Greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. oil and natural gas industry declined more than 48 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent from 2007 to 2008, a reduction comparable to taking 9.7 million cars off the roads, an American Petroleum Institute-sponsored study estimates. Among the factors contributing to the reduction is more than $58 billion [...]
Industry Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions
March 25th, 2010 · No Comments
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China Plays It Smart While Democrats Destroy: What You Need to Know About Your Energy Future
December 16th, 2009 · No Comments
As so-called “cap-and-trade” legislation winds its way through Congress, many Americans want to know how they their country’s energy future might be impacted if the legislation becomes law. Because the mainstream media isn’t being too honest about the topic, they have to find alternative sources of information, including the blog you’re reading now. Another good [...]
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United States Could Be Energy Independent If…
November 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment
The United States could be energy independent if it possessed the collective political will to make it happen. After all, the country has the largest energy reserves on earth, according to a recently-released Congressional Research Service report. As shown in the first chart below, the United States’ 1,321 billion barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) tops [...]
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My First ‘Carbon Credits’ Offer Arrived in the Mail
November 6th, 2008 · 8 Comments
I knew it would happen eventually and, yesterday, it did: I found my first offer to purchase so-called “carbon credits” had arrived in the mail. A review of the offer, which arrived in the form of a postcard-size insert inside the envelope carrying my monthly electric bill, left me scratching my head and wondering. Delivered [...]
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Answers Reveal Much About McCain, Obama
September 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Partnership for a Secure America, a group that recently gave the U.S. Government a “C” grade for its efforts to prevent a nuclear, chemical or biological terror attack on America, used a news release this morning to raise five questions (below) for Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain to answer. Those questions appear below, [...]
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Future of Solar-Powered Glass Houses is Clear
April 12th, 2008 · No Comments
“People who live in glass houses should not throw stones” unless they want to go without power until repairs are made. One day in the near future, Professor John Bell of Australia’s Queensland University of Technology hopes the statement above will become a reality. And, it appears it will, thanks to glass solar cell technology [...]
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