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Beaver Tails and Tar Sands: climate security talks are not going to stay this sweet

February 19, 2009

Posted by Josh Mogerman in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
alberta, beavertail, canada, dirtyfuels, obama, obamatocanada, tarsands

It was a sweet day for President Obama in Canada. As he savored a "beaver tail" in Ottawa, security seemed the farthest issue from his mind. No, this is not an endangered species post...apparently there is a rockin' bakery...

Better Place? Better Model! Concepts We All Understand for Clean Energy Infrastructure

September 19, 2008

Posted by Josh Mogerman in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
BetterPlace, electriccar, energyinfrastructure

I finally got around to reading last month's Wired magazine, which included a feature story on the electric car company, Better Place. While I was struck by the incredible aspirations of this company, as a communicator, I was even more impressed...

Chuck D Would Probably Hate Oil Shale

July 23, 2008

Posted by Josh Mogerman in Moving Beyond Oil , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
oilshale, publicenemy

I hit the Pitchfork Music festival this weekend in Chicago. A blissful weekend of indie rock that included a stellar live performance from Public Enemy.Chuck D, Flava Flav, Terminator X, and the S1Ws ripped through their classic album “It Takes...

Want High Gas Prices? Invest in Tar Sands!

June 18, 2008

Posted by Josh Mogerman in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
conocophillips, gas, gasprices, refinery, tarsands

Prices at the pump are hitting us all pretty hard. Everyone is looking for a quick fix. And everyone is looking for someone to blame.NRDC’s recent win against the ConocoPhillips Wood River Refinery air permits gave a target to some folks with...

Ill-informed in Indiana

June 2, 2008

Posted by Josh Mogerman in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
BP, NorthwestIndiana, tarsands, whitingrefinery

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels was in Benton County last week to kick off construction of a new wind farm with BP executives. That embrace of alternative energy is something to celebrate, right? I was pretty excited by the news about the huge project...

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Josh Mogerman
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Chicago
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