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  • China Capitalizes on Carbon Trading and the Cdm

    The 1997 UN meetings in Japan about climate issues did more than give birth to the term “Kyoto Protocol” they also created the concept of “carbon capital.”

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  • The Latest on the Ethanol Scam: Us Ethanol Industry’s Grain Consumption in 2009 was Enough to Feed 330 Million People

    Some headlines are so telling, that you don’t really need to write the story to go with them. So I’ll keep this story short and focus primarily on the facts that were revealed by the Earth Policy Institute last month.

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  • No More Price Predictions – for Diesel Fuel or Anything Else

    Okay. I’ve learned my lesson. I will not make any more price predictions.

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  • Corn and Coal: the Cornerstones of Obama’s Energy Policies

    It’s hard to believe, but the Obama administration’s energy policies just keep getting further and further removed from reality.

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  • Obama’s “clean Energy” Pandering: His State of the Union Contains More Meaningless Sloganeering on Energy

    Never underestimate a politician’s willingness to pander.

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  • Married to Mendacity: Growth Energy Continues Its Misinformation Campaign About the Ethanol Scam

    A couple weeks ago, after I published yet another story on corn ethanol “Yet More Outrages of the Corn Ethanol Scam,” Chris Thorne, the director of public affairs for Growth Energy sent us an email objecting to the story.

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  • Bryce V. Pickens Tonight on Fox Business: See Why Boone Pickens Doesn’t have a Plan

    T. Boone Pickens is a pleasant guy. But the hard truth is this: he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. In fact, he doesn’t even know the most basic facts about the Pickens Plan.

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  • Robert Bryce Talks with Author Mark Weston About His Book, ”prophets and Princes: Saudi Arabia From Muhammad to the Present

    In early November, during the Texas Book Festival, I ran into Mark Weston. Upon hearing he’d written a book on Saudi Arabia, I was immediately intrigued.

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  • Yet More Outrages of the Corn Ethanol Scam

    Imagine driving into a service station. At one pump, conventional gasoline costs $3.25. Right next to it stands a pump with ethanol-blended fuel selling for $5.20.

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  • The Persistent Delusion of ”energy Independence”: Despite the Facts, Democrats and Others Continue to Hype Energy Autarky

    When talking about energy, facts should matter. Alas, when it comes to promoting the myth of “energy independence” politicians and political operatives on both the Left and the Right are not interested in facts or reality.

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