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Money for Nothin'
Bush's 2007 budget includes Arctic Refuge drilling, cuts EPA funding |
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07 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Money for Nothin' Bush's 2007 budget includes Arctic Refuge drilling, cuts EPA funding Unsurprisingly, greens will find little to love in President Bush's proposed $2.77 trillion budget for fiscal year 2007. It calls for oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, estimating $7 billion in revenue by 2008 from leasing drilling rights -- nearly triple the $2.4 billion forecast in la ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, mining and drilling, news, politics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Feds Say the Darnedest Things
Bush's quasi-bold pronouncements on oil prompt criticism, backpedaling |
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02 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Feds Say the Darnedest Things Bush's quasi-bold pronouncements on oil prompt criticism, backpedaling In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Bush declared that "America is addicted to oil" and that he would "make our dependence on Middle Eastern oil a thing of the past." Within 24 hours, fiasco ensued. Saudi Arabia's ambassador said he would ask Bush, ahem, "what he exactly meant by tha ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Might as Well Face It, You're Addicted to Oil
In SOTU speech, Bush decries oil addiction, promises half-measures |
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01 Feb 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Might as Well Face It, You're Addicted to Oil In SOTU speech, Bush decries oil addiction, promises half-measures Those expecting bold, groundbreaking environmental policy from President Bush's fifth State of the Union address were, uh, deluded. The big "news" is Bush's stark declaration that "America is addicted to oil." Though he's made remarks about dependence on "foreign oil" in ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, oil, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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Solar Survivor
California utility commission recharges Governator's solar energy plan |
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14 Dec 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Solar Survivor California utility commission recharges Governator's solar energy plan California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's (R) Million Solar Roofs initiative -- a casualty of partisan squabbling in the California legislature's last session -- has been partially resurrected. On Tuesday, the California Public Utilities Commission responded to a groundswell of ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, energy, legislation, news, politics, solar voltaic power (all these topics) |
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Don't Just Lie There
Oil industry execs caught fibbing; may lose tax break; still filthy rich |
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16 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Don't Just Lie There Oil industry execs caught fibbing; may lose tax break; still filthy rich Last week, while testifying at a Senate hearing, oil industry executives were asked point blank: "Did your company or any representatives of your companies participate in Vice President Cheney's energy task force in 2001?" The answers? Three No's, an "I don't know," and a &qu ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, energy, news, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Leave Us in Our Time of Greed
Oil execs defend profits, drink all the beer, leave the place trashed |
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10 Nov 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Leave Us in Our Time of Greed Oil execs defend profits, drink all the beer, leave the place trashed The nation was treated to an exquisite piece of Kabuki theater yesterday, as Big Oil executives trudged to Congress to justify their record profits at a time when pricey gasoline and the looming threat of sky-high home-heating costs have Americans up in arms. The Republican leadership decided to give the ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, news, oil, politics, Ted Stevens (all these topics) |
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Optical Delusion
Republicans ask oil firms to 'do their part' to ease pain at the pump |
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27 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Optical Delusion Republicans ask oil firms to "do their part" to ease pain at the pump Oil companies and their GOP backers in Washington face a somewhat awkward situation: The oil industry is awash in record profits, but Republicans continue to shovel them millions in subsidies. Meanwhile, Americans stagger under the weight of soaring gas prices. This has created some unfavorab ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, energy, news, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Shake, Rattle, and Bankroll
Hillary calls for Big Oil to fund a cleaner energy future |
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26 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Shake, Rattle, and Bankroll Hillary calls for Big Oil to fund a cleaner energy future Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) says the oil industry should pony up for a multibillion-dollar "Strategic Energy Fund" that would invest in clean-energy technologies and help folks struggling with spiking heating costs. At the Cleantech Venture Forum in D.C. yesterday, Clinton called for Big Oil to ... |
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| Topics: energy, Hillary Clinton, news, oil, politics, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Oh No You Mittn't
Mass. governor may weaken power-plant rules as winter approaches |
