After reading this short interview in the NY Times Magazine, I liking this guy’s approach… Is it fair to describe you as socially progressive? I think it is fair to describe me as a common-sense Republican. Which implies that some Republicans lack common sense. That’s possible. You have supported stem-cell research, unlike most Republicans. I [...]

Maybe yet another reason why Obama would want to pick Webb? I’ll explain why after the excerpt. From The Hill: Webb wants his home state to have the right to explore for energy off Virginia’s coast. His staff insists his proposal pertains only to natural gas, and not oil, and that it is completely in [...]

A completely understandable position given the current price of gas, but I wonder if those being polled understand the reasons why we put limits on oil companies access in the first place. And while this is a partisan issue, there’s definitely a lot more Democratic support than Republican opposition. My gut tells me that the [...]

Why? I’ll give you one guess… LONDON (Reuters) – Oil surged to a new record high on Monday of nearly $140 a barrel, propelled by weakness in the U.S. dollar which offset the bearish impact of plans by Saudi Arabia to boost output. Folks, how much longer can we ignore that our monetary losses and [...]

It’s clean, it’s safe, but it’s incredibly expensive and it creates a bunch of really dangerous waste that nobody wants. I wonder if these respondents knew the whole story? Personally, I’m hesitant about nuclear power, but I won’t dismiss it outright. Because as Alan has pointed out recently, wind and solar power just won’t do [...]

And this idea comes from no less than the Conservative government… Canadians will be offered bicycles, public transit passes or cash if they agree to scrap their old gas-guzzling vehicles, the government said on Wednesday. Ottawa says five million of the 18 million cars and trucks in Canada were made before 1996, when tougher emissions [...]

A new report by the International Energy Agency offers a basic roadmap to drastically cutting fossil fuel emissions by 2050. The study said that an average of 35 coal-powered plants and 20 gas-powered power plants would have to be fitted with carbon capture and storage equipment each year between 2010 and 2050. In addition, the [...]

Gee, I wonder why… CEO Rick Wagoner said Tuesday before the automaker’s annual meeting in Delaware the plants to be closed are in Oshawa, Ontario; Moraine, Ohio; Janesville, Wis.; and Toluca, Mexico. He also said the iconic Hummer brand will be reviewed and potentially sold or revamped. Wagoner said the GM board has approved production [...]

Looks like driving an eco-friendly car is not just good for the environment, it’s good for your social life too. A new study by GM revealed that 9 out of 10 women would rather chat up a guy with a fuel-efficient car than a sports car while 8 out of 10 Americans said they’d find [...]

As is the case with many pieces of legislation…it doesn’t seem to have enough institutional support. From Fortune: The U.S. Climate Action Partnership formed last year won’t take a position on the bill, although nine of its members – including General Electric, Alcoa and four utility companies – signed a letter to senators backing the [...]

T. Boone Pickens is a guy who has one of those names that sounds made up, but his fortune is very real. Now he’s diversifying his portfolio with green energy tech. Here’s more from Contrarian Profits: Crude oil soared as high as US$135 a barrel last week – more than double the price of a [...]

In March 2007, I wrote about the Peak Oil theory and posted a pretty alarming video. And now that we’re seeing record gas prices, the whispers of peak oil are surfacing once again. So, here’s the video that outlines the theory… Then, here’s a post from the Prometheus: The Science Policy Weblog about the topic [...]

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post about McCain’s seemingly paper thin plan to help the environment, Obama’s plan would provide immediate funds to help create the technology that will help big polluters get cleaner and ultimately buy fewer emission credits. Here’s more from MSNBC: Here in [Michigan], he unveiled his proposals for reviving American manufacturing. [...]

Folks, the idea of trading emission credits between companies has been around for nearly 20 years in this country, and McCain has been a proponent for quite some time. And sure, the expansion of the program could help curb some greenhouse gases, but this is McCain’s big idea? From his speech yesterday… “The United States [...]

For the next couple weeks he’ll be talking about how we can address these problems. And maybe in a sign of how progressive McCain seems to be on the environment, the Sierra Club says they may not endorse anybody in 2008. From WSJ: In a sign of Sen. McCain’s potential appeal to environmentally conscious voters, [...]

One bit of good “moderate” news that’s going to come out of the 2008 campaign, climate change is at the forefront of both agendas. From The Examiner: “John McCain is going to be doing more of these themed tours of America, and one of them is going to be on energy and global climate change. [...]

Yesterday, Al Gore told NPR that the Myanmar cyclone was a consequence of global warming. Gore has previously alluded to Hurricane Katrina being a result of global warming as well. The problem is, there is no good scientific proof that global warming is influencing the destructiveness of these storms. Gore is making a conjecture and [...]

Just in case anyone is not familiar with the meaning of the phrase “like a canary in a coal mine” this is it: “Early coal mines did not feature ventilation systems, so miners would routinely bring a caged canary into new coal seams. Canaries are especially sensitive to methane and carbon monoxide, which made them [...]

Very interesting development that could help address the big bio-fuel scam we’re currently being sold. From CNN: ANTHONY, Texas (CNN) — Texas may be best known for “Big Oil.” But the oil that could some day make a dent in the country’s use of fossil fuels is small. Microscopic, in fact: algae. Literally and figuratively, [...]