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California green energy proposal has thin support
July 23, 2008 08:50 AM - Reuters

Awareness is low, but 63 percent of those who had a view on it favor a California ballot measure that would require half the state's electricity to come from renewable sources by 2025, a Field poll issued on Tuesday shows. Voter awareness of Proposition 7 on the November ballot is extremely low -- 82 percent of those interviewed said they did not know of the measure. Phone interviews of 672 likely voters were conducted last week, Field Research said. Voters were asked opinions on several issues on the statewide ballot this November. On the renewable energy measure, 24 percent said they were likely to vote against it and 13 percent said they were undecided.

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In Windy West Texas, An Economic Boom
July 23, 2008 09:01 AM - , Worldwatch Institute

As wind energy continues to expand across the U.S. heartland, rural America is likely to experience a revitalization not experienced since the homestead land grabs of the 19th century. Green jobs - high-quality employment for environmentally sustainable industries - and related spin-off opportunities are proliferating across West Texas. Local leaders predict that the economic growth has only just begun.

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When The US Government Gets Round To Regulating CO2 Emissions All Hell Will Break Loose In The Scramble For Natural Gas Resources

Amid all the talk about peak oil the debate about natural gas is getting snowed under. But not for ever, if you take a new research report into the upcoming scramble for natural resources seriously. The report, issued by global consultant Booz & Company, predicts that tightened CO2 regulations in the next few years will lead to a run on natural gas by US companies. US industry will likely direct their demand to the natural gas suppliers that currently sell to Europe. And the competitive picture that's set to emerge won't look pretty. Is this a scare story? Only for those who support the policy by the incumbent US government not to start out with drawing up regulations for mandatory CO2 limitations.

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Fighting Goliath: The Texas Coal Wars

Faced with the prospect TXU Energy seeking approval for 18 new coal-fired power plants on the fast track, the farmers and ranchers of small rural communities across Texas stood up to the Goliath of a Texas-sized energy developer and an acquiescing state government. And win. Fighting Goliath: The Texas Coal Wars tells the story. The film was produced by the Redford Center at the Sundance Preserve and Alpheus Media, and directed by Mat Hames and George Sledge.

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