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19 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Oh No You Mittn't Mass. governor may weaken power-plant rules as winter approaches Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) is the latest lawmaker looking to sacrifice environmental protections in the face of sky-high energy prices and what looks to be a frigid winter. He's considering weakening some air-emissions restrictions on oil-burning power plants in his state, saying it may allow them to produce more energy this wi ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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A Refine and Pleasant Misery
House energy legislation would undermine parts of Clean Air Act |
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07 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| A Refine and Pleasant Misery House energy legislation would undermine parts of Clean Air Act You just can't keep a bad bill down. Provisions cut from the energy bill that was passed this summer have lurched back to life; they now stumble forward under the banner of the Gasoline for America's Security (GAS) Act, due for a House vote today. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), the legislation's sponsor, says the act will help cu ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Porcine of the Times
Bush administration launches cartoon conservation campaign |
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04 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Porcine of the Times Bush administration launches cartoon conservation campaign With gas prices already skyrocketing and home heating costs expected to follow, the Bush administration yesterday unveiled a long-term clean-energy and conservation program. Oh, wait, did we say "long-term clean-energy and conservation program"? What we meant was "cartoon character." Yes, yesterday the Departmen ... |
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| Topics: Department of Energy, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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You've Got Gale
Interior Secretary urges more energy extraction on public lands |
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28 Sep 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| You've Got Gale Interior Secretary urges more energy extraction on public lands According to Interior Secretary Gale Norton, the current vicious hurricane season has taught the Bush administration a lesson, namely: Keep doing the same stuff. She says that Katrina and Rita show the folly of concentrating the nation's fossil-fuel infrastructure in one geographic area, and that the solution is reducing our depe ... |
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| Topics: Department of Interior, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Photovoltaic Finish
California's Million Solar Roofs bill dies in legislature |
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12 Sep 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Photovoltaic Finish California's Million Solar Roofs bill dies in legislature Partisan squabbling effectively killed California's closely watched Million Solar Roofs legislation last week, as the state Assembly session ended on Thursday with no vote on the bill. The measure, which would have dramatically boosted the state's use of so ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, business, California, energy, energy at home, legislation, news, politics, solar voltaic power (all these topics) |
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Rays and Confused
Partisan divide stalls California's solar-roofs bill |
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01 Sep 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Rays and Confused Partisan divide stalls California's solar-roofs bill As its initial bipartisan support devolves into a partisan food fight, California's Million Solar Roofs legislation may die on the vine. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) withdrew his formerly enthusiastic backing for the bill -- which could put $2 billion toward solar-energy generation by 2019 ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, energy, legislation, news, politics, solar voltaic power (all these topics) |
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And Miles to Go Before I NEPA
U.S. government sued over climate impacts of overseas energy projects |
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25 Aug 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| And Miles to Go Before I NEPA U.S. government sued over climate impacts of overseas energy projects U.S. efforts to find fossil-fuel supplies overseas will create significant climate disruption, harming not only people in those countries but folks at home, according to a lawsuit filed against the federal government by a coalition of green groups and U.S. cities. Ranging from Greenpeace to the city of ... |
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| Topics: energy, globalization, news, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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Power Play
Northeast states crafting plan to cut CO2 emissions from power plants |
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24 Aug 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Power Play Northeast states crafting plan to cut CO2 emissions from power plants The cantankerous Northeast -- last seen suing the U.S. EPA over mercury regulations -- is at it again. Fed up with the feds, nine states in the region have preliminarily agreed to reduce their carbon-dioxide emissions from power plants. The coalition -- organized by New York Gov. George Pataki (R), whose presidential ambitions are no secret -- ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Two Chevrons Don't Make a Right
Chevron may have paid agents of Nigerian military to attack villagers |
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04 Aug 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Two Chevrons Don't Make a Right Chevron may have paid agents of Nigerian military to attack villagers On Jan. 3, 1999, a number of residents of Opia, Nigeria, visited a Chevron oil rig to demand compensation for fishing gear destroyed by the oil company's operations. On Jan. 4, Nigerian military personnel attacked and burned the villages of Opia and Ikenyan, leaving four villagers dead and at ... |
