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Obama Sets Ambitious Goal to Reduce US Oil Imports
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- Seeking to show the public he understands the burden of rising gas prices, President Barack Obama set an ambitious goal of reducing U.S. oil imports by one-third by 2025, and vowed to break through the political gridlock that has stymied similar initiatives for decades. "Presidents and politicians of every stripe have promised energy independence but that promise has so far gone unmet," Obama said Wednesday during a speech on energy at Georgetown University. "That has to change. We cannot keep going from shock to trance on the issue of energy security, rushing to propose action ...
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Opinion: Obama's Energy Plan Will Stall Growth
By not in system - AOL NewsIt's unfortunate for all Americans that instead of trying to bring our citizens together to find solutions to tomorrow's energy needs, President Barack Obama is expected in his proposed federal budget Monday to call for higher taxes on the oil industry -- and pretend that American consumers won't suffer as a result. Hold on to your wallets. Another View on Obama's Energy Plan Obama's energy policy doesn't go nearly far enough, says Tyson Slocum of Public Citizen's Energy Program. In his budget proposal, the president is expected to fill in the numbers behind this ...
Reactions to the State of the Union: Loosening Oil's Stranglehold
By Karyn Howard - AOL NewsSitting in front of the television listening to the State of the Union, I'm hearing some great ideas, but the one that jumps out and makes my head snap up is the clean energy proposal. Having 80 percent of our energy be supplied by clean, renewable energy would help our country break our addiction to oil. This would create jobs, help our families spend less on fuel and help the environment, a win-win-win. Cutting off the subsidies to the oil companies would save billions and help us invest in our future. Just as we evolved from horse and carriage to cars and jet airplanes, we need to evolve ...
The Latest Buzz: Caffeinated Popcorn
By Monica Garske - AOL News
(Nov. 24) -- Next time you find yourself dozing off in the middle of a boring movie at home, there's only one logical solution: stuff your face with popcorn -- caffeinated popcorn, to be precise. For the past several months, Amanda Fitch and her husband, Matthew, have been generating quite the buzz from a business they started on a whim right in their own kitchen. Tired of drinking endless energy drinks, coffee and diet soda to stay vitalized throughout their busy day, the twosome experimented with adding caffeine to their favorite snack -- popcorn -- as a little afternoon pick-me-up. What ...
Peak Oil Is Here: What Should We Do?
By Dave Thier - AOL News(Oct. 7) -- The Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas made a dire prediction today. The world has been extracting oil from the earth for just 150 years, but "peak oil," the point at which fuel production will begin to decrease while demand continues to increase, has finally come. "We are at the point of no return," said Jim Baldauf, ASPO-USA president. "Without affordable energy to drive our economy, we can expect price spikes and economic crisis to be the new normal. The debate about peak oil is over; it is time for bold action. If we do not change our current approach, we will see ...
Study: US Food Waste Is a Huge Energy Drain
By Hugh Collins - AOL News
(Oct. 2) -- Forget drafty windows and aging cars -- a new study says one of the biggest wastes of energy in America could be the food in your garbage can. Every rotten tomato or unwanted chicken wing represents wasted energy, since the calories in the food are never consumed. And the energy that went into growing the food, processing it, packaging it and transporting it to the consumer is also wasted. Each year, American food waste represents the energy equivalent of 350 million barrels of oil, according to new research from the University of Texas. That's enough to power the whole ...
James Cameron's Next Target: Alberta Tar Sands
By Dave Thier - AOL News(Sept. 28) -- Hollywood mogul turned all-points environmental activist James Cameron has already been vocal in his disapproval of the proposed Belo Monte Dam on the Xingu River in Brazil and offered private submarines to help clean up the Gulf of Mexico, but now he's moving on to his newest post-"Avatar" environmental project: the Alberta tar sands in Canada. Over the past year, the United States has grown increasingly reliant on oil extracted from tar sands in the north Canadian province, despite concerns from environmental activists that the extraction methods produce three times the ...
After Gas Blast, Spotlight Shines on Pipelines
By Laura Parker - AOL News(Sept. 10) -- Damaged pieces of 30-inch steel pipe pulled from the ashes may tell the tale of what happened in Crestmoor Canyon on Thursday night, when gas from a ruptured transmission pipeline fed a fire so intense it devoured 15 acres of houses in the San Francisco suburb of San Bruno, Calif., and killed four people. What's certain is that the accident, coming on the heels of the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, will once again cast a spotlight on the effectiveness of state and federal safety regulations governing the energy industry. Regulations passed by Congress in 2002 require safety ...
Democrats Abandon Cap 'N Trade, Focus On Oil Spill For Now
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailySenate Majority Leader Harry Reid conceded Thursday he does not have the votes to pass a broad climate change bill. So, he will table legislation to reform the energy industry in favor of a scaled-back measure that will focus on offshore oil drilling, natural gas, and jobs within the energy industry. "Many of us wanted to do a thorough bill," Reid said. "Unfortunately we don't have a single Republican to work with at this time. It's disappointing and it's dangerous." The bill that Reid put on the back burner Thursday was controversial, even inside Reid's Democratic caucus. Language from ...
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