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June 2007 Archives

OPEC Oil Industry - 2007-06-29
OPEC and the oil industry as a whole have done an excellent job at keeping alternatives, like solar and win, out of the picture through price manipulations, misinformation campaigns and good old-fashioned muscle.

A Profitable Day for Cellulosic Ethanol - 2007-06-28
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been stockpiling seeds--to the tune of 500,000 varieties. Originally the seeds were kept to preserve biodiversity--and they’ll still do that--but now they’ll also be used to find the most productive crops for use as cellulosic feedstocks.

Pro-Renewables Bill? - 2007-06-22
The press has been quick to label the new energy bill just passed as "Pro-Renewables." I call it "pro-the-same-old-bullshit, just a different day"

The Upside of Energy Legislation - 2007-06-21
More light was shone yesterday on this “controversy” and what it means for the aforementioned entities. You see, for every blow dealt to the Big Three and the coal industry, there’s an upside for Green Chip investors.

The Convenience of Contrived Controversy - 2007-06-19
Leaders of the committee writing energy legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives backed away on Monday from controversial elements of the bill, including new fuel economy standards for automobiles.

Formula One Gives Green Technology a New Victory - 2007-06-18
A technology called kinetic energy recovery will reduce emissions of F1 cars without hurting performance, and stands to revolutionize the way Phev's perform.

From Pollution to Profits - 2007-06-14
As if we weren't making a killing already, it's now possible to profit from the reduction of carbon emissions during the production of renewable energy. It's a difficult system to understand. But it's as lucrative as it is complex.

CAFE Standards Have Big Auto on Empty - 2007-06-05
I don't know if you've heard the recent news about the automotive industry's reaction to the proposed increase in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, but I'll tell you this, it has the Alliance of Automotive Manufacturers in an uproar.