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OTHER VOICES: A brave, new world for energy
A report last week that the U.S. will become the globe’s No. 1 oil producer by 2020 was startling and reassuring. It’s a startling statistic because a few years ago the U.S. was struggling to maintain supplies of crude oil that came mostly...Tags: Energy Resources, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Energy, Petroleum Industry
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Energy independent after all?
WASHINGTON -- Preoccupied by the election, Americans may be under the delusion that most major social and economic changes proceed from the ballot box. Not so. The latest reminder of this comes from a surprising source: the annual World Energy Outlook...
Tags: Imports, Saudi Arabia, Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry
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U.S. to become world's largest oil producer before 2020, IEA says [Google+ Hangout]
This post has been corrected. See below for details. The U.S. will become the world’s top producer of oil within five years, a net exporter of the fuel around 2030 and nearly self-sufficient in energy by 2035, according to a new report from the...Tags: Alternative Energy, Saudi Arabia, Energy Saving, China, Environmental Issues
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US seen exceeding Saudi oil production by 2020
The International Energy Agency expects the United States to become the world's largest oil producer by around 2020, temporarily overtaking Saudi Arabia, thanks to increased output achieved by new exploration technologies. The World Energy Outlook 2012...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Energy Resources, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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US may soon become world's top oil producer
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. oil output is surging so fast that the United States could soon overtake Saudi Arabia as the world's biggest producer. Driven by high prices and new drilling methods, U.S. production of crude and other liquid hydrocarbons is on...
Tags: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Energy Saving, Saudi Arabia, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Royal Dutch Shell Plc
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Iraq oil output will nearly triple by 2035, says 'landmark study'
Iraq could overtake Russia as the world’s second-largest oil supplier behind Saudi Arabia by the 2030s, nearly tripling its current output, according to a report from the International Energy Agency. In what the Paris-based group calls a “...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, Economic Indicator, Iraq, Petroleum Industry
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Certified ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner course available at HCC
Harford Community College, in cooperation with the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, is offering a course for certification as an International Code Council (ICC) residential energy inspector/plans examiner, the Harford County...Tags: Harford Community College, Harford County
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Energy-efficient home shoppers should look for Energy Star label
In the 1970s, clothing shoppers were advised in a popular advertising jingle from the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union to "look for the union label." In that same spirit, anyone shopping for an energy-efficient home today would be well-advised...Tags: Energy Saving, Mortgages, House Building, Consumers, Environmental Issues
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Green Wheels: Fossil Fuels Will Receive $1 Trillion in Subsidies This Year
One of the story lines this mean election season is that the Obama Administration dumps billions on alternative fuel and electric vehicle/battery companies, which then go bankrupt. It's why the name Solyndra is probably not lost on you. ("Legitimate rape"...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Hybrid Vehicles, Elections, Politics
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AP IMPACT: CO2 emissions in US drop to 20-year low
PITTSBURGH (AP) — In a surprising turnaround, the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the U.S. has fallen dramatically to its lowest level in 20 years, and government officials say the biggest reason is that cheap and...
Tags: Alternative Energy, Plant Openings, Energy Saving, Kyoto (Japan), American Lung Association
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Electricity in India long dogged by theft, waste, experts say
World NowLong before blackouts left more than 600 million people in the dark across India this week, analysts inside and outside the country had fretted over its beleaguered power system. The problems are manifold: India has ramped up capacity to generate power,... -
Extreme energy, extreme weather
There were no tornado warnings last Friday night, when I muted the Nationals game around 11 p.m. I listened intently through my living-room window. A train, I thought. Definitely a train. I should have known better. The warnings have been building for...
Tags: Alternative Energy, Energy Saving, Metal and Mineral, Weather Warnings, Environmental Issues
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