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  • It’s Not ‘all of the Above’ After All

    So now we know that when President Obama says he wants an “all of the above” strategy for energy, “the above” doesn’t include the energy source in which America has the biggest advantage over the rest of the world: coal.

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  • The ‘clean Energy’ Stalking Horse

    They’re not calling it a carbon tax or cap and trade. But make no mistake, the national “clean energy” mandate introduced earlier this month by Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) and eight cosponsors entails both a tax and a trading measure.

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  • Obama Vilifies Fossil Fuels

    At the very same time that the shale revolution is saving the economy hundreds of millions of dollars per day, directly creating tens of thousands of jobs, decreasing the need for foreign oil, and spurring growth in manufacturing that will lead to billions of dollars of new investment and still more jobs,

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  • The Blowback Against Big Wind

    After years of successful marketing and lavish subsidies from taxpayers, the global wind industry now finds itself facing an unprecedented backlash.

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  • Tilting at Windmills

    Documentary makers are always hoping that their film will come out at just the right moment, when a favorable news cycle and popular sentiment are converging so that the public is primed for their message.

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  • Wind Energy, Noise Pollution

    In his State of the Union address last week, President Barack Obama touted renewable energy and declared that he would “not walk away from workers” such as Bryan Ritterby, who is employed by a wind-turbine manufacturer in Michigan.

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  • Statement of Dave Enz Regarding Wind Turbines Built Near His Home in Denmark, Wisconsin

    During my reporting on the problem of wind-turbine noise, I have interviewed a number of homeowners who have abandoned their homes due to the noise. One of those people: Wisconsin resident Dave Enz.

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  • How Fracking Lies Triumphed

    Amid the ongoing battle in New York and elsewhere over hydraulic fracturing, one thing has become clear: The pro-drilling side is losing the public relations fight.

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  • Get Dense

    More than three decades ago, the British economist E. F. Schumacher stated the essence of environmental protection in three words: “Small is beautiful.”

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  • How Romney could Use Energy to Beat Obama in 2012

    With his win in the New Hampshire primary last week, Mitt Romney may be well on his way to becoming the Republican nominee for president.

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