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Green Energy Must Grapple with Gridlock

By K. Lloyd Billingsley

A detour on the highway to energy utopia

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The Problem With Giving Away “Green” For Green Energy

by Brian Steed

Subsidies, rather than increasing efficiency, increase dependency.

News Research

Pawlenty on Ethanol

Wall Street Journal

May 24, 2011

The GOP candidate takes on King Corn in Iowa, of all places.

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What the Orange Stickers Taught Me

By John Hill

It was 1973: the beginning of America’s first “energy crisis.”

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Tax to Save

by Holly Fretwell

Saving for whom?

News Research

The wrong sites for solar

Los Angeles Times

May 18, 2011

In the name of solar energy, the Obama administration is about to open up millions of acres of desert to development. Such a move is unnecessary.

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America’s Energy Crisis is a Crisis of Will

by John Hill

America Is Not Running Short of Oil

News Research

'Win-win Outcome' In Third China-U.S. Strategic And Economic Dialogue

RTT News, May 11, 2011

Range of issues discussed such as next generation batteries for electric cars, and new clean air and water initiatives.

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Electric Chinese Firebird is One Hot Ride

by K. Lloyd Billingsley

China unveils smoking new electric automobile

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Is the Energy Answer Blowing in the Wind?

by Brian Steed

Compared to Watt? Report card for wind power

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