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  • The Social Justice of Coal

    Demonize coal. Keep the poor in the dark. And, above all, keep pushing the fantasy that U.S. government action (with or without the approval of Congress) is essential to dealing with climate change.

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  • Climate Rhetoric Vs. Reality

    It has been a curious experience to watch the news about the “largest climate march in history” from Japan. There weren’t any marches here in Tokyo. Indeed, 350.org, the group that was a lead organizer of the march in New York City, doesn’t even appear to have a presence in Japan.

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  • Solar is Booming but Not as Fast as Hydrocarbons

    Solar energy appears to finally be coming of age. In July, Bloomberg New Energy Finance declared that we are in the midst of a “solar revolution” and the firm predicted that solar will be the fastest-growing form of global generation capacity through 2030.

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  • Pursuing Energy Failure, Again and Again

    Energy policies are faddish. From the energy-independence moonshine of the corn-ethanol scam to the latest 645-page slate of regulations the EPA wants to inflict on the domestic electricity-generation sector, the supposed threats have varied.

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  • Guest: the Real Energy Revolution Shrinking Carbon Dioxide Emissions? It’s Fracking

    When it comes to the issue of climate change, it’s easy to bash the United States. Yes, the U.S. emits a lot of carbon dioxide — about 5.9 billion tons in 2013 alone, second only to China’s 9.5 billion tons.

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  • Numbers Don’t Lie

    Rasheed Wallace gained notoriety during his 16-season NBA career for being a hot-headed power forward.

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  • How Innovation in Oil and Gas Production is Giving the U.s. a Competitive Edge

    In April, at a conference in San Antonio, an official from ConocoPhillips made an aggressive prediction: he said that by the end of 2014, oil production in Texas could hit 3.4 million barrels per day.

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  • The Ongoing War on Coal

    On Monday, the EPA unveiled a 645-page document detailing regulations aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity-generation sector by 30 percent by 2030 when compared with 2005 levels.

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  • “green” Computing Can’t Power the Cloud

    Facebook’s initial public offering was all about superlatives. The May 2012 event was the largest-ever IPO for a US technology company and the third-largest in US history.

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  • The Engine of Alan Mulally’s Success

    On July 1, Alan Mulally will retire as CEO of Ford Motor Co. And when he cleans out his office in Dearborn, Mulally will leave behind him one of the most remarkable comeback stories in US industrial history.

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