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Tar Wars
Canadian tar sands becoming top oil source, despite environmental harm |
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23 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Tar Wars Canadian tar sands becoming top oil source, despite environmental harm With conventional oil reserves declining around the world, all eyes are turning to Canada, where tar sands in the north contain 175 billion barrels of proven oil reserves -- almost in the neighborhood of Saudi Arabia's 262 billion and far more than the Arctic Refuge's 10 billion. Getting saleable oil from tar sands is an expensi ... |
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| Topics: Canada, energy, mining and drilling, news, oil (all these topics) |
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Friends With Benefits
Saudi-owned company set to profit from proposed MTBE liability shield |
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17 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Friends With Benefits Saudi-owned company set to profit from proposed MTBE liability shield OK, kids, follow the bouncing red ball: The Republican energy bill, pending in the Senate, is advertised as a way to gain independence from Saudi Arabian oil (boing!). Part of the energy bill, included at the insistence of Texas Rep. Tom DeLay (R), is a provision shielding makers of groundwater-polluti ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, news, oil, politics, Saudi Arabia, toxics (all these topics) |
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Wait -- They Drilled for Gas With a Nuclear Bomb?!
Oil company hopes to drill near nuclear-blast cavity in Colorado |
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09 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Wait -- They Drilled for Gas With a Nuclear Bomb?! Oil company hopes to drill near nuclear-blast cavity in Colorado Some 36 years ago, the Atomic Energy Commission and a Texas oil company put a nuclear bomb in an 8,000-foot shaft on Colorado's energy-rich Western Slope and detonated it, hoping to reach a reserve of natural gas lying beneath the subterranean rock. T ... |
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| Topics: business, Colorado, energy, mining and drilling, natural gas, news, nuclear power, oil (all these topics) |
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Like Apples and Radioactive Oranges
Claims that nuclear energy can reduce oil use are largely hokum |
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09 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Like Apples and Radioactive Oranges Claims that nuclear energy can reduce oil use are largely hokum President Bush hearts nuclear -- or in the argot of the day, nucular -- claiming that a boost in nuclear energy could reduce oil imports and help America reach the Shangri-la of "energy independence." But people who, um, know stuff about nuclear energy are highly skeptical. There are some ways that nuclear could m ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, nuclear power, oil (all these topics) |
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Play Economisty for Me
U.K.-based weekly Economist exhaustively analyzes global oil situation |
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04 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Play Economisty for Me U.K.-based weekly Economist exhaustively analyzes global oil situation Market-lovin' U.K. weekly The Economist has a cover package on oil this week. The major topic, of course, is the recent spike in oil prices. The grumpy Economist editors are bothered by what they consider some pervasive myths. First, "energy independence" is a chimera as long as we're burning oil; oil is fungible and price h ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, news, oil (all these topics) |
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They Did It Norway
Norway's high gas and auto taxes lead to lower gas consumption |
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02 May 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| They Did It Norway Norway's high gas and auto taxes lead to lower gas consumption Americans, who view cheap oil as a divine birthright and throw a tantrum when gas prices exceed $2, would surely view Norway as a strange and alien land if they, ahem, knew anything about it. Despite the Scandinavian country's huge oil reserves -- it is the world's third-largest exporter of black gold -- gas prices hover around $6.66 ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, Norway, oil, placemaking (all these topics) |
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Will & Disgrace
Louisiana environmental advocate forced out of job by state attorney general |
Amanda Griscom Little |
28 Apr 2005 |
Muckraker |
| Willie Fontenot (center) surrounded by ExxonMobil security guards. Photo: Stephen C. Kowal. After scoping out an ExxonMobil refinery in Baton Rouge last month, Willie Fontenot, a community liaison officer for the Louisiana attorney general's office for 27 years, found himself faced with the option of forced retirement or getting the boot. A longtime environment ... |
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| Topics: energy, environmental justice, health, Louisiana, Muckraker, oil, politics, toxics, waste (all these topics) |
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Texaco to Ecuador: Have You Tried a Swiffer?