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| Topics: energy, environmental justice, news, Nigeria, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Dirty Financing
Dirty-energy tax breaks total over $8.5 billion in energy bill |
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28 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Dirty Financing Dirty-energy tax breaks total over $8.5 billion in energy bill Highly profitable dirty-power industries may be treated to even fatter bottom lines thanks to the energy bill that emerged this week from congressional conference committee. It would dedicate more than $8.5 billion in tax breaks over the next 10 years to oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear power, and electric utilities. Nukes alone would get $1.5 billion in d ... |
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On the Gutting-Room Floor
Clean-energy measures dropped as Congress reaches energy-bill compromise |
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26 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| On the Gutting-Room Floor Clean-energy measures dropped as Congress reaches energy-bill compromise Working into the wee hours Tuesday morning, House and Senate negotiators finished crafting a compromise federal energy bill, in the process killing two provisions intended to curb America's fossil-fuel addiction. A Senate measure that would have required the president to find ways to reduce oil use by ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, politics, renewable energy, United States (all these topics) |
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Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Lawsuits
Lawsuit shield for MTBE makers dropped from energy bill |
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25 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Lawsuits Lawsuit shield for MTBE makers dropped from energy bill One of the last remaining roadblocks to the passage of the energy bill has reportedly been removed: According to Senate Energy Committee Chair Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), a provision to shield manufacturers of groundwater-polluting fuel additive MTBE from lawsuits has been dropped from the bill. A similar meas ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, oil, politics, toxics, United States (all these topics) |
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CNOOC-ered
Bush security adviser helped firm land lobbying gig for Chinese oil co. |
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12 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| CNOOC-ered Bush security adviser helped firm land lobbying gig for Chinese oil co. The bid by state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation to purchase U.S. oil and gas producer Unocal has raised hackles among some national-security types. So it may seem odd that James C. Langdon Jr., the chair of President Bush's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board -- a group with security clearance greater than even ... |
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| Topics: business, China, energy, news, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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How a Bill Becomes a Flaw
Senate passes energy bill |
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11 Jul 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| How a Bill Becomes a Flaw Senate passes energy bill Late last month, after seemingly endless go-rounds, the Senate passed an energy bill that contains big boosts for nuclear power, "clean coal," and corn-blended ethanol, and would require 10 percent of electrical utilities' power to come from renewables by 2020. "With oil prices recently topping $60 a barrel, this legislation can come none too soon," sa ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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My Own Private Saudi Arabia
Energy execs beg Congress to let them dig up the West for oil shale |
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24 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| My Own Private Saudi Arabia Energy execs beg Congress to let them dig up the West for oil shale "We can safely say of our future with regard to oil and gas, it has yet to see its brightest days," said Rep. James Gibbons (R-Nev.) in a House subcommittee meeting yesterday. We know what you're thinking: What the ... ? Well, apparently Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming are sitting on top of lots and ... |
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| Topics: Colorado, energy, news, oil, politics, Utah, Wyoming (all these topics) |
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Terminal Billness
Senate quashes emissions caps and state authority over LNG terminals |
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23 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Terminal Billness Senate quashes emissions caps and state authority over LNG terminals The Senate voted yesterday to reject a measure that would have given governors more power over the siting of terminals for tankers carrying liquefied natural gas. The Bush administration has pushed for total federal control over LNG terminal sites, while many state officials -- including Califo ... |
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| Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barbara Boxer, energy, natural gas, news, politics (all these topics) |
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One Step Forward, Two Scoots Back
Updates from yesterday's Senate energy-bill debate |
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16 Jun 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| One Step Forward, Two Scoots Back Updates from yesterday's Senate energy-bill debate Highlights of yesterday's energy-bill proceedings: The Senate voted to double the amount of ethanol to be added to the nation's gasoline supply by 2012, from 4 billion to 8 billion gallons. Florida Sens. Mel Martinez (R) and Bill Nelson (D) successfully blocked attempts to end the congressional moratorium on oil and gas drilling near ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, news, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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