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Renewable energy credits and their role in financing cleaner “green” sources of power Many consumers are becoming more concerned about the environment and what individually they can do to help protect it. You may wish to consider purchasing renewable energy to replace or supplement all or part of the traditionally-sourced electricity you use. Electricity throughout [...]
The Wall Street Journal has been slow to write about oil supplies (or lack thereof) for some time, so this is a big step. The tone of the article seems accurate as well – no one is saying the world is running out of oil, but it sure might be running out of cheap [...]
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Renewable energy credits and their role in financing cleaner “green” sources of power Many consumers are becoming more concerned about the environment and what individually they can do to help protect it. You may wish to consider purchasing renewable energy to replace or supplement all or part of the traditionally-sourced electricity you use. Electricity throughout [...]
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The Wall Street Journal has been slow to write about oil supplies (or lack thereof) for some time, so this is a big step. The tone of the article seems accurate as well – no one is saying the world is running out of oil, but it sure might be running out of cheap [...]
[Continue reading…]This article in a recent Time magazine is a fairly balanced and realistic assessment of the potential for natural gas from shale save one issue – it does not address how quickly and at what cost the gas can be recovered. I will also note the article sites 34 years worth of reserves at current [...]
[Continue reading…]I think it’s safe to say we are all feeling the pinch of higher oil prices at the gas pump these days, but what does it mean for our overall economy? This article discusses that point, and should provide pause for those who are skeptical of the power oil prices exert over the US economy [...]
[Continue reading…]This article has some good rule of thumb information on the relationship between the price per barrel of oil and it’s affect on economic growth. Any time you are talking about a 50-100 basis point decrease due to one single cause that should be of concern. PAUL WISEMAN WASHINGTON, Apr. 6, 2011 (AP Online delivered [...]
[Continue reading…]I can’t say that I am familiar with the author, but I ran across this post and found it hit the nail on the head with regards to our country’s addiction to oil. I concede it is very short on solutions, but step one is admitting you have a problem first anyway. Read the article.
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