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Earth Day 1970 and 2010

  1970   On January 28, 1969 a major undersea "blowout"  occurred on the Union Oil company’s Platform A off the coast of Santa Barbara, California.  The incident resulted in a  200,000 gallon oil spill that coated both wildlife and … Continue reading

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Energy: Nothing is New!

So what is new – solar energy?  wind energy? bio-fuels? electric vehicles?  No, these and other energy and transportation technologies have been around for over a century.  In the past 100 years, no single technology can make a legitimate claim … Continue reading

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U.S. Federal Government to Reduce GHG Emissions by 28% by 2020.

On January 29, 2010 President Obama today announced that the Federal Government will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent by 2020.  While the base year was not specified in the press release (below) it is elsewhere defined as 2008, … Continue reading

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Too Valuable to Burn

The many uses of oil make it to valuable to burn. Continue reading

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