Archive for June, 2008
« Previous EntriesHOW OIL SPECULATORS DRIVE OIL PRICES UP, AND WHY
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[?]Submitted by New Energy News Blog
At a June 17 Congressional hearing about how oil prices are affected by oil market speculators, the assembled panel of experts unanimously agreed speculation is responsible for driving oil prices 50% higher than they would otherwise be.
Congressman Joe Barton (R-Tex), an oil and gas industry advocate, […]
BEAT THE COST OF SOLAR WITH A PPA
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[?]Submitted by New Energy News Blog
MMA Renewable Ventures and other finance mavens have come up with a wrinkle on the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) concept to help get consumers past the single biggest obstacle to home and business solar installations, the upfront costs and financial complexities.
Normally, a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) […]
BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL-ONE, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS-ZERO
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[?]Submitted by New Energy News Blog
As anything that significantly impacts global climate change, these highly touted carbon-neutral events are almost offensively trivial. As PR events spreading awareness of the issue to people who might never otherwise consider them and places where they might not otherwise be heard, they are of incalculable […]
OF BIKES AND ELECTRIC CARS IN FRANCE AND THE U.S.
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[?]Submitted by New Energy News Blog
Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoë wants to create Autolib, a public electric car sharing program designed like the Parisian Vélib’ bicycle program. The plan is to place 4000 EVs at locations around the city and, for a small fee one-time fee or as part of a monthly […]
WORLD ENERGY REPORT: MORE, MORE, MORE
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[?]Submitted by New Energy News Blog
A new report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the Department of Energy’s statistics crunching office, predicts big increases in energy and fossil fuel consumption despite making one thing perfectly clear: The era of cheap oil is over.
The report predicts 2030 oil prices will be in […]
AGROFUELS BAD NEWS: OXFAM
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[?]Submitted by New Energy News Blog
There is an ongoing debate about exactly how much the AGROfuels industries are impacting world food prices and aggravating world hunger. The AGROfuels industry associations point to inflated oil prices and the falling dollar as the main culprits.
A recent authoritative report from New Energy Finance (see […]
Get On The Big Green Bus!
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[?]Submitted by New Energy News Blog
From the opening line (”What are you doing down there!?!”), ya gotta love these kids.
No mellow moaning for them.
“Wake up people!”
“This is our world.”
“And it’s time that we change it.”
“On our terms.”
Get on board the Big Green Bus! (From Earthkeepers via YouTube.)
Kansas Fights Back
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[?]Submitted by New Energy News Blog
Iberdrola’s Krista Gordon took a few moments off from her work building wind power in western Kansas to point out to NewEnergyNews this week that Kansas is emerging as a national leader in the building of New Energy and the fight against dirty coal. And it […]
Blue Man Group on Global Climate Change
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[?]Submitted by New Energy News Blog
In the event of continued inaction…
And about the emergency exits: There aren’t any…
Is this funny? Well, yes, but not exactly. (From Blue Man Group via YouTube.)
ETS Investor Alert 7-1-08
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[?]Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
A leading Russian scholar in the U.S. is warning that Russia may choose to start sending its natural gas to Asia instead of Europe. en.rian.ru
This isn’t a new threat, but rather a reminder that the European economy, which is extremely dependent on supplies of Russian natural gas, remains at […]
Green Tech Expert Mike Millikin Predicts The ‘Big 3’ Of Lithium-ion Battery Firms (Part 1 of 2)
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[?]Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
With oil prices still going up, investors are increasingly aware that there will likely be a pot of gold waiting for the companies that come to dominate the lithium-ion car battery market. That market is expected to take off in 2010 or 2011 as a raft of plug-in electric […]
BASF Developing ‘Totally New Technology’ That May Make Refrigerators & ACs 50% More Efficient
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[?]Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
German chemicals giant BASF SE is working on what the company describes as a “totally new technology” that reportedly has the potential to reduce the energy consumption of refrigerators, air conditioners and other appliances used for cooling by as much as 50%.
