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Big Oil: 'Together, We Can' ignore global warming
American Petroleum Institute ad promotes climate catastrophe |
Brad Johnson |
26 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: advertising, Big Oil, energy, messaging, natural gas, oil, shenanigans (all these topics) |
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Burning ice, ice, baby
Methane hydrates: What's the worst -- and best -- that could happen? |
Joseph Romm |
17 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate, climate science, energy, fossil fuels, IPCC, natural gas, oceans (all these topics) |
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Not By a LNG Shot
New York governor puts the kibosh on proposed LNG terminal |
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10 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 4:50 PM on 10 Apr 2008 Newbie New York Governor David Paterson has put the kibosh on a proposal for a liquefied natural gas terminal in Long Island Sound. Paterson and other outspoken opponents say the Broadwater project would damage the sound and be a floating terrorist target. Oil companies TransCanada and Shell, which are pushing the project, point to LNG as a source of clean energy, and say they'll seek o ... |
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| Topics: energy, natural gas, New York, news, politics, state politics (all these topics) |
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Polar bears are ... doing great?
So say Big Oil-friendly opponents of protecting them |
Miles Grant |
03 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Alaska, endangered species, energy, natural gas, oil, shenanigans, US Fish and Wildlife Service (all these topics) |
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Survey says ... environment and economy not mutually exclusive!
Americans favor conservation and see economically sound opportunities in protection |
Anna Fahey |
29 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: business, coal, economy, energy, green jobs, natural gas, oil (all these topics) |
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Sachs gets it wrong
Since when is regulation optimal? |
Sean Casten |
25 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: coal, economy, energy, energy efficiency, fossil fuels, natural gas, oil (all these topics) |
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LNG Island's Sound
Feds approve floating liquefied-natural-gas terminal in Long Island Sound |
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21 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 6:37 AM on 21 Mar 2008 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday approved a $700 million floating liquefied-natural-gas terminal to be built in the middle of Long Island Sound. The energy companies Shell and TransCanada are partners in the project, which is expected to supply 1.25 billion cubic feet of natural gas a day to New York and Connecticut -- enough to generate electricity f ... |
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| Topics: Connecticut, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, natural gas, New York, news, politics (all these topics) |
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WaPo ad
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David Roberts |
11 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: energy, messaging, natural gas (all these topics) |
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The enemy of my enemy
Natural gas utilities are no friends of Big Coal |
David Roberts |
10 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: coal, energy, natural gas (all these topics) |
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How will it end?
Two chapters from the book of coal |
Sean Casten |
28 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: coal, energy, lobbying, natural gas, politics (all these topics) |
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Casting a LNG Shadow
Exxon plans liquefied-natural-gas terminal 20 miles off New Jersey coast |
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12 Dec 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 8:20 AM on 12 Dec 2007 ExxonMobil has announced it intends to build a $1 billion floating liquefied-natural-gas terminal 20 miles off the coast of New Jersey. The offshore location is intended to make the venture less objectionable to opponents who worry about pollution, leaks, catastrophic explosions, and other environmental impacts from the facility that aims to produce 1.2 billion cubic fe ... |
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| Topics: business, natural gas, New Jersey, news (all these topics) |
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New version of Lieberman-Warner circulating
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David Roberts |
29 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation, natural gas, politics (all these topics) |
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No coal? OK, then what?
