Topic – Energy

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  Envisioning an energy efficient society

  Interview with Amory Lovins

  Wendy Natt, Mar 26, 09.

  Worldchanging interviews physicist Amory Lovins about ready solutions to greatly expanding our energy efficiency.

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  Per person, CO2 emissions in cities lower than national average

  Consumption still major issue

  Wendy Natt, Mar 25, 09.

  City dwellers in most developed countries produce far fewer carbon emissions than national per capita levels, according to a recent…

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  Amsterdam moves fast on energy efficiency

  Conversion to "smart grid"

  Wendy Natt, Mar 24, 09.

  A new program in Amsterdam is investing quickly and heavily in the idea that cities can do much to cut…

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  Houston energy sector will lead in job losses, says FRB report

  "Advantage" turned "liability"

  Wendy Natt, Mar 23, 09.

  “Houston’s growth advantage over the rest of the nation during the past five years — oil and natural gas —…

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  Panel in Houston discuss the “Three Es” of sustainable development

  Are we doing what’s necessary?

  Wendy Natt, Mar 12, 09.

  Five community experts from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors participated today in a symposium about what sustainability and sustainable…

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  Houston No. 1 metro for corporations

  Boost from energy/chem sector

  Wendy Natt, Mar 10, 09.

  Houston is the top metropolitan area in the US for corporate facility projects, according to Site Selection magazine. The region…

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  Reduce air traffic with better rail

  Eliminate shorter flights

  Wendy Natt, Mar 06, 09.

  One-third of all air travel in this country is for trips of less than 350 miles, reports a Transportation For…

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  US research labs collaborate to develop low-impact drilling

  HARC will lead the alliance

  Wendy Natt, Feb 19, 09.

  The Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) and the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University are leading…

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  Urban living is greener, says study

  Suburban vs. urban footprints

  Wendy Natt, Feb 17, 09.

  Based on a recent comparison study of estimated household carbon emissions in 66 city centers and their surrounding suburbs, Dr.…

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  Emma Rothschild

  A post-auto society?

  Director of the Joint Centre for History and Economics, King's College, Cambridge and Harvard, Feb 17, 09.

  An enduring bailout based on public infrastructure

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