Posts Tagged ‘Energy’

Kelptomaniacs to the Energy Rescue

Filed under: Energy | Environment — by Will Kirkland 01/20/2012 @ 2:40:16 PM
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More interesting news about new forms of biofuels:
“Scientists in a cluttered Berkeley laboratory are working a bit of biochemical wizardry to transform ordinary seaweed into biofuels that promise a new … [Keep reading >>]

Daniel Yergin in Berkeley 14 October 2011, Friday 7:30 P.M.

 

 

KPFA Radio presents:

DANIEL YERGIN
The Quest
Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World

Hosted by Brian Edwards Tiekert

Friday, October 14, 7:30 PM
The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley
$12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com … [Keep reading >>]

Daniel Yergin in Berkeley 14 October 2011 Friday 7:30 P.M.

 

 

KPFA Radio presents:

DANIEL YERGIN
The Quest
Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World

Hosted by Brian Edwards Tiekert

Friday, October 14, 7:30 PM
The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley
$12 advance tickets: brownpapertickets.com … [Keep reading >>]

In Rebuilding Iraq’s Oil Industry, U.S. Subcontractors Hold Sway

Filed under: Energy | Middle East — by Will Kirkland 06/17/2011 @ 8:51:41 AM
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Surprise!

 
…American drilling companies stand to make tens of billions of dollars from the new petroleum activity in Iraq long before any of the oil producers start seeing any returns on … [Keep reading >>]

Ethanol $6 Billion per Year Subsidy Under Attack

Filed under: Energy — by Will Kirkland 05/9/2011 @ 11:21:49 AM
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The center right and the far far right joined together in the Senate to do something everyone except the mid-west would like to see happen — stopping the subsidy of … [Keep reading >>]

Unrest in North Africa and the Middle East: The Cliff-Notes

Filed under: Citizen Action | Energy — by Will Kirkland 02/22/2011 @ 11:56:37 AM
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A good quick look at the countries, the people, the autocrats involved in the current wave of troubles— at the NY Times

And then there’s oil
As violence escalates in Libya and diplomatic … [Keep reading >>]

Wind Power News

Filed under: Climate Change | Environment — by Will Kirkland 02/8/2011 @ 9:07:47 AM
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The government could issue leases for four new East Coast wind farms by year’s end as part of a streamlined approval process designed to quickly identify the nation’s most promising … [Keep reading >>]

Driving Straight Into Catastrophe

Filed under: Climate Change | Energy | Environment — by Will Kirkland 01/31/2011 @ 4:08:00 PM
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Driving Straight Into Catastrophe

PARIS, Jan 24, 2011 (IPS) – Despite repeated warnings by environmental and climate experts that reduction of fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions is fundamental to … [Keep reading >>]

Big Wind Big Profits for Siemens

Filed under: Energy — by Will Kirkland 01/4/2011 @ 6:16:32 PM
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Tucked away in the business section of the NY Times is yet another example of hard-headed businesses reading the real world and making some money at it, even while shining … [Keep reading >>]

Energy Efficiency: The New Industry

Filed under: Energy — by Will Kirkland 12/27/2010 @ 8:39:24 PM
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“As our economy continues to sputter, one little-noticed industry has been booming for a while now: energy efficiency. The sector is hiring like crazy — a fact that speaks volumes … [Keep reading >>]

Too Secret to Reveal: BP Had Major Blowout in Azerbaijan 18 Months Prior to Gulf Explosion

Filed under: Corruption | Energy | Environment — by Will Kirkland 12/15/2010 @ 5:16:22 PM
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So here is another state secret revealed, so secret that the publisher, Julius Assange should be executed for treason.

Seems to be the hunt for treason ought to begin elsewhere: those … [Keep reading >>]

Post Carbon Age Coming!

Filed under: Climate Change | Environment — by Will Kirkland 11/15/2010 @ 1:00:06 PM
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Words for Acts

Perhaps an honest world will never exist. But what's to keep us from dreaming? If each one of us tries to change, maybe we'll succeed.

Rita Atria -- The Sicilian Rebel



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