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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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December 15, 2010
Politics and Government
Senator Kyl’s Line in the Sand
Just as the prospects for the New START Treaty started to look good, they no longer do. Josh Rogin reports that Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) just drew a line in the sand: Kyl said Tuesday he still does…
April 8, 2011
Fossil Fuels
The Unenlightening Oil/Tar Sands Debate
The oil sands debate is heating up again. At the center is a fight over whether to permit the Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry diluted bitumen from Alberta to refineries on the Gulf Coast. I’…
November 28, 2006
Financial Markets
Gone (sand) fishing …
I am going to be away from my desk for a few days, giving a talk on petrodollars (and petroeuros). Posting will likely be rather sporadic. Talking about petrodollars (and petroeuros) to group that …
September 20, 2010
Fossil Fuels
Do The Oil Sands Have a "Carbon Opportunity Cost"?
Joe Romm attacks Lindsey Graham in a post yesterday for Senator Graham’s comments about the Canadian oil/tar sands. Set aside Romm’s broader critique – like him, I find Graham’s claim that oil sands …
May 10, 2010
Fossil Fuels
Are Oil Sands Better for the Environment than Offshore Drilling?
The Canadian Press reports that Canadian Environment Minister Jim Prentice is using the Deepwater Horizon debacle to make the case for the Alberta oil sands: “I think it’s always been clear that the…