Interest Groups Could Slow Energy Action
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By H. JOSEF HEBERT WASHINGTON - Three powerful lobbying forces - automakers, electric utilities and the coal industry - are confounding Democrats' efforts to forge a less-polluting energy policy.
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Gas guzzlers could become relics of the past and farmers may rival oil companies in producing motor fuels under a new energy law. Consumers also will save electricity Â and money Â from more efficient refrigerators, furnaces and dishwashers.
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BUDAPEST, Aug 28 (IPS) - Many European politicians look desperately for  alternatives to Russian gas, but while concerns over excessive  dependency on one source are legitimate, many have missed the  point that in the big energy game economic considerations weigh  more heavily than political ideology.
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Many efforts to curb climate change pay little attention to conservation or the world's poor, a think-tank warns.
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Some families are trying to save money and the planet, with energy from backyard turbines.
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A push into the solar sector could benefit the company.
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Household-scale renewable energy schemes could provide power for many British familes, conservationists say.
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The Senate has begun debating a sprawling energy bill that has already kicked off an epic lobbying war.
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Science & environment: Green groups urge government not to scrap key local authority policy that has been credited with boosting the use of renewable energy.
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In shift of tone, White House says high energy prices are now dragging on US economy. CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush&#39;s economic advisers are warning that high energy prices have become a drag on
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From aggressive greenhouse-gas limits to new nuclear plants, an independent group tries to bridge divisive issues.
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Comment is free: George Monbiot:  Prospects for renewable power are promising. But it means nothing if the public interest is drowned by corporate power.
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Pivotal environmental battles of second Bush term may hinge on quest for more energy, and for cleaner skies.
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Science & environment: Britain will lobby for a lower national target for renewable energy, John Hutton has indicated.
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A proposal for the most fundamental overhaul of utility regulation in Massachusetts history -- meant to promote energy conservation while ensuring utilities benefit financially, or at least don't suffer from energy-saving efforts -- is drawing support from an unusually broad coalition of utilities, environmentalists, and energy-sector leaders.
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Some of the biggest Western oil   companies are urging consumers to use less energy to bring down   prices and slow rising global demand.
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The prospect of a comprehensive energy package has been held up by technical hurdles and policy disputes between the House and the Senate and within the parties.