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Worldwatch Institute report finds global energy intensity increased in 2010 for second year in a row

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Global energy intensity—defined as total energy consumption divided by gross world product—increased 1.35% in 2010, the second year of increases in the context of a broader trend of decline over the last 30 years, according to a new Vital Signs Online article from the Worldwatch Institute.

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The Real Reason for USA based Economic Recessions.

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This article will also show how the price of oil contributed to the current housing crisis as well but the responsibility of that problem has other root causes that will not be discussed here. All of the recessions listed above were caused by oil except the early 2000 recession that was caused by September 11th, 2001. Time will tell.

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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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This apparent bravado notwithstanding, the two countries’ entry into the low-price Crudedome is ravaging their economies. Breaking the peg would devastate the Saudi economy. The Saudis have repeatedly cut pricing to undercut competitors to maintain market share in the critical U.S. IMF WEO Data: Recessions as far as the Eyes can See.

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EIA Annual Energy Outlook explores implications of behavior and demographics on light-duty vehicle energy demand

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Included in AEO2014 is a set of eight “Issues in Focus” articles, exploring topics of special significance, including changes in assumptions and recent developments in technologies for energy production and consumption. LDV energy use is driven by both LDV fuel economy and travel behavior, as measured by vehicle miles traveled (VMT).

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Devil In The Details: Is Copenhagens 2 ºC Guardrail Obsolete?

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The Council of European Ministers adopted the limit as policy on behalf of the European Union in 1996, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) subsequently employed the limit as context in its Third Assessment Report (TAR), published in 2001. [ 1 ] Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Third Assessment Report , 2001. [

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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9 ] In addition, the complex, deliberate, and lengthy publishing cycle of the IPCC’s Assessment Reports—which have so far been produced in 1990, 1995, 2001, and 2007—has not kept pace with the abrupt acceleration of many key indicators of climate change. Earlier post.).

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