09.01.2008 3:05 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis citizens could easily save hundreds of thousands of gallons of gasoline per year. All we need to do is to synchronize the traffic lights on major East/West thoroughfares, like Manchester Rd., Watson and Olive Rd. Clayton Rd. Eastbound…

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08.28.2008 11:07 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Regarding the letter “Nuclear power is not safe or sustainable” by Barbara Jennings of the Midwest Coalition for Responsible Investments: It’s interesting to note in her letter, Ms. Jennings gives no reasons for not using nuclear power.
The fear generated concerning Nuclear…

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08.27.2008 5:32 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Many people think that allowing drilling to commence, everywhere, in the United States would solve all of our energy problems, instantly. Few people realize that any oil recovered, discovered, or brought to the market will go onto the WORLD market…

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08.25.2008 12:55 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The letters from readers section on Saturday, August 23 had four letters arguing against oil and nuclear power from people allied with The Midwest Coalition for Responsible Investments, Audubon, and the Sierra Club. Naturally they proposed the usual solutions, wind, solar,…

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08.12.2008 3:16 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Last Friday, Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the House to adjournment for a month-long vacation. However, Republicans are meeting in an effort to bring political pressure and the knowledge of another failed Democratic policy to the voting public. Speaker…

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08.11.2008 12:37 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Let me get this straight. GOP Presidential Candidate U.S. Senator John McCain wants to drill on every conceivable square foot of American soil that might yield crude oil. Then, after turning the entire nation into West Texas, he wants to…

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08.11.2008 12:31 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Do this, do that? The problem is so big, that any reasonable option should be part of the solution. Energy has been to cheap for too long. From now until “hydrogen” is as cheap as fossil fuels have been, we…

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08.06.2008 5:05 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Wednesday is the highlight of newspaper receipt in this household, from the summit; The notice at the top of the OPED page that Eric Mink