Green Options » National Strategic Petroleum Reserve http://greenoptions.com/tag/national-strategic-petroleum-reserve Posts tagged 'National Strategic Petroleum Reserve' Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:35:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en The Politics of Security and the Environment http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/28/the-politics-of-security-and-the-environment/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/28/the-politics-of-security-and-the-environment/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:35:16 +0000 Amiel Blajchman http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/28/the-politics-of-security-and-the-environment/ Soldier EnvironmentLet’s name some political stereotypes. Conservatives: tough on crime, strong on security, pro-business, and the environment is an afterthought. Liberals: weak on crime, wishy-washy when it comes to national security, anti-business and strong when it comes to the environment, social welfare and social safety nets and development.

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/28/the-politics-of-security-and-the-environment/feed/ Africa Backing Hydropower http://cleantechnica.com/2008/06/05/africa-backing-hydropower/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/06/05/africa-backing-hydropower/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:31:20 +0000 Joshua S Hill http://cleantechnica.com/2008/06/05/africa-backing-hydropower/ 2296659875_c5e0e67fe0 The quest for cleaner energy generation is one that is going to be a main focus for the next several decades. Without a doubt, humanity has finally realized that our insane overdependence on oil and other fossil fuels is, if nothing else, simply not healthy. It will eventually run out, and we’ve decided to, finally, look for alternate sources.

But turn our eyes away from the mainstream and western face of this planet, and we see that Africa is already on the renewable energy bandwagon.

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