Texaco haunted by dirty legacy in Ecuador |
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27 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Texaco to Ecuador: Have You Tried a Swiffer? Texaco haunted by dirty legacy in Ecuador At a ChevronTexaco shareholder meeting today in California, Amazonian community leaders, celebrities, and activists will confront company officials, focusing attention anew on Texaco's messy legacy in Ecuador. Twenty years of oil exploration in the nation left much of the western edge of the Amazon rainforest in ecological ... |
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| Topics: Amazon, business, Ecuador, energy, news, oil (all these topics) |
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You've Come a Long Way, Maybe
Stats on how far we've come (or haven't) since the first Earth Day |
Todd Hymas |
22 Apr 2005 |
Counter Culture |
| Photo: NASA. 3.7 billion -- world population in 19701 6.4 billion -- world population in 20051 1,535 billion -- kilowatt-hours of electricity used in the U.S. in 19702 3,837 billion -- kilowatt-hours of electricity expected to be used in the U.S. in 20053 6.0 -- percentage of electricity in U.S. consumed in 1970 produced from renewable sources4 6.7 -- percentage of electrici ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, GMOs, oil, placemaking, population, solid waste treatment and disposal, United States (all these topics) |
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Is That a Fat Lady We Hear Singing?
The era of cheap oil is coming to an end soon; duck! |
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21 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Is That a Fat Lady We Hear Singing? The era of cheap oil is coming to an end soon; duck! Cheap oil is running out. A report from the U.S. Energy Department's Office of Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves puts the problem in stark terms: "The disparity between increasing production and declining discoveries can only have one outcome: a practical supply limit will be reached and future supply to meet conventional oil ... |
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| Topics: energy, green living, news, oil (all these topics) |
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
Iran using oil, natural gas resources to find fast friends |
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20 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| How to Win Friends and Influence People Iran using oil, natural gas resources to find fast friends Much in the way the kid with the backyard swimming pool and the trampoline always manages to rustle up friends, Iran is turning to its oil and gas reserves to leverage alliances with influential Eastern nations -- and rather urgently, as it faces the threat of sanctions from the U.S. and Europe over its nuclear program. ... |
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| Topics: energy, Iran, natural gas, news, oil (all these topics) |
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A Matter of Great Export
Arctic Refuge oil could be sent overseas |
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19 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| A Matter of Great Export Arctic Refuge oil could be sent overseas A portentous U.S. commitment, sold with slogans about freedom and national security, that turns out to be all about the oil industry. No, not that one. We're talking about drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Drilling proponents cite the fact that the U.S. imports most of the oil it uses, thus leaving it dependent on some rather g ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, energy, mining and drilling, news, oil (all these topics) |
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The Best 'Science' Money Can Buy
ExxonMobil plows millions into funding for 40 climate-skeptic groups |
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19 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Best "Science" Money Can Buy ExxonMobil plows millions into funding for 40 climate-skeptic groups In 1998, the American Petroleum Institute outlined a strategy to sow the seeds of doubt about global-warming science "with Congress, the media, and other key audiences." "Victory will be achieved," read an API memo, "when ... recognition of uncertainty becomes part of the 'conventional wisdom. ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, news, oil (all these topics) |
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Platform Shoos
Abandoned oil rigs host thriving ecosystems, stir debate |
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12 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Platform Shoos Abandoned oil rigs host thriving ecosystems, stir debate Discovery of thriving ecosystems on some abandoned oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico is refueling a debate over what to do with old rigs once their oil-drilling life is over. Some conservationists have been advocating a "Rigs to Reefs" program whereby old platforms are tipped over, cut down below the water's surfa ... |
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| Topics: energy, environmental planning, Gulf of Mexico, news, oil (all these topics) |
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Oil and Peace Don't Mix
Oil strategists plan for geopolitical drama as demand increases |
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11 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Oil and Peace Don't Mix Oil strategists plan for geopolitical drama as demand increases It's a small world after all -- with an even smaller oil supply. That's what U.S. energy experts, oil companies, and national-security planners are concluding as they try to project America's and the world's oil demand versus declining supplies in coming years. Military planners in particular, aware of the interconnectedness of, if not all ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, news, oil (all these topics) |
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Coast Busters
Oil and gas drillers set their sights on U.S. coastal areas |
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08 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Coast Busters Oil and gas drillers set their sights on U.S. coastal areas A federal moratorium on oil and gas drilling off U.S. coasts has been in place for 24 years, but there are signs -- the debate over drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge being just one -- that it may be in danger. The oil and gas industry has been heavily lobbying state governments, where they believe the decis ... |
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| Topics: energy, mining and drilling, natural gas, news, oceans, oil (all these topics) |
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The Shipping Spews
