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    It's Friday: So, did you hear the one about American energy independence?     1276884960

    American energy independence on The Daily Show – Click above to watch video after the jump
    Sure, it may seem like now, more than ever, it's time for America to get serious about energy independence. And, in some ways, it is. President Obama's speech about the oil spill in the Gulf this week ...

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    Group sues Obama administration over weak MPG standards     1239024240

    When the next step in the road to 35 mpg by 2020 CAFE standards was announced recently, those in the know made clear that the Obama administration upcoming goal of 27.3 mpg by 2011 would not be hard for automakers to meet. In fact, the 2007 average was already 31.3, so the 2011 goal would not ...

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    Surprise! Bush administration passes on setting CAFE standards     1231439700

    With a brief, three-sentence statement, the Bush Administration has done what we've been expecting for quite some time: pawn off future CAFE decisions to the next administration. So, Obama and his future team will now be in charge of deciding exactly how to proceed with tough new regulations that ...

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    Pelosi commends Bush on 31.6 mpg by 2015 step     1208973120

    U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has been involved with the ins and outs of the CAFE standards for a long while. This week, following the NHTSA's call for a 31.6 mpg average (35.7 for cars and 28.6 for light trucks) by 2015, Pelosi had some kind word for the President and the NHTSA. So, first ...

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    National Biodiesel Board sees the cleaner side of Bush's GHG plan     1208789280

    The President has at least one fan of his vague call last week to halt to greenhouse gas emissions growth in the U.S. by 2025. Kind of.While Oxfam America said Bush was "ignoring reality" with the plan, the National Biodiesel Board has come out in favor of at least some parts of the plan. In a ...

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    Oxfam America: Bush is "ignoring reality" with climate initiative     1208546400

    President Bush's call for climate the other day hasn't been very widely lauded. Oxfam America has issued one of the stronger criticisms, saying the plan "ignores reality." Echoing Sen. Barbara Boxer's (D-California) statement that the initiative was "worse than doing nothing," Oxfam says it "could ...

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    Bush sorta unveils new greenhouse gas plan, critics say it's "worse than doing nothing"     1208387460

    Photo: Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty ImagesNow we know a bit more about the White House's U-Turn on global warming. President Bush made a speech in the Rose Garden today calling for a stop to greenhouse gas emissions growth in the U.S. by 2025. As NPR phrased it, that's when babies born this year will be in ...

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    U-turn ahead: White House preparing global warming initiative     1208215920

    U-turn. Waking up. Flip flop. Call it what you want (the Washington Times, headed by the very strange Sun Myung Moon, called it "changing course"), but the White House might be getting ready to call on Congress to pass a bill that deals with global warming. According to the Mooney Times (the only ...

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    It's Friday: Daily Show explains why gas prices are so high     1204925520

    On a recent episode of the Daily Show, the spike and price of a barrel of oil was explained (see videos below the fold). The comedy news show's explanation includes $15 of the $104 for a barrel of oil going towards trying to convince the public that the oil companies are not raping the environment. ...

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    President Bush describes the beginning of a "new era" of green transportation equal to the Model-T     1204855320

    President Bush gave a great speech (see video below the fold) at the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference yesterday. Bush started the speech by joking about the length of the conference's name and his large motorcade. He quickly became serious, however, saying we have to "get off ...

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