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Buoyed by public response, Gore launches 24/7 climate message

By | 09.16.11 | 10:15 am | More from The Iowa Independent

Former Vice President Al Gore is honored by the blowback he received for blasting climate change deniers with a certain eight-letter epithet during an off-the-cuff speech last month in Colorado.

“There’s a long tradition of people who don’t like a particular message turning to attack the person delivering More…

Ad targets Rep. Gardner for votes in support of oil industry tax breaks

By | 09.01.11 | 4:50 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is gunning for Colorado Freshman Representative Cory Gardner with a bold gas-station advertising campaign that highlights his votes in support of oil industry tax breaks and deregulation, on one side, and his votes to prune Medicare, on the other.

Congressional report: Cutting oil company tax breaks is unlikely to affect consumers

By | 05.17.11 | 11:49 am

Image by: Matt MahurinOpponents of ending tax breaks for big oil companies argue that closing tax loopholes will result in higher prices at the pump, but a report from the non-partisan Congressional Research Service finds that ending the tax breaks is unlikely to cause a rise in prices.

Record oil profits, Boehner gaffe set up Senate Democrats to go after subsidies

By | 04.28.11 | 2:38 pm

Earlier this week, spin doctors for House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) scrambled to do damage control following his comments Monday to ABC News advocating cuts to Big Oil subsidies.

In an interview with ABC News’ Jonathan Karl, Boehner had this to say:

It’s certainly something we should be

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Colorado oil shale years from production despite spiking gas prices

By | 04.13.11 | 11:36 am | More from The Colorado Independent

Observers of the century-long quest to extract oil from the shale rocks of Colorado’s Western Slope are fond of saying “oil shale is the fuel of the future … and always will be.” Never commercially viable because of the costs and resources needed to heat and extract the kerogen trapped More…

EPA: BP Has 24 Hours to Find a Less Toxic Chemical Dispersant

By | 05.20.10 | 10:25 am

Thought the massive quantities of oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico were the only major threat to the country’s southeast coastal waters right now? Think again:

The Environmental Protection Agency informed BP officials late Wednesday that the company has 24 hours to choose a less toxic form of

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Which Candidate Does Exxon Have a Bigger Crush On?

By | 10.30.08 | 3:08 pm

Shock, surprise! Exxon Mobil Corp. reported record-breaking quarterly profits today. The oil company earned $14.83 billion in its fiscal third quarter, more than any company in U.S. history.

Hearing the news, Sen. John McCain accused Sen. Barack Obama of being in the pockets of Big Oil, a charge More…