5-13-08 by dugan Oh, man, I wish I had a share of Exxon. The shareholder meeting May 30 is going to be a show. A group of big institutional investors, mostly public pension funds, has…
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Chevron Commits to “Alt” Energy
Chevron Commits to ‘Alt’ Energy By George Avalos, CONTRA COSTA TIMES (CA) May 07, 2008 Chevron Corp. will spend $2.5 billion on alternative and renewable energy technologies, part of its push to develop new kinds…
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Gas Setting New Records Daily
Gasoline Prices Passing $4, Setting New Records Daily By Staff Writers, Central Valley Business Times (Stockton, CA) April 25, 2008 Prices over $3 everywhere — The question is, will we see $5? — Gasoline now…
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Oil’s ‘Alternative Energy’ Scam
4-22-08 by dugan When I look at oil company profit reports–which will soon reveal truly rabid profit increases in the 1st quarter of 2008–I just ignore the line on "alternative energy" spending. That’s because it…
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Deadly Plug-In Hybrids!
3-14-08 by dugan I’m happy to admit that Earth would be better off if we all hiked or biked to work, got our power from solar panels on the roof, wore parkas indoors rather…
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Inuits vs. Exxon: Might Work
2-28-08 by dugan It’s a Hail-Mary pass, but the Alaskan Inuit lawsuit against the oil industry on global warming just might work. It may come down to how the judge views the definition of…
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Cheaper Than Coal at 80 mph
12-18-07 by dugan I want a hybrid electric GT with a dark, glossy exterior wrap that’s actually a cheap solar-electric film. It would boost battery power and range whenever the sun shines. The concept…
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Oops! Disappearing Greenwash
12-11-07 by dugan Shell and BP are under fire for talking green and doing the opposite. Britain’s Guardian newspaper has the story. "Shell, the oil company that recently trumpeted its commitment to a…
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Hooray for ‘Cheap and Clean’
11-29-07 by dugan I was struck by the stock analysts’ reaction in today’s New York Times story to Google’s announcement that it would invest up to hundreds of millions of dollars to commercially develop renewable…
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Governator’s Gold Rush
The Calgary Herald (Alberta, Canada) November 25, 2007 by Edward Robinson, Bloomberg The Governator’s Gold Rush; Arnold Schwarzenegger is shaping America’s climate change agenda. But critics say the billions pouring into California’s green industries are…
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Arnold’s “Hollywood” Eco-Drive
The Sunday Independent (South Africa) November 25, 2007 by Edward Robinson Schwarzenegger’s ecological drive may be just more Hollywood Overnight, the former Mr. Universe had morphed from a gun-toting action movie star into a leading…
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He’s Way More Than “All Hat”
11`-20-07 by dugan With crude oil closing today at $98 a barrel and the dollar hitting another record low, a solidly new book on cutting U.S. oil dependence suddenly looks compelling. Energy veteran S. David…
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UC-BP Research Already Begun
Berkeley Daily Planet (California) November 16, 2007 by Richard Brenneman UC Signs BP Contract, Research Already Underway The $500 million pact between UC Berkeley and one of the world’s largest oil companies went into effect…