energyintel.com - 3/6/2009
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What are the real goals of Barack Obama's energy plan? The new president entered the White House with three core objectives: combating climate change, reducing US dependence on foreign oil, and building a clean energy future with renewable energy sources. In his first six weeks in office, Obama ...
watthead.blogspot.com - 3/12/2009
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watthead.blogspot.com —
Originally posted at the Breakthrough Institute blog It
appears that there is an effort underway (whether coordinated...
or just coincident) from the Obama Administration, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and United Nations to place a reality check on expectations for United ...
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Playing the Expectations Game as Copenhagen Looms
climateprogress.org - 3/7/2009
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climateprogress.org —
Although surprisingly little-remarked on, the big story of
the year so far — at least from the...
perspective of the fate of America and all humankind — is the hardening of the conservative movement against every possible strategy for ...
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Hill conservatives reject all 3 climate strategies and ...
guardian.co.uk - 3/6/2009
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guardian.co.uk —
The US needs to set an example to
developing countries if significant progress is to be made...
at the Copenhagen summit, Denmark's climate minister warns American leadership on climate change will be undermined if the Obama administration does not ...
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Obama 'must pass climate laws ahead of Copenhagen'
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Obama's True Goals
Peak Oil News —
... plan? The new president entered the White House with three core objectives: combating climate change, reducing US dependence on foreign oil, and building a clean energy future with renewable energy sources. In his first six weeks in office, Obama has moved swiftly to address all three, primarily through a $787 billion economic stimulus package and his first budget proposal -- a "once in a generation" fiscal plan that seeks to radically reorder US policy priorities (EC Feb.27,p2). Energy Intelligence
DrumBeat: March 6, 2009
The Oil Drum —
... fourth quarter.”
The company reported a record £1.934billion in net income for 2008, a 69% increase on 2007 despite writedowns associated with year-end pricing and reserves.
Norway oil fund shrinks to $297bn
Norway's sovereign wealth fund - the oil fund - shrank by 7.5% to a preliminary figure of Nkr 2.102 trillion ($297.2 billion) in January from the end of December, the central bank's monthly balance sheet showed.
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