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An Oily Mess

October 18, 2007

Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy

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CAFE, cars, energy, ethanol, oildependence

Contracts for an important crude oil type called a "benchmark" -- West Texas Intermediate (WTI) -- reached another landmark today: $90, for the first time EVER.Why? Concerns about energy security, specifically that Turkey may intervene in Iraq.This means that consumers...continued

Low-Carb(on) Air Travel

October 16, 2007

Posted by Deron Lovaas in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
biofuels, cleanvehicles, co2, coal, ethanol, globalwarming, oildependence, pollution

Lord Richard Branson just made a exciting announcement: Virgin Atlantic plans to test a jet plane running on biofuels early next year. Frankly, this matters more than developments that we've seen in the vehicles market, where companies like GM are...continued

Deron Lovaas
Deron Lovaas
Federal Transportation Policy Director
Washington, D.C.
I joined NRDC after working for several other conservation groups and Maryland's Environment Department. I...
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