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As Congress considers how to encourage Americans to conserve more energy, this well-to-do college town in Colorado stands as a cautionary tale about the limits of good intentions.

Chinese entrepreneurs and private citizens are starting to become more active in trying to address concerns over global warming.

I’m not liking Obama’s arrogant Energy Secretary Steven Chu. Via the WSJ : When it comes to greenhouse-gas emissions, Energy Secretary Steven Chu sees Americans as unruly teenagers and the Administration as the parent that will have to teach them a few lessons. Speaking on the sidelines of a smart grid conference in Washington, Dr. Chu said he didn’t think average folks had the know-how or will to to change their behavior enough to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. “The American public…ju

From The Wall Street Journal : It is is nauseating, not instructive, to celebrate the wealthy individuals who can afford to take advantage of subsidies provided by the rest of us, to build exceedingly expensive “high-efficiency” homes (” The Homely Costs of Energy Conservation ,” Currents, Aug. 7). Energy-saving multipane windows, insulation and appliances have been available for decades but are beyond most people’s means. Meanwhile, solar panels don’t grow on trees; plus, they are very ine

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