The research, which the company says could lead […]
When A123 Systems Goes Public, Watch Stock Prices Rise for Competitors Ener1, Valence and AltairNano
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[?]Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
When Massachusetts-based A123 Systems goes public, it will be such a hot IPO that it will lift the valuations of other lithium-ion battery developers, two experts believe.
No date for an IPO has been announced, but it is rumored that A123 could go public as early as September, especially if […]
U.S. Power Agency Warns High Electricity Prices Could Plague America ‘For Years to Come’
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[?]Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
America’s federal power agency has warned that high power prices could plague the nation “for years to come.”
Citing high commodity prices for natural gas and coal, which were the fuel sources for 18% and 50%, respectively, of U.S. electricity generation in 2007, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said […]
ETS Investor Alert 6-30-08
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[?]Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
U.S. utilities are cutting off more customers who have fallen behind on their bills, setting up what could be the most deadly American winter in many years. usatoday.com
While utilities aren’t allowed to cut off customers during the winter because of the danger to human life, the fact is many […]
Stock Promotions 06-30-2008
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[?]It’s being reported on StockPromoters.com, the best site on the Internet for following all the details about stock promotions, that the following are new pink sheet stock promotions:
HotShotStocks.com has been compensated $5,000.00 from Genesis Bioventures, Inc. We have extended our contract and recieved $12,000.00 from Genesis Bioventures, Inc. We have renewed […]
From 2 Hrs. to 30 Minutes: Moscow’s Airport Train
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
MOSCOW – I almost cried when I arrived at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo-2 International Airport the other day. Not because I was so sad – I was thrilled to be going on vacation – but because the previously tortured trip to the airport is now remarkably painless.
The new Aeroexpress train […]
My AR2008 speaking assignments announced
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[?]Submitted by An Animal-Friendly Life
I’ve received my final assignments for FARM’s national animal rights conference, running from August 14-18, 2008 at the Hilton Mark Center in Alexandria, VA (the program). This conference certainly makes for some strange “bedfellows”, but at least it does not censor abolitionist views, which is a rare […]
i[2]y’er Tina Jezuit Rocks On And Celebrates Her 20-Year Cancerversary In Style With “Cancerpalooza 20″
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[?]Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Jessup native Tina Jezuit was diagnosed with bone cancer in 1988 at the age of 11. As a result of the extensive chemotherapy, she also suffered heart failure when she was 24 and a stroke in February of 2007. Despite being unable to walk or talk […]
Community Concerns, Safety and Security
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[?]Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
Some patients you never forget as a physician. A few years ago around the 4th of July, I was working in an Emergency Room here in the BayState when a teenager was brought in by his dad for a burn on his leg from a fireworks […]
Onion Dip from Scratch
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[?]Submitted by Chef Tom Cooks
I know, it’s just so easy to grab one of those little packets and a tub of sour cream and have onion dip in a flash. Did you know it’s not that much harder to make it from scratch. If you have a party coming […]
July 2008 Video Game Release Dates
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[?]Submitted by videogame2play
Looking for a new game to play in July? You should check out this list of upcoming video game releases scheduled for July 2008 on the Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Xbox 360 & PC.
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PlayStation 3 in-game XMB demostration
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[?]Submitted by videogame2play
Watch Eric Lempel, Director of PlayStation Network Operations, show off PlayStation 3 in-game XMB feature that will be available with the upcoming v2.40 firmware update.
Do Your Mid-Year Fitness Review!
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[?]Submitted by My Fitness Hut Blog
Have you looked at your beginning-of-year fitness goals to see how you are progressing? Did you fall “off track” months ago? Have you given up? The good news is this: you can get started again on your exercise program today! If you are “on track” to […]
Another Transformation Contest!
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[?]Submitted by Turbulence Training Blog
Are you ready?
To join the Fit Yummy Mummy Summer Transformation Challenge?! Enrollment begins tomorrow, July 1st at ClubFYM
=> http://ClubFYM.com
Your response to participate in this 12 week , body shaping experience has been fantastic! Many new features, resources, and extra videos have been added to enhance your results […]