Shipping line agrees to pay $25 million for illegal oil dumping |
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06 Apr 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Shipping Spews Shipping line agrees to pay $25 million for illegal oil dumping Evergreen International, one of the world's largest shipping lines, agreed Monday to pay a $25 million fine after pleading guilty to 24 felony charges and one misdemeanor involving secretly dumping oil off the coasts of five U.S. states and purposefully lying to U.S. Coast Guard officials about the practice. The plea agreemen ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, oceans, oil, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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Friedman Fighter
An interview with New York Times columnist and 'geo-green' advocate Thomas Friedman |
Amanda Griscom Little |
05 Apr 2005 |
Main Dish |
| An interview with New York Times columnist and "geo-green" advocate Thomas Friedman By Amanda Griscom Little 05 Apr 2005 Thomas Friedman. Photo: Greg Martin. As the green movement fends off accusations of impotence, Thomas Friedman has hatched an idea that could make a man out of environmentalism. In January, the three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times debuted his "geo-green" strategy, a powerful proposal for reframing America's ... |
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| Topics: climate, energy, interview, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Route Scootin' Boogie
Shell alters pipeline route to spare whale feeding grounds |
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30 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Route Scootin' Boogie Shell alters pipeline route to spare whale feeding grounds It's one small step for environmentalists, one giant leap for endangered gray whales: Energy giant Royal Dutch/Shell has agreed to alter the planned route of a massive oil and gas pipeline off of Russia's Sakhalin island by 12 miles to preserve the charismatic mammal's feeding grounds. Shell and its partners bowed to pressure from enviros c ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, oceans, oil, Russia (all these topics) |
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Oil Together Now
Bipartisan coalition presses Bush to get behind oil-use reduction |
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28 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Oil Together Now Bipartisan coalition presses Bush to get behind oil-use reduction Lambasting U.S. oil addiction: It's not just for America-hating radical homosexual vegetarian Schiavo-killing eco-terrorists anymore! A growing bipartisan coalition is arguing that U.S. dependence on foreign oil is a serious national security threat. Today, a letter signed by 26 former national-security officials from both Republican and Democra ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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The Sound of One Hull Splitting
Sixteen years after Exxon Valdez, tankers still not safe |
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23 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Sound of One Hull Splitting Sixteen years after Exxon Valdez, tankers still not safe This week, to mark the 16th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez disaster that spilled 11 million gallons of oil in Alaska's Prince William Sound, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer is running a special series on the environmentally precarious state of modern oil-tanker transport. Some key findings of its investigation: Post-Valdez initiatives inten ... |
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| Topics: energy, health, news, oil (all these topics) |
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Crude Awakening
An open letter to Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska |
Terry Tempest Williams |
18 Mar 2005 |
Soapbox |
| Dear Sen. Stevens, This week you got your wish: a 51 to 49 vote against the Cantwell amendment and in favor of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Caribou in the Arctic Refuge. Photo: Ken Whitten, Wilderness Society. The crude minds have spoken. Finally. You told your colleagues and anyone else who would listen that you have been clinically depressed for 24 years -- the same 24 y ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, Arctic, energy, mining and drilling, oil, politics, Ted Stevens (all these topics) |
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SUV-Loving Public Deems Itself Unpatriotic
Americans think fuel efficiency is patriotic, poll finds |
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18 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| SUV-Loving Public Deems Itself Unpatriotic Americans think fuel efficiency is patriotic, poll finds According to a new poll released yesterday, fuel efficiency ranks up there with apple pie, baseball, and hating liberals as emblematic of American patriotism. Some 66 percent of Americans believe it's "patriotic" to purchase a fuel-efficient vehicle, as it would aid the U.S. in kicking its addiction ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, oil, placemaking, United States (all these topics) |
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Rikipedia
Author and oil-spill expert Riki Ott answers readers' questions |
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18 Mar 2005 |
InterActivist |
| Riki Ott, author of Sound Truth and Corporate Myth$. We know that using oil is wasting our planet, ruining the atmosphere and oceans, and poisoning our water and children, but we still find using it a reasonable thing to do. Who is really at fault, Exxon or us? Are we destined to pollute earth to a point that destroys us all? -- Bruce Wright, Executive Director, Conservation Science Institute, Wasilla, Alask ... |
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| Topics: Alaska, business, energy, InterActivist, interview, oil, politics (all these topics) |
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Caribou-Hoo-Hoo
Senate votes to open Arctic Refuge to drilling |
Amanda Griscom Little |
16 Mar 2005 |
Muckraker |
| Stickin' it to the porcupine caribou in the Arctic Refuge. Photo: Ken Whitten, Wilderness Society. Oil companies are closing in on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In a crushing blow to those who have fought for some 25 years to preserve the unspoiled Alaskan wildland, the Senate voted today to clear the way for oil and gas drilling within the Arctic Refuge. By a 51-49 vote, they rejected a ... |
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| Topics: Arctic, Arctic Refuge, energy, Muckraker, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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