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Exxon’s Dangerous Outlook

ExxonMobil presented its latest Energy Outlook report recently, the 2013 Outlook for Energy: a view to 2040. The report is chock full of figures and graphs showing an inexorable rise in global energy demand and supply and the growing market for Exxon’s products.

“Still barreling down the highway to a dangerously warming world”

Not much was expected of the UN’s 18th conference on climate change in Doha, Qatar, and not much was delivered.

World Faces 4-6 Degree Temp Rise

New research shows that, unless radical action is taken, we are on course for a 4 to 6 degree warming by the end of the century.

Obama Continues to “Drill Baby Drill”

Later today as part of Obama’s “All of the Above” energy strategy, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will hold an oil and gas lease sale that will make more than 20 million offshore acres available to oil and gas drilling.

Golden Opportunity or Wasted Opportunity?

It is always difficult writing something positive about the UN climate change talks. So will the latest round of climate talks at Doha be any different?

The Carbon Gap Gets Bigger

Instead of actually decreasing, the gap between the reduction in carbon dioxide that governments have committed to and the cuts that scientists say are necessary has widened.

Protesters Block Tar Sands Conference

The fourth annual Canada-EU Energy Summit was held yesterday in London at Canada House in London. The event was disrupted by protestors angered at Canada’s aggressive lobbying to undermine European legislation.

The Math Means No KXL

Over 3,000 people marched around the White House yesterday with a simple message for President Obama: Say no once and for all to the KXL.