Why Solarcity Is Succeeding in a Difficult Solar Industry
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By Kevin BullisThe secret is using existing technology.
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Energy crisis looms: Japan closes last reactor
• http://rt.comJapan is set to shut down its last operational nuclear plant following last year’s Fukushima meltdown disaster.
Spanish ‘Second Conquest’ backfiring in Latin America?
• http://rt.comBolivia has announced the seizure of a Spanish energy company, hot on the heels of Argentina’s expropriation of YPF.
...“There is no technology which may be directly applied” at Fukushima
• http://enenews.com, By ENENewsRecently, executives of EnergySolutions, the global leader in the field of treatment and disposal of radioactive waste, accepted an interview with The Denki Shimbun and expressed their intention to expand their cooperative relationships with Japanese
Amory Lovins: A 50-year plan for energy
• http://www.ted.com, TED2012In this intimate talk filmed at TED's offices, energy theorist Amory Lovins lays out the steps we must take to end the world's dependence on oil (before we run out).
America's clean energy policies need a reality check, say Stanford researchers
• http://www.bio-medicine.org, Mark GoldenAmerica's approach to clean energy needs to be reformed if it is to meaningfully affect energy security or the environment, according to two new articles by Stanford writers.
Physicists Crack Fusion Mystery
• technologyreview.com, By Kevin BullisA new theory might help researchers double the power of fusion reactors.
The Ultimate Green Bombshell: New Study Finds Wind Farms Cause Actual Climate Change
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Patrick HenningsenFor decades they have been touted by green warriors and global warming believers as the lynch pin of their brave new utopian future. Now it seems that something is truly rotten in the state of Denmark, or the great state of Texas in this case.
For Egypt, gas deal with Israel was bad business
• http://www.globalpost.com, Erin CunninghamWhile the world views Egypt’s decision to cancel a gas contract with Israel as a threat to peace, really it just makes good business sense.
The Scope Of The Alberta Oil Sands Must Be Seen To Be Believed
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Robert JohnsonI've spent the past few days touring oil sands research facilities and drilling sites, but today I got to see the vast expanse of sands from above.
Fracked Up: The Boom of the Century, RV Armies, Exploding Meth Labs, Parking Lot Rape and All
• http://www.commondreams.org, by Abby ZimetAn up-close look at the roughnecks, puffnecks, strippers, truck drivers, lap dancers, man camps, meth labs, doubled housing prices, $25-an-hour waitresses and other gritty elements of the "new Big Rock Candy Mountain"
Top 5 Figures Influencing Renewable Energy in the U.S.
• Oilprice.comAs Oilprice.com embarks on its Top 5 series, we thought it expedient to begin with our take on the key figures shaping and influencing U.S. renewable energy efforts, not least because the issue of energy security is being prioritized
Fukushima: A Nuclear War without a War: The Unspoken Crisis of Worldwide Nuclear Radiation
• www.globalresearch.ca, Prof. Michel ChossudovskyThe World is at a critical crossroads. The Fukushima disaster in Japan has brought to the forefront the dangers of Worldwide nuclear radiation.
"If I wanted America to fail"
• http://www.youtube.com, by FreeMarketAmericaThe environmental agenda has been infected by extremism—it's become an economic suicide pact. And we're here to challenge it.
ALEC and ExxonMobil Push Loopholes in Fracking Chemical Disclosure Rules
• commondreams.org, by Cora Currier, ProPublicaOne of the key controversies about fracking is the chemical makeup of the fluid that is pumped deep into the ground to break apart rock and release natural gas.
Primer on Peak Oil
• arcleinAs the developed-world economy tries to gain momentum, it faces a persistent headwind. The oil price remains stubbornly over $100 a barrel, acting like a tax on Western consumers. Some blame the high price on evil speculators—Barack Obama unveiled pl
SCIENCE: What Are The Oil Sands And Why Are They So Valuable?
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Dina SpectorThis week our own Robert Johnson is headed north to investigate one of the most controversial energy projects in the world: the Canadian oil sands.
Arrest of BP Engineer Beginning or End of Gulf Disaster Criminal Liability?
• http://www.commondreams.org, Common Dreams staffFormer BP engineer charged with destroying evidence in Gulf oil spill
TOP OF THE WORLD: NATO Rehearses For War In The Arctic
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Rick RozoffThe Western campaign for global dominance has reached the top of the world.
Report Finds that Fracking Causes Earthquakes, but doesn’t Recommend a Ban
• Oilprice.comWestminster has repeatedly proven that its interests more closely align with those investment bankers in the City of London than those forced to live with the consequences
Target: Tar Sands
• http://www.inthesetimes.org, BY Daniel HertzActivists in Texas and a South Dakota reservation are fighting a fast-growing industry.
Suspected cyber-attack hits Iran’s oil sector
• http://rt.comA virus has been discovered in computers running key parts of Iran's oil sector, forcing authorities to unplug its main oil export terminal from the Internet.
Defusing the Middle East Would Lower Gas Prices
• http://www.fff.org, by Sheldon RichmanRepublicans see rising oil and gasoline prices as an opportunity to score political points on President Obama.
Chinese money to 'settle' Sudanese oil divorce?
• http://rt.comSouth Sudan is to seek investment from China for a new pipeline. This would allow it to export oil without the consent of its northern enemy Sudan.
EU pushes back oil sands decision
• http://www.upi.comThe European Union has delayed a decision on whether to classify oil sands as a "dirty" form of crude oil, bringing praise from Canadian officials.
EU Parliament Slams Argentina's YPF Seizure
• http://www.law.com, By Raf CasertThe European Union parliament on Friday condemned Argentina's move to seize control of the YPF division of Spanish oil and gas company Repsol and demanded that the EU take action against Buenos Aires at the World Trade Organization.
China Could Finance Refineria Del Pacifico: Ecuador's Correa
• http://www.foxbusiness.com, Dow Jones NewswiresEcuadorean President Rafael Correa said Saturday China could fully finance the $13 billion Refineria del Pacifico, a joint project between Ecuador and Venezuela's state oil companies.
In Argentina's Oil, A Glimpse Of Latin America's Left
• http://www.npr.org, by Juan ForeroJust the arrival of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner prompted supporters in her Peronist movement to break into chants Monday.
Power solution: India opens world's largest solar park (PHOTOS)
• http://rt.comThe world’s largest solar power field has been switched on in India’s western state of Gujarat.
Deepwater Drilling in Gulf 'Back With a Vengeance'
• http://www.commondreams.org, Common Dreams staffDespite the ongoing environmental and public health disasters left in the wake of BP's Deepwater Horizon "oilpocalypse" two years ago, deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is "back with a vengeance."
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