Energy Security

Congress Should Support Pentagon Energy Security Efforts

Phyllis Cuttino | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Pentagon, Congress, Department of Defense, Biofuels, National Security, Energy Security, Senate Armed Services Committee, Clean Energy, Pew Charitable Trusts, Video, Green News
Phyllis Cuttino

Congress should support policies that will reduce our reliance on foreign oil, not undermine them. There is too much at stake for the nation's energy future to do anything less.

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Oil vs. Morning in America

Brent Budowsky | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Alternative Energy, Opec, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Energy Security, Economic Growth, Oil Speculators, Bank Lending, Oil Prices, Oil, Economic Confidence, Business News
Brent Budowsky

Do not underestimate the potential political and economic power of the recovery that has begun. The economy still faces challenges, but the signs of recovery are real, growing and widening in scope.

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Republican Candidates and Congress Quit Climate Change; Private Sector Counters, Creating Consumer Label

Michael Shank | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Violence, Durban, Institute for Economics and Peace, Democratization of Energy, Energy Security, Republican Candidates, Sustainability, Presidential Campaign, Climate Change, Natural Resources, Michael Shank, Usda, South Africa, WindMade Lable, Organic, Companies, Energy, Green News
Michael Shank

We need more of this kind of innovativeness and initiative. The climate isn't cooling anytime soon and it's clear that climate talks will continue to be inconclusive. So companies and consumers, the ball is in your court.

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API's Next Sham Campaign

Heather Taylor-Miesle | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Energy Security, Energy, American Petroleum Institute, Polling, Health, Api, Vote 4 Energy, Jack Gerard, Green News
Heather Taylor-Miesle

Today the American Petroleum Institute launched its latest attack on our great nation with their "Vote 4 Energy" or "I vote" campaign.

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Tom Zeller Jr.

Keystone XL Oil Pipeline: A Symbolic Struggle Steeped In Fuzzy Math

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Energy, Transcanada, Video, Oil, Energy Security, Jobs, Keystone Pipeline, Keystone XL, State Department, Green News

This is the second of two articles about the controversy surrounding the development of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The first installment can be fou...

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Tom Zeller Jr.

Former Keystone Pipeline Inspector Says Construction Shortcuts Are Tied To Leaks

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Energy, Tar Sands, Oil Independence, Transcanada, Alberta Tar Sands, Oil Sands, Energy Security, Oil, Keystone Pipeline, Keystone XL, Green News

Michael Klink, a 59-year-old civil engineer from Auburn, In., says he reported a litany of problems when he was working as a construction inspector at...

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Natural Gas: Good for the Economy, Good for the Environment

Frank Stewart | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Energy Security, Energy, Natural Gas, Clean Energy, Shale Gas, Business News
Frank Stewart

Not only has investment in shale gas risen to record levels, but the natural gas industry now employs more of our citizens than ever before. That's especially good news at a time when the national unemployment rate holds at a staggering 16.7% for African Americans.

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End OPEC Now!

Michael Moynihan | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Energy Security, Clean Energy Jobs, Foreign Oil, Energy Independence, Opec, Gasoline Prices, World News
Michael Moynihan

Based on a long history of economic study, today cartels are illegal in virtually all developed countries. The question with OPEC, therefore, is not why it is bad but why has it survived.

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Andrea Stone

Air Force Is Going Green, Flies F-15 Fueled On Plant Oil Over Phillies Home Opener

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 06.01.2011

Read More: Energy Security, Renewable Energy, Ethanol, Military, Air Force, Barack Obama, Alternative Fuels, Politics News

The sellout crowd that turned out Friday to watch the Phillies win their home opener against the Houston Astros in Philadelphia was treated to a pre-g...

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WATCH LIVE: Obama Speaks On America's Energy Security

The Huffington Post | Joanna Zelman | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Obama Energy Policy, Video, Obama Speech, Energy Policy Speech, Energy Security, Obama Energy Speech, Obama Energy Security, Green News

President Obama speaks on America's energy security. According to ABC News, Obama will call for the U.S. to reduce its oil imports by one-third over t...

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Using the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Is Not the Answer to High Gas Prices

Robert L. Cavnar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil, Energy Security, Imports, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Middle East, Energy Policy, Spr, Green News
Robert L. Cavnar

Our elected leaders have been kicking the can down the road for over 40 years since the first oil shock, and continue to do that today, only fiddling around the edges of comprehensive energy policy.

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Let's Bring Oil Back Into the Energy Debate

Macha Levinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy Security, Oil, Foreign Oil, Dependence on Oil, Clean Energy, Alternative Energy, Green News
Macha Levinson

The U.S. energy debate is distorted with talk about the future. t's about clean technologies and tackling climate change. It's about investment in energy efficiency and in bio-fuels. But the way we use energy is still mired in oil.

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Rep. Giffords and the New Energy Economics and Security Consensus

Daniel Goldfarb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy Security, Gabrielle Giffords, Energy Independence, Energy Innovation, Green News
Daniel Goldfarb

The events of the past few weeks have made clear that the future of our economy and national security are in fact intimately intertwined; American greatness in both respects rests on our ability to act boldly on energy.

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Burma's Electoral Authoritarianism

Matthew Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: India, Thailand, Human Rights, 2010 Elections, Myanmar, Ban Ki-Moon, Saffron Revolution, Burma, Energy Security, Democracy, Corporate Social Responsibility, Forced Labor, China, Oil Companies, Elections 2010, World News
Matthew Smith

Three years ago, Buddhist monks organized peaceful demonstrations in the streets of Burma. What they got in return was a violent crackdown by the state. And now, the country is ushering in a new form of politics: electoral authoritarianism.

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How Many 'Top Priority' Issues Does Obama Have?

CBS News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama, Barack Obama, Obama Priority, Obama Priorities, Obama Top Priority, Free Trade, Energy Security, Education Reform, Student Loan Reform, Small Business, Exports, Health Assistance 9/11, Homeless Veterans, Hurricanes, H1n1, Military Families, Canada, Mexico, Environmental Protection, Politics News

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Bouncing Back From the Disaster in the Gulf

Byron Kennard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Distributed Generation, Resiliency, The Gulf Oil Spill, Homeland Security, Ecosystems, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Entrepreneurship, Energy Policy, Micropower, Decentralization, Energy Security, Technology News
Byron Kennard

The Gulf oil spill is yet another grim reminder that our society's reliance on highly complex and centralized energy systems renders us highly vulnerable. In fact, there seems to be a correlation: the more complex and centralized a system, the more vulnerable it becomes.

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Can We Get on the Road to the Emission Reductions We Need by Starting with a Cap on Stationary Sources?

Dan Lashof | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy Security, Climate Legislation, Clean Energy, Climate Bill, Oil Spill, Kerry, Carbon Caps, Green News
Dan Lashof

President Obama hosted a bipartisan group of Senators at the White House last Tuesday to talk about the path forward on comprehensive clean energy and...

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Grow, Baby, Grow

Stephan B. Tanda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Congress, Green Collar Economy, Carbon Emissions, Dsm, Agriculture, Energy Security, Washington DC, Sustainable Agriculture, Bipartisan, Gulf Oil Spill, Green Energy, Stephan Tanda, Plastics, Politics, Senate, Biotechnology, Biomass, Carbon Tax, Bio Fuel, Oil Spill, Green-Collar Jobs, Chemical, Sarah Palin, Emission Caps, Oil, Green Economy, Climate Change, Job Creation, R&D, World Economic Forum, Climate Bill, Politics News
Stephan B. Tanda

Who could forget Sarah Palin's famous line during the 2008 presidential campaign: "Drill, baby, drill!" With the current environmental and economic di...

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Green News Report -- June 22, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Floods, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Meet the Press, Agriculture, Malaria, Factory Farms, Green News Report, Whales, Coal, Offshore Drilling, Louisiana, Big Oil, Antitrust, Climate Change, Usda, Deforestation, Global Warming, Bp, Edward Markey, Haley Barbour, Brazil, Energy Security, International Whaling Commission, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Oil, Electric Grid, Wildfires, Sustainable Seafood, BP Oil Spill, Chamber of Commerce, Extreme Weather, China, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Breaking: Mor...

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Clean Energy Here -- Not So Clean Hands Over There

Leo Hindery, Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy Security, Free Trade, Clean Energy, Carbon Emissions, Green Energy, Green News
Leo Hindery, Jr.

This Thursday, I am addressing the Apollo Alliance on Clean Energy and Good Jobs on the subject of "How to Make the U.S. a Leader in the Clean Energy Economy," a topic made urgent in the midst of the ongoing Great Recession. I believe that the answers -- four in number -- are actually pretty simple.

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The President's Power Tools

William S. Becker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy Security, Evan Bayh, Climate Change, Energy Independence, Executive Power, President Obama, Epa, Presidential Climate Action Project, Politics News
William S. Becker

On Capitol Hill, the ship of state is so bereft of rudder and sail that the crew is jumping overboard. The latest to abandon ship is Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana.

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Eurasian Geopolitics and Energy Security Deserves More Attention

Tuncay Babali | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, Geopolitics, Energy Security, Turkey, Obama, China, Energy Resources, Eurasia, World News
Tuncay Babali

With vast energy resources and located between existing (Russia, US and EU) and emerging great powers (China and India), Eurasia is geopolitically very strategic.

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What State Is Our Union In, Anyway?

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy Security, State of the Union, Barack Obama, Economic Crisis, President Obama, Politics News
Carl Pope

Tonight President Obama will deliver his first State of the Union Address. This country is obviously in a far sourer mood than it was a year ago. The ...

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The Security Implications of Climate Change

Justin Mundy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Rain Forests, National Security, Climate, Water, Climate Change, Energy Security, Food, Green News
Justin Mundy

Climate security, energy security, food security and water security are now all inextricably linked. There is no long term and stable security outcome that is viable unless all four challenges are met.

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Why The Military Is Worried About Climate Change

Jonathan Powers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy Security, Green News, Climate Change, National Security, Veterans, Green News
Jonathan Powers

Military leaders are now identifying climate change and energy security as a growing threat. The Pentagon is now taking it so seriously that it has been war-gaming scenarios.

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