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World Oil Use about 30 billion barrels per day Posted: 17 Sep 2012 01:42 PM PDT http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2012/0917/Conventional-wisdom-about-unconventional-oil-is-probably-wrong/(page)/2

***** Oil: 1/3 world's energy, 80% of transportation energy Posted: 17 Sep 2012 02:41 PM PDT http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2012/0917/Conventional-wisdom-about-unconventional-oil-is-probably-wrong

Natural Gas plant - $3B per Gigawatt (?) Posted: 17 Sep 2012 11:22 AM PDT "In the Midwest, coal-fired power plants capable of producing about 12,000 megawatts of power will be replaced in the next few years with gas-fired turbines, at a cost of $33 billion, according to a study released this spring." http://www.statejournal.com/story/18363508/coal-to-gas-conversion-not-an-easy-decision-for-midwest-utilities

New EPA Rules Could Prevent 'Fracking' Backlash - Businessweek www.businessweek Posted: 17 Sep 2012 11:08 AM PDT New EPA Rules Could Prevent 'Fracking' Backlash - Businessweek www.businessweek.com/.../new-epa-rules-could-prevent-fracking-ba... Apr 18, 2012 – ... emissions from natural gas production, a rare set of regulations that may ... Most of the leakage occurs where it's taken from the ground, and ...

Massachusetts on the Verge of Passing Natural Gas Leak Legislation Posted: 17 Sep 2012 11:01 AM PDT Massachusetts on the Verge of Passing Natural Gas Leak Legislation In the final session of the legislative calendar, natural gas pipeline safety advocates are looking to the Massachusetts Legislature to pass a bill today that would require natural gas companies to more closely monitor and repair the thousands of existing natural gas leaks across the state and develop a

Natural Gas and the Invisible Spill: How Much Methane Is Reaching the Atmosphere? Posted: 17 Sep 2012 10:55 AM PDT Natural Gas and the Invisible Spill: How Much Methane Is Reaching the Atmosphere? Read more: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2111562,00.html#ixzz26kcBXD5z

Is Shale Natural Gas Worse for the Climate Than Coal? TIME Posted: 17 Sep 2012 10:52 AM PDT Is Shale Natural Gas Worse for the Climate Than Coal? Read more: http://science.time.com/2011/04/11/frack-is-shale-natural-gas-worse-for-the-climate-than-coal/#ixzz26kbQmrim

The End of Global Warming: How to Save the Earth in 2 Easy Steps Posted: 17 Sep 2012 10:49 AM PDT The End of Global Warming: How to Save the Earth in 2 Easy Steps http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/09/the-end-of-global-warming-how-to-save-the-earth-in-2-easy-steps/262418/

Natural Gas Can Save the Climate? Not Exactly. TIME Posted: 17 Sep 2012 09:52 AM PDT http://science.time.com/2011/09/09/natural-gas-can-save-the-climate-not-exactly/

Natural Gas Vehicles Ever More Feasible for Fleets WFPL Posted: 17 Sep 2012 09:40 AM PDT Natural Gas Vehicles Ever More Feasible for Fleets WFPL - ‎Sep 7, 2012‎ On one side, so large it's hard to miss, is a sign that says “Think Green, Think Clean”—a reference to the fact that this truck burns cleaner natural gas. ... And if car companies aren't making vehicles, there's no incentive to build filling stations ...

Government sets strict fuel-economy goal of 54.5 by 2025 USA TODAY Posted: 17 Sep 2012 09:38 AM PDT Government sets strict fuel-economy goal of 54.5 by 2025 USA TODAY - ‎Aug 28, 2012‎ The vehicles will undergo more urgent evolution of current trends so that, in a decade or so, the American streetscape could resemble science fiction, including: •More gas-electric hybrids and plug-in hybrids.

Natural gas usage by US trucks to skyrocket - report Reuters Posted: 17 Sep 2012 09:37 AM PDT Natural gas usage by US trucks to skyrocket - report Reuters - ‎Sep 4, 2012‎ Natgas demand in trucks may reach 14 bcfd by 2030. * Cheap natgas could displace diesel. * Hurdles remain, could reduce demand growth.

Nuclear Power: Is It Time for a Disruptive Technology? White House Chronicle Posted: 17 Sep 2012 09:21 AM PDT Nuclear Power: Is It Time for a Disruptive Technology? White House Chronicle - ‎14 hours ago‎ The company that has revolutionized war in the air with Predator drones wants to do the same thing for nuclear power. It wants to soar away from today's reactor designs, rooted in the 1950s and the beliefs of Adm.

Fastest pace of deforestation in the world: Indonezia World Record Academy Posted: 17 Sep 2012 09:05 AM PDT World Record Academy Fastest pace of deforestation in the world: Indonezia World Record Academy - ‎2 hours ago‎ [May 05] JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia had the fastest pace of deforestation in the world between 2000-2005, with an area of forest equivalent to 300 soccer pitches destroyed every hour, Greenpeace said on Thursday.

Subsea ravine leaks a new headache for carbon capture Reuters Posted: 17 Sep 2012 06:42 AM PDT Subsea ravine leaks a new headache for carbon capture Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎ LONDON (Reuters) - Companies looking to store polluting carbon under the sea will have to pay more for tougher seabed screening, after geologists discovered a three-kilometre long fracture near Norway's pioneering subsea carbon storage project in the ...

Global warming: Businesses see 'tangible and present risk' Summit County Posted: 17 Sep 2012 06:30 AM PDT Global warming: Businesses see 'tangible and present risk' Summit County Citizens Voice - ‎7 hours ago‎ According to a survey of 405 of the biggest global companies conducted by the Carbon Disclosure Project, 37 percent say they are already seeing the impact of climate change on their business - up from 10 percent in 2010. The Carbon Disclosure Project ...

Southwest Likely to be Loser Thanks to Climate Change KNAU Arizona Posted: 17 Sep 2012 06:19 AM PDT Southwest Likely to be Loser Thanks to Climate Change KNAU Arizona Public Radio - ‎2 hours ago‎ Despite this year's abundant monsoon season, researchers say climate change could be pushing the Southwest into a period of sustained drought. 7 degrees of desperation: Author to speak in Flagstaff on coping with climate ...Arizona Daily Sun

Climate change could see a third of Victoria's animal species extinct in 60 years Herald Sun Posted: 17 Sep 2012 06:17 AM PDT Climate change could see a third of Victoria's animal species extinct in 60 years Herald Sun - ‎19 minutes ago‎ VICTORIA could bear the brunt of a climate change front that would see almost a third of animal species wiped out in less than 60 years.