Monthly Archives: February 2010

President’s Yucca Policy Inconsistent with Nuclear Rhetoric

By dvdmaxwell | Published: February 22, 2010
Original post by Times-Picayune
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GM, Chevy crossover successes fueled by compromise

By dvdmaxwell | Published: February 20, 2010
Electricity and other alternative fuels will play a big role in the automobile industry by 2025. But “big” does not mean anything resembling dominance. Original post by Warren Brown
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ConocoPhillips, BP and Caterpillar quit USCAP

By dvdmaxwell | Published: February 16, 2010
ConocoPhillips, BP and Caterpillar have dropped out of the U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), the coalition of corporations and environmental groups that has been most prominent in pushing Congress to pass cap-and-trade legislation. Original post by Steven Mufson
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The Late, Great Global Warming Scare

By dvdmaxwell | Published: February 11, 2010
Global-warming skeptics were hit with numerous setbacks over the past few years – from a major 2007 U.N. report that seemingly confirmed the warming crisis, Original post by Times-Picayune
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Green Jobs: Environmental Red Tape Cancels Out Job Creation

By dvdmaxwell | Published: February 4, 2010
[1]Andrew Morris et al., “Green Jobs Myths,” University of Illinois, March 12, 2009, pp. 16-17, at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1358423 (February 4, Original post by Times-Picayune
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EPA biofuels guidelines could spur production of ethanol from corn

By dvdmaxwell | Published: February 3, 2010
The nation’s farmers got a big boost Wednesday when the Obama administration issued new biofuels guidelines that could open the way for large increases in the production of corn-based ethanol. Original post by Steven Mufson
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Conditions and Policy Reforms Must Accompany Nuclear Loan Guarantee Boost

By dvdmaxwell | Published: February 2, 2010
[1]A loan guarantee is not a direct loan from the federal government, and the full amount would not be budgeted. The taxpayer Original post by Times-Picayune
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$19.3 billion profit is a 57% drop for Exxon Mobil

By dvdmaxwell | Published: February 1, 2010
Exxon Mobil posted a $19.3 billion profit in 2009, an imposing figure in corporate America but down 57 percent from the all-time record the company set during the previous year’s roller coaster in prices. Original post by Steven Mufson
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