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Germans Slash Energy Use With 'Passive' Houses

Recycling heat lets green home stay warm without a furnace

(Newser) - A revolutionary house design from Germany keeps inhabitants warm in winter with about as much energy as it takes to run a hairdryer, the New York Times reports. The "passive house" is sealed with ultrathick insulation. A central ventilation system exchanges warm air from inside with cold air from...

Gas Hits 5-Year Low
 Gas Hits 5-Year Low 
Dec 21, 2008 7:06 PM CST

Gas Hits 5-Year Low

$1.66 a gallon average is cheapest since February 2004

(Newser) - The average national price of gasoline fell 9 cents in the past two weeks, bringing it to its lowest point in nearly five years, according to a national survey released today. The average price of regular gasoline Friday was $1.66 a gallon. The price of mid-grade was $1.80...

Obama Picks Physicist as Science Adviser

Harvard energy expert to get key role, cheering scientists

(Newser) - Barack Obama will appoint Harvard physicist John P. Holdren as science adviser this weekend, pointing to an expanded role for science in the next administration, the Boston Globe reports. Holdren is versed in energy, climate change, and nuclear proliferation. Coming on the heels of Nobel laureate Steven Chu’s nomination...

One Man's Coffee Grounds Are Another's Biodiesel

Waste can be turned into cheap fuel

(Newser) - If lattes seem overpriced now, wait until coffee becomes a precious commodity. An engineering professor spied an opportunity in the layer of oil he found floating in an old cup of coffee one morning. He extracted what was left in some used grounds—about 10%-15% oil by weight—with simple...

A Look at Obama's Energy Blueprint
 A Look at Obama's 
 Energy Blueprint 
OPINION
Nov 13, 2008 1:56 PM CST

A Look at Obama's Energy Blueprint

Going green will help bring US out of crisis: Klein

(Newser) - Detroit's looking for a bailout. China just announced a massive stimulus package, including big investments in transportation and energy. What’s a president-elect to do? Barack Obama would be best served by making good on his promise to create an alternative energy economy, writes Joe Klein in Time. Thankfully, the...

Palin: 'It Would Be My Honor' to Help Obama

Alaska governor says Ayers ties still concern her

(Newser) - Sarah Palin said it would be her "honor" to help the Obama administration, though she's “still concerned” about his ties to “an unrepentant domestic terrorist,” CNN reports. Palin said that while it was fair to continue discussing William Ayers, it's “time to move on.”...

Gore: 5 Steps to Save Planet
 Gore: 5 Steps to Save Planet 

OPINION
Nov 9, 2008 12:11 PM CST

Gore: 5 Steps to Save Planet

Nobel laureate calls on Obama, new Congress to act now

(Newser) - The road to energy efficiency is paved with the same solutions needed to fix the economic crisis, Al Gore writes in a New York Times op-ed. Dismissing proposals for domestic drilling, the climate crusader says, “We simply cannot any longer base the strategy for human survival on a cynical...

Gas Prices Are Down&mdash;and That's Bad
Gas Prices Are Down—and That's Bad
OPINION
Oct 22, 2008 11:31 AM CDT

Gas Prices Are Down—and That's Bad

Investment in green is our only way out of crisis, writes Friedman

(Newser) - Gas prices are dropping at last, back down to an average of less than $3 a gallon for the first time in a year. That's good news for recession-fearing consumers, writes Thomas L. Friedman, but there's a downside: the push to drive less and make Detroit build more fuel-efficient cars...

Let's Chow Down on the Food System
Let's Chow Down on the Food System
ANALYSIS
Oct 12, 2008 5:05 PM CDT

Let's Chow Down on the Food System

Open letter to prez candidates calls for overhaul—now

(Newser) - Americans touch it everyday and it’s a matter of national security, but John McCain and Barack Obama haven’t raised the issue while campaigning: America’s food system is in dire need of an overhaul, Michael Pollan writes in an open letter to the candidates in the New York ...

How to Keep Your PC Green
 How to Keep Your PC Green 
Oct 3, 2008 2:27 PM CDT

How to Keep Your PC Green

New York Times offers tips on cutting computer energy use

(Newser) - You’ve got the Prius and the reusable shopping bags, but did you know a PC and monitor perpetually left on use more than twice the kilowatt-hours per year consumed by a fridge? The New York Times reports what you can do to slow your computer’s energy drain:
  • Turn
...

