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  High Fructose corn syrup

  It is possible that a bit of financial bias exists in the research quoted above. Here is a recent MSM viewpoint:
  http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/01/cbsnews_investi ...
  On Is organic pet food worth the trouble? posted 1 year, 1 month ago 12 Responses

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  thanks

  Thanks for the levity, though I am sure you have disappointed many who were hoping that living in a big house with the a/c cranked up, watching the 100" plasma tv would soon be carbon neutral.On 'Major discovery' from MIT unpractical, and ignores present advances in solar baseload posted 1 year, 3 months ago 22 Responses

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  Maybe this explains the Obama adjustment ...

  Maybe this is why:

  http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12304.html

  Obviously, it is political juggling, but could someone explain this to me? Who is for and who is against off-shore drilling here?

  It sounds like that all energy policy action is being blocked until after the election. Surprisingly, blocked by the Democrats. I read it as saying that under the new president, they will get the policy they are looking for. Or, lets make things really bad until election day. Not sure.

  Anyway, politics as usual by both parties.On More drilling in exchange for comprehensive energy legislation posted 1 year, 3 months ago 24 Responses

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  Obama

  I hope Grist isn't playing politics here.  I will think we would have roasted the other candidate for selling out to big-oil. Where is the outrage?

  Now, he is re-floating the terrible idea of using the petroleum reserve.

  Frankly, the high oil prices is the only effective cure for our fossil-fuel disease. There is a viable profit motive for conservation and alternative energy now.On More drilling in exchange for comprehensive energy legislation posted 1 year, 3 months ago 24 Responses

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  Get over it

  Just a misguided blogger. The WSJ's editorial department has nothing to do with it.

  Just like this post for climateprogress.org, nothing more than something to get your attention for reasons known to the authors.

  Yes, sometimes even content here fits the definition ( see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet) ) of "trolls".On The WSJ alleges that our use of hybrids increases oil prices posted 1 year, 3 months ago 23 Responses