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ExxonMobil announced today that they will be pursuing LEED certification for a number of their offshore drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.

"The LEED program already recognizes the importance of having buildings that produce their own energy. Photovoltaic panels are a big hit on those gold and platinum buildings, and at ExxonMobil we're all about the gold and platinum," said company representative Paul Myfinger. "Look at how much energy our rigs

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If you thought the biofuel debate was hot now… things just got a whole lot hotter.

WASHINGTON - At 08:04 AM this morning, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) announced the end of a 21-year moratorium on commercial whaling:

The IWC has joined forces with the international community to support the development alternative fuel," said spokesman Phillip Alloway. "Due to increasing domestic oil prices and the serious implications of global warming, we understand the necessity of

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This will have to be a quick post: I've got a new Lincoln Navigator to fill up with ExxonMobil premium grade, and you know how long that can take… And, despite the rumors that are flying around, I did not receive this vehicle from the generous, forward-thinking owners of Green Options who believe my comfort and convenience are a priority: I worked hard for it, and I deserve to ride in comfort and style!

Let's

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Publisher's Note: Look at the date this was written before getting too mad at Patrick.

After giving it considerable thought over the past few months, I decided to stop walking to work.

I don’t live terribly far from my job (just a few blocks, in fact), and so when I first accepted the job, I make the decision to walk to work each day. But I’ve been finding myself late to work many days, because

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Addressing the need for greater public education about oil, President Bush announced yesterday during his weekly radio address that April will now be known as National Oil Awareness month.

Recent opinion polls show a decline in the public's understanding of how important oil is in their every day lives. Sixty-seven percent of respondents said they didn't think oil was necessary or important. Seventy-five percent refused to believe that the US is dependent

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Many of us are doing our best to decrease our gasoline and fossil fuel consumption. While we recognize that it is an honorable personal virtue to do so, most of us also realize that it isn't very realistic, and is often more trouble than it's really worth, to incorporate over-hyped and performance-reducing alternatives into our hectic lives.