Beware the allure of liquefied natural gas |
Kristina & Jason Makansi |
09 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: coal, energy, international politics, natural gas, politics, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Some Systems Go
Big Oil gets OK from Australian state for multi-billion-dollar LNG project |
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07 Sep 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 9:18 AM on 07 Sep 2007 A major energy venture on Western Australia's Barrow Island is one step closer to reality after getting a green light from state environmental officials. Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Royal Dutch Shell propose the development of a massive liquefied natural gas field expected to generate 10 million metric tons per year (which, in non-metric terms, is "a hell of a lot") ... |
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| Topics: Australia, Big Oil, energy, natural gas, news (all these topics) |
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I had no idea
Two crazy environmental stories via podcast |
Maywa Montenegro |
12 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: energy, energy efficiency, natural gas, Nigeria, oil (all these topics) |
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Well Oil Be Damned
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez pursues energy treaties in South America |
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08 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Well Oil Be Damned Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez pursues energy treaties in South America Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is on a four-nation swing through South America this week, using his country's oil riches to win friends and influence people. Yesterday, Chavez signed an "energy security treaty" with Nestor Kirchner, the president of Argentina; he will continue o ... |
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| Topics: Argentina, energy, international politics, natural gas, news, Venezuela (all these topics) |
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Replacing Oil With, Uh, More Oil
National Petroleum Council pictures life after conventional crude |
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17 Jul 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Replacing Oil With, Uh, More Oil National Petroleum Council pictures life after conventional crude There's a new voice in the crowd shrieking about waning oil supplies: the National Petroleum Council. OK, they're not actually shrieking. But in a draft report released this week, the group -- headed by former Exxon CEO Lee Raymond -- confirms that conventional crude oil supplies ... |
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| Topics: Big Oil, biofuels, coal, energy, energy efficiency, natural gas, news, oil (all these topics) |
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Peak oil and climate change
New Hansen paper |
John McGrath |
22 May 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: climate, coal, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, James Hansen, natural gas, oil (all these topics) |
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The Fightin' Irish
Willie Corduff has taken arms against a sea of Shell troubles |
Michelle Nijhuis |
24 Apr 2007 |
Main Dish |
| Willie Corduff. Photo: Goldman Environmental Prize. "We'd never objected to anything in our whole lives," says Irish farmer Willie Corduff. But when Shell Oil proposed to put a high-pressure gas pipeline through his family farm, Corduff changed his quiet ways. He and a handful of his neighbors refused to allow Shell on their property -- a stance that landed them in jail, and ... |
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| Topics: Big Oil, heroes, Ireland, natural gas (all these topics) |
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Psst, LNG, We Hear Florida's Easy
Natural-gas projects denied in California, let pass in Maryland |
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11 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Psst, LNG, We Hear Florida's Easy Natural-gas projects denied in California, let pass in Maryland If liquefied natural gas is the beleaguered suitor, California is the popular girl who keeps turning down earnest proposals. Yet another LNG terminal, this one off the coast of Ventura County, is off to the bar to drown its sorrows after a state commission voted Monday to reject its environmental impact report ... |
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| Topics: California, energy, Maryland, natural gas, news (all these topics) |
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Maybe They Should Just Call It LNG Beach
Natural-gas terminals canceled, pursued, and potentially dangerous |
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15 Mar 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Maybe They Should Just Call It LNG Beach Natural-gas terminals canceled, pursued, and potentially dangerous In a great victory for greens (we love saying that!), Chevron Corp. has announced that it will not build a $650 million liquefied-natural-gas terminal off of Mexico's Coronado Islands, rewarding years of protests about the risks to marine life. But farther north, the seas aren't so smooth. Even though ... |
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| Topics: California, energy, Mexico, natural gas, news (all these topics) |
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The LNG Kiss Goodnight
Controversial natural-gas terminal in Long Beach, Calif., gets the boot |
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24 Jan 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| The LNG Kiss Goodnight Controversial natural-gas terminal in Long Beach, Calif., gets the boot Friends, we are gathered here today to wo0t the death of a planned liquefied-natural-gas terminal in Long Beach, Calif. Citing a city attorney's conclusion that the environmental review of the project "is and in all likelihood will remain legally inadequate," Long Beach officials yesterday unanimously voted to pul ... |
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| Topics: California, energy, natural gas, news (all these topics) |
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Terminal Killness
City officials' reluctance may halt LNG terminal in Long Beach, Calif. |
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13 Dec 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Terminal Killness City officials' reluctance may halt LNG terminal in Long Beach, Calif. The debate over a $700 million liquefied-natural-gas terminal in Long Beach, Calif., may be coming to an end. City officials have long been squeamish about the proposed facility due to its proximity to the urban center. "It's a risk for accident and terrorist attack, and it's not a good business deal for the city," says ... |
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| Topics: California, energy, natural gas, news (all these topics) |
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Gas Money
Besieged by natural-gas exploration, a Wyoming town draws the line |
Brian Calvert |
30 Nov 2006 |
Main Dish |
| On a summer weekend in the high country, I talked my grandmother into taking a drive into the Wyoming Range, where she'd worked with my grandfather as a hunting guide more than 20 years earlier. We wanted to have a look at a certain 44,600 acres of forest that had been leased by companies in search of natural gas. Can the Wyoming Range be protected from drilling? Photo: JessLeePhotos.com Hea ... |
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| Topics: energy, natural gas, Wyoming (all these topics) |
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The Revolution Will Be Solarized
An interview with Travis Bradford, author of Solar Revolution |
David Roberts |
30 Nov 2006 |
Main Dish |
| Solar power has been the Next Big Thing for decades now, yet it remains a niche player in the energy world. The problem of intermittency is unsolved, up-front capital costs remain high, and surging demand for polysilicon, a key component of solar panels, has recently outstripped supply, stifling production. Travis Bradford. So when someone claims that within decades solar ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, coal, energy, interview, natural gas, solar voltaic power (all these topics) |
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