com — Time Magazine: Many environmentalists -- who spent the eight years of the Bush Administration in the cold... -- would agree. Obama announced tough new national standards for automobile emissions and fuel efficiency that essentially settled a long-running ... (more) How green is Obama?

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guardian.co.uk - 5/28/2009
US unveils $4bn plan to upgrade public housing as part of green jobs project
— guardian.co.uk — Renovation scheme will replace windows, insulation and light bulbs in ageing and neglected low-income housing stock The... Obama administration unveiled a $4bn (£2.5bn) plan to upgrade public housing for low-income Americans today, as part of an ... (more) US unveils $4bn plan to upgrade public housing as part ...

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Obama's Secret Meeting With the Oil Industry
The Energy Collective — Sometimes I come across information that isn't publicly known. That occasionally happens because I am digging, and I uncover something newsworthy. I can generally report on those kinds of things. But sometimes it is because someone sends me information that is confidential - or they tell me something they learned in confidence. That has happened a couple of times with some of the biofuel companies I have written about. In those cases, I would never use such inside information. While I appreciate the knowledge that my intuitions were correct, it also hampers me from being able to objectively write about those companies in the future. ...

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