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Oil Dependence

Time Is Money -- About Half a Million Dollars a Minute

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 07.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Foreign Oil, T-Boone Pickens, Wind Energy, Oil, Green Energy, War on Terror, Oil Dependence, Green News
T. Boone Pickens

We pay for both sides of the War on Terror, and we've been doing so for decades. That's got to be one of the stupidest things I've ever heard of.

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All Biofuel Politics Are Global

Bob Dinneen | Posted 07.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Ethanol, Biofuels, Opec, Oil Dependence, Epa, Green Energy, Green News
Bob Dinneen

The OPEC oil cartel hates ethanol - it eats into their domination and excess profits. Every gallon of gasoline not consumed in favor of ethanol means 50% - 60% fewer greenhouse gas emissions.

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Retired Generals, Admirals Consider Oil Dependence A Security Risk

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 06.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Oil, Energy, Oil Addiction, Oil Dependence, Energy Independence, Energy Policy, Energy Security, Green News

WASHINGTON — An advisory group of retired generals and admirals said in a report issued Monday that reducing America's reliance on oil and addre...

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Let's Trash the Guzzlers!

Jack Hidary | Posted 05.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Steve Israel, Hr 1550, Schumer, Hr 520, S 247, Dianne Feinstein, Cash for Clunkers, Inslee, Foreign Oil, Guzzlers, Oil, Oil Dependence, Green News
Jack Hidary

Obama came out with a plan yesterday to address the auto sector's woes. He called for an immediate program to get inefficient cars off the road and incent Americans to buy efficient cars.

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Our Dangerous Addiction to Immediacy

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 04.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Renewable Energy, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Solar Power, Climate Change, Energy, Price of Oil, Oil Tax, Gasoline Tax, Reliance on Oil, Gas Tax, Price-of-Oil, Environmentalism, Oil Dependence, Cost-of-Oil, Oil Costs, Cost of Oil, Green News
Jeff Schweitzer

The time has come for society to pay the true environmental and national security price tag of burning fossil fuels.

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Memo to President-Elect Obama

Deepak Chopra | Posted 01.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Peace Economy, Oil Dependence, Military Economy, Anti-War Movement, Economy, Politics News
Deepak Chopra

You have been elected by the first anti-war constituency since 1952, when Eisenhower was elected after promising to end the Korean War. But ending a w...

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Now Is The Time To Keep The Pressure On By Increasing Fuel Economy Standards

Mark Cooper | Posted 01.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Fuel Economy, Oil Demand, High Gas Prices, Gasoline, Fuel Economy Standards, Oil Dependence, Green News
Mark Cooper

Now that the speculative bubble in commodities has burst and with the global economy moving into recession, crude oil and gasoline prices are plummeting.

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Fastest Way To A Smaller Energy Bill: Use Less Energy

CNNMoney.com | Steve Hargreaves | Posted 07.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Cheaper Energy, Energy, Gas Prices, High Energy Bill, Emissions Reduction, Oil Prices, Reduce Energy Costs, Alliance to Save Energy, Save on Energy Costs, Oil Dependence, Green News

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Want to help the country save a quick million barrels of oil a day? Drive 5% less. Slow down. Inflate your tires. Those th...

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The End of Oil

Michael T. Klare | Posted 07.08.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Oil, Gas Prices, Petroleum, Peak Oil, Crude Oil Prices, Renewable Energy, Environmentalism, Oil Dependence, Green News
Michael T. Klare

The idea that the oil crisis can be resolved through restoring an environment of cheap and abundant oil is fundamentally flawed -- evidence suggests it is the beginning of the end of the petroleum age.

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Memo to Obama or McCain: Pick Amory Lovins As Energy Czar

Chris McGowan | Posted 06.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy Czar, Green Business, Green Living, Energy Policy, Oil Addiction, Energy Efficiency, Natural Capitalism, Barack Obama, Amory Lovins, Greenhouse Gases, Rocky Mountain Institute, Secretary of Energy, Green Buildings, Global Warming, John McCain, Oil Dependence, Hypercar, Green News
Chris McGowan

Energy guru Amory Lovins has the know-how to strengthen our economy and also spread vital energy-efficiency technologies to other countries. And that just might save the planet.

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Bush: US Must 'Get Off Oil'

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Bush, Bush and Oil, US Oil, Oil Supply, Oil Dependence, Business News

WASHINGTON — President Bush said Wednesday that the United States has to "get off oil" to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers and declared "i...

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