Let me begin with the obligatory “clean coal is a lie” caveat. It doesn’t exist anywhere but the imaginations of coal company executives. And federal resources might be better on what the Chinese are doing–developing a Smart Grid transmission infrastructure.
That notwithstanding, it is refreshing to hear the sound of well-reasoned, morally responsible leadership [...]

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Oh dear.
DETROIT — The General Motors Corporation reported a stunning second-quarter loss of $15.5 billion on Friday because of a dramatic decline in United States sales and charges for job cuts, plant closings and the falling value of trucks and sport utility vehicles.
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The dismal earnings reflected the impact of steadily falling vehicles sales in the [...]

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The Teamsters are not considered the most progressive, Democratic-leaning of unions. They were among the biggest supporters of opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling.
But they see the handwriting on the wall.
Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa said today that working Americans hard hit by rising gas prices and a collapsing economy demand [...]

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This is not a temporary shift.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Car maker Ford Motor Co. is drawing up plans to retool American plants to make small, fuel-efficient passenger cars that it mainly makes and sells in Europe, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
The paper said Ford has looked at bringing over European models, including the mid-size [...]

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Yuck.
A HEREDITARY Hindu priest, Veer Bhadra Mishra is wont, shortly after sunrise, to totter down the stone steps of his temple to the Ganges river, and there perform a three-part ritual. He touches the sacred water. He dips himself in it. He cups it in his hands and drinks it.
Mr Mishra, 70, cannot make it [...]

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