Sunday, July 12, 2009

Marianne Lavelle

A Climate Change Proposal With Cash

"Cap-and-dividend" advocates say to tackle global warming, Uncle Sam will need to hand out money. more >>

Arctic Drilling Wouldn't Cool High Oil Prices

Energy analysts say it would take 10 years for production to begin, and its impact could be very modest more >>

Forget Saudi Peak Oil—Worry About Peak Grain

The twilight of agriculture in the kingdom's desert already is evident, with the potential to further push up world food prices. more >>

Summer Gas-Price Outlook Fuels Car Nostalgia

Alas, low-price autos with great gas mileage can be seen only in the rear-view mirror. more >>

8 Ways to Fix the Global Food Crisis

Ideas range from improving aid programs to taking a break on biofuels. more >>

Stockpiling Our Way to $120-Per-Barrel Crude?

The price run-up was predicted months ago by a critic of the Bush administration's Strategic Petroleum Reserve policy. more >>

How Writers Created the Environmental Movement

Q&A with environmentalist Bill MicKibben, author of a new anthology. more >>

High Fuel Costs Threaten Bankruptcy for Truckers

At $1,000 a fill-up, independent drivers suffer, and costs to consumers rise. more >>

The Gas Tax Vacation: A Cheap Holiday

Rolling back the federal fuel levy would do little to ease pump-price pain. more >>

Exxon Pumped Less Oil on the Way to $10.9 Billion Profit

Although lots of money goes to shareholders, production is falling for the world's biggest oil company. more >>

More Families Face Utility Shut-Off This Spring

Economy, fuel prices caused households to fall behind on bills this winter. more >>

Truckers Call for Help on Diesel Prices

Independent drivers plan to rally, while big firms ask for federal action to calm markets. more >>

New Power Plants Loom, Even With Efficiency Gains

One suburb, against opposition, enacts a modest step toward cutting power consumption, but bolder measures are needed. more >>

Survey Tracks Scientists' Growing Climate Concern

Few now doubt global warming, though they disagree on the severity of the danger. more >>

Fuel Efficiency Plan Aims for Big Savings

The White House's proposal exceeds what Congress required, but gives new flexibility to automakers. more >>

Efficiency: the Unloved Solution That Works

We'd rather hear about something new instead of the hard work of saving energy. more >>

Bush Tackles Climate Without Change

As he rides off into the sunset, the president fails to round up greenhouse gas savings. more >>

Green, Not Sacrifice, Is the Political Word

Today's elected officials eschew sweaters and accentuate the positive. more >>

Conservation Can Mean Profits for Utilities

States are changing the rules of the game so that it pays power companies not to expand. more >>

Three Ways Businesses Can Save on Power

Factories and offices often waste energy needlessly. more >>

Can America Use Less Energy?

Individuals must take the first steps; a starting place is unnecessary consumption by computers. more >>

Energy Costs Around Your House

Heating is still No. 1, but new devices add to electric bills. more >>

Putting Your Home on an Energy Diet

Simple steps with fast payback can cut family power bills. more >>

Shell Sees Three Hard Truths for the Future

Its scenarios assume that rapid energy growth in Asia will shape conflict or cooperation. more >>

Slow Growth Is Forecast, Except in Prices

Other countries easily pick up the slack of weakening U.S. demand for oil and coal. more >>

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