Word: oil
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...recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has reopened the debate about the best way to extract energy in an environmentally responsible manner. However, the response to this spill has reinforced a regrettable, yet pervasive, myth. The climate-change debate is often portrayed as a battle between man and nature, in which only one side can come out ahead. But an examination of the technological options for energy production tells us that this is not the case...
...need to move past environmentally devastating energy production is extremely pertinent. The U.S. needs to be a leader in alternative energy if it is to motivate the world to pursue greener technology. Especially after the recent fatal explosion and resulting oil spill off of the Gulf Coast, there is a sense of urgency. The failures of offshore drilling cannot be ignored, and fossil fuels are unsafe, unhealthy, and unethical. The U.S. should become more self-sufficient when it comes to energy, and Cape Wind is one exemplary part of this strategy...
...initiatives such as placing giant turbines off the shore of Long Island, where he lives. “Wind turbines would be the symbol of our energy independence,” he said. “We wouldn’t have to fight bogus wars for oil anymore...
Clem said that "at least in the near term," oil will remain a major source of energy...
...This is, you know, a very important person, obviously one of the higher-ups in Shell Oil," Graham said. "I was just interested in what...