Please enjoy today’s energy debate watch, a collection of news stories and perspectives about energy, environment and climate related issues. These articles are provided to keep Terra Rossa readers informed about the current public energy debate but are not intended to express the views of the blog. Let us know your thoughts on these articles or tell us about other current items of interest in the comment thread below.
Senate energy-bill debate begins, with lobbyists poised to enter fray
Wall Street Journal, 06.13.07
WASHINGTON — Kicking off what’s expected to be a long-winded summer on energy issues, the Senate started debating an energy bill intended to curb gasoline consumption and push cleaner fuels for electric power plants. But it’s not likely to reduce near-record high gasoline prices anytime soon.
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Democrats push coal-to liquids energy plan
Washington Post, 06.13.07
A group of Senate Democrats from coal-rich states is drafting an amendment to proposed energy legislation that would provide as much as $10 billion in federal loans to pay for capturing and storing greenhouse gases produced by plants that would turn coal into liquid transportation fuels or chemicals.
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Google, Intel launch energy efficiency program
Washington Post, 06.12.07
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Web search leader Google Inc. (GOOG.O) and semiconductor maker Intel Corp. (INTC.O) launched a broad-based program on Tuesday to introduce more energy-efficient personal computers and server systems to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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‘Green’ MBAs unite tree-huggers and pinstripes
Washington Post, 06.13.07
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The student dinner begins as one might expect in a progressive hotbed like San Francisco: the self-proclaimed “Saturday night composter” urges people to recycle their trash and another student touts silent group meditation.
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Southern Baptists take on global warming
Washington Post, 06.13.07
SAN ANTONIO — Southern Baptists weighed a resolution on global warming Wednesday that questions the prevailing scientific belief that humans are largely to blame for the phenomenon and also warns that increased regulation of greenhouse gases will hurt the poor.
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Solar companies of all sizes race to develop cheap, efficient panels
Wall Street Journal, 06.14.07
In a laboratory in Palo Alto, Calif., engineers testing new, super-powerful solar panels shock them with searing heat and deep cold, then blast them with wind, sand and hail.
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