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A Windfall of Bad Ideas
In the third-quarter of 2005, the major U.S. oil companies—ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, BP America, and Shell Oil Company—collectively earned almost $26 billion in profits, an…
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Energy security and natural disasters
Reps. Jim Saxton and Eliot Engel claim the destruction inflicted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita “has been a jarring reminder of our over reliance on…
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All Cost, No Benefit
Tomorrow, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on Sen. Jeff Bingaman's (D-N.M.) Climate and Economy Insurance Act. Originally…
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Kyoto-by-Inches Is Just as Foolish
The current energy-bill debate may be mostly about pork, but vital issues of principle are in play. Real reform would remove political barriers to the…
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The McCain-Lieberman and Bingaman Climate Amendments: Kyoto-by-Inches Is Just as Foolish, by Marlo Lewis, Jr.
Proponents claim that the McCain-Lieberman and Bingaman climate amendments to the Senate energy bill are “modest” steps to address the potential risks of…
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Climate Reports, Edited to Fit
To the Editor: Philip A. Cooney crossed out several lines predicting the reduction of mountain glaciers and snowpack in polar regions and “serious…