Southeastern Gas Shortage Wreaks Havoc

Lines reach 60 cars after hurricanes disrupt supplies

(Newser) - Gas is in short supply throughout the Southeast this week after oil production was hit hard by hurricanes Gustav and Ike, the Washington Post reports. Some didn’t make it to work as gas station lines grew to 60 cars long; half the stations in Atlanta were closed. “I...

Pickens' Own Energy Funds Down $1B

Oil magnate's plan for own investments not so sharp

(Newser) - T. Boones Pickens' energy plan might need some tweaking —at least when it comes to his own investments. Even as the billionaire campaigns for his energy independence proposal, his energy-focused hedge funds have lost about $1 billion this year, the Wall Street Journal reports. “It's my toughest run...

Why McCain Longs for 19th Century Fuels
Why McCain Longs for 19th Century Fuels
OPINION
Sep 14, 2008 3:00 PM CDT

Why McCain Longs for 19th Century Fuels

He's making every debate, even energy, a 'cultural wedge issue'

(Newser) - Why are Republicans chanting "drill, baby, drill," a call for an outdated, 19th-century technology like fossil fuels? Because they are turning every political debate into a cultural "wedge Issue," Thomas Friedman writes in the New York Times—"including even energy policy, no matter how stupid...

Boston Cabbies Torqued Ovah Hybrid Cah Mandate

Pricey hybrids a problem in Beantown

(Newser) - Boston’s cab drivers are furious over a new rule requiring all taxis to be hybrids by 2015, Wired reports. With rising gas prices already pressing the industry, cabbies are loathe to trade their $6,000 used Crown Vics for new $24,000 Priuses. Many also argue that the hybrids...

Energy Firm to Tell Investors of Risks From Global Warming

Xcel agrees to first pact of its kind with NY AG

(Newser) - A major builder of coal-fired power plants has agreed to fully inform investors of the risks global warming poses to its business in a landmark deal with New York's attorney general. Green groups hope the agreement by Xcel Energy will spur other firms to follow suit, reports the New York ...

Why You Should Stop Worrying About Oil Shortages

We're well-stocked for any realistic calamities

(Newser) - Energy security has become a matter of major public hand-wringing, but everyone ought to calm down, write Eugene Gholz and Daryl G. Press in the New York Times. Our oil supplies are perfectly safe—the US, its businesses, and its allies have more than enough oil to weather any short-term...

'Sacrifice' Is Dirty Word in Energy Plans
'Sacrifice' Is Dirty Word in Energy Plans
OPINION
Aug 18, 2008 2:39 PM CDT

'Sacrifice' Is Dirty Word in Energy Plans

Obama, McCain ditch candor in glossing over tough road ahead

(Newser) - Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are each touting a plan to save America from the looming energy crisis, but they're providing too many sunny outlooks and not enough tough candor, Walter Shapiro writes in Salon. "The Ten Commandments of politics now began, 'Thou shalt not talk honestly...

Republicans Continue House Protest Over Energy Vote

They want Pelosi to reconvene lawmakers

(Newser) - A group of House Republicans continued their protest on the floor of Congress today against Nancy Pelosi's decision to adjourn for summer recess without a vote on their energy plan, which calls for offshore drilling. The lawmakers, speaking in a dimly lit chamber witout a public-address system for the third...

Tire Gauge Joke Is on GOP, Not Obama
Tire Gauge Joke Is on GOP,
Not Obama
Opinion
Aug 5, 2008 11:44 AM CDT

Tire Gauge Joke Is on GOP, Not Obama

Gag ignores hard facts of energy dependence, vehicle maintenance

(Newser) - Republicans are laughing at Barack Obama’s suggestion that if Americans drove on properly inflated tires and had their vehicles tuned up regularly, they could save as much gas as offshore drilling would produce. The RNC is distributing tire gauges labeled “Barack Obama’s Energy Plan” and cackling with...

Natural Gas Fuels La. 'Gold Rush'

Untapped deposits create overnight millionaires

(Newser) - The energy crunch is a positive in at least one area, which lies above what may be the largest natural gas supply in the Lower 48. As energy companies buy up real estate, some residents of the south-central US find themselves suddenly flush with money, and some are even becoming...

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