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May 18 Letters: Comp time, online taxes, federal spending, energy conservation
Progressive influence I find it amusing to read letters to the editor where people are bound to one party and all it stands for and the vitriol that spews from their pens. Blind allegiance to either party — given both of their track records —...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Gloucester Point, Water Supply, Energy, Social Security
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'Wake-up call' sounded on stalled renewable energy initiatives
WASHINGTON -- The push to produce more energy from renewable sources has stalled, and “the average unit of energy produced today is basically as dirty as it was 20 years ago,” according to Maria van der Hoeven, executive director of the...
Tags: Weather, Energy, Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues, Weather Statistics
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Who would follow our example on Keystone?
While many have long seen America as the global bad boy, everybody likes Canada. If Uncle Sam tucks his pack of Marlboros under his T-shirt sleeve and plays by his own rules, the Canadian moose -- or whatever their Uncle Sam equivalent is -- always...
Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, China, Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry, United Nations
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What will $200,000 buy in a new home?
Special to the Chicago TribuneYes, mortgage interest rates remain near historic lows. True, there's a wide variety of inventory for sale to choose from. Granted, this is still, indisputably, a buyer's market. But for shoppers on a tight budget out there hunting for new construction,...Tags: Rentals, Money and Monetary Policy, House Building, Real Estate Buyers, Passenger Cars
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Grants help Habitat build energy-efficient homes
PETOSKEY -- Grants recently provided to Northwest Michigan Habitat for Humanity have helped the affordable housing ministry build homes that exceed certain construction standards for energy efficienct. These grants, awarded by the Petoskey-Harbor Springs...Tags: Habitat for Humanity International, Energy Saving, Environmental Politics, Consumers Energy Company, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Is America in decline?
WASHINGTON -- The American Century is dead. Long live the next American Century. The subtext of political debate these days is that the United States is in decline -- a proposition often portrayed as self-evident. The economy lacks dynamism;...
Tags: Energy Resources, China, Gross Domestic Product, Petroleum Industry, Economic Indicator
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President Make-Believe
WASHINGTON -- There was a make-believe quality to President Obama's second inaugural address, as if all that's required to solve serious problems are the intelligence to produce proper policies and the political grit to get them approved. Perish the...
Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, Ecosystems
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Stricter energy code heats up debate on cost
Energy-efficient homebuilding is about to take a big step forward in Illinois, but consumers will pay now to save on future utility bills. A new statewide building energy code that takes effect Jan. 1 strives to make homes more comfortable and...
Tags: Energy Saving, Energy, Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues, Consumers
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OTHER VOICES: A brave, new world for energy
A report last week that the U.S. will become the globe’s No. 1 oil producer by 2020 was startling and reassuring. It’s a startling statistic because a few years ago the U.S. was struggling to maintain supplies of crude oil that came mostly...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry, Energy
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Extreme energy, extreme weather
There were no tornado warnings last Friday night, when I muted the Nationals game around 11 p.m. I listened intently through my living-room window. A train, I thought. Definitely a train. I should have known better. The warnings have been building for...
Tags: Natural Resources, Tropical Storm Lee (2011), Natural Disasters, Science and Technology, Global Warming
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Energy independent after all?
WASHINGTON -- Preoccupied by the election, Americans may be under the delusion that most major social and economic changes proceed from the ballot box. Not so. The latest reminder of this comes from a surprising source: the annual World Energy Outlook...
Tags: Energy Resources, Saudi Arabia, Petroleum Industry, Imports
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U.S. to become world's largest oil producer before 2020, IEA says [Google+ Hangout]
This post has been corrected. See below for details. The U.S. will become the world’s top producer of oil within five years, a net exporter of the fuel around 2030 and nearly self-sufficient in energy by 2035, according to a new report from the...Tags: China, Energy Saving, Saudi Arabia, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues
May 17, 2013
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Apr 17, 2013
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Mar 18, 2013
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Mar 8, 2013
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Feb 20, 2013
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Jan 28, 2013
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Jan 23, 2013
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Dec 21, 2012
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Nov 22, 2012
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Jul 5, 2012
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Nov 14, 2012
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Nov 12, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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