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Few Significant Changes in Energy-Area Spending (By John M. Broder, The New York Times - Environment, 2/14/11) Brent Oil Rises on Ongoing Mideast Tension, China Crude Imports (By Ayesha Daya and Christian Schmollinger, Bloomberg News, 2/14/11) Energy Agency warns of danger from high oil prices (By Richard Lein, AFP as reported by Yahoo News, 2/10/11) Peak oil: We are asleep at the wheel - Revelations that the Saudis have overstated their oil reserves are a timely reminder of the huge threat to the global economy (By Jeremy Leggett, The [UK] Guardian, 2/10/11) Tanker with $200 million in oil hijacked off Oman: Piracy 'spinning out of control into the entire Indian Ocean,' shipping spokesman says (By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou, Reuters as reported by MSNBC.com, 2/9/11) Obama to call for $53B for high-speed rail (By Julie Pace, The Associated Press as reported by Yahoo News, 2/8/11) Speaking of Extreme Weather (By Paul Krugman, The New York Times - Opinion, 2/8/11) WikiLeaks cables: Saudi Arabia cannot pump enough oil to keep a lid on prices - US diplomat convinced by Saudi expert that reserves of world's biggest oil exporter have been overstated by nearly 40% (By John Vidal, The [UK] Guardian, 2/8/11) Preparing for climate change ‘will boost economy' (By Richard Black, BBC News - Science and Environment, 2/7/11) Milwaukee, Chicago areas may face water shortages: report - The Great Lakes region, the world's largest freshwater system, could face local water shortages in the Chicago and Milwaukee areas due to increased demand and environmental changes, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Monday. (By David Bailey, Reuters, 2/7/11) Amazon Drought May Have Bigger Impact On Global Warming Than U.S. Does In A Year (Reuters as reported by The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 2/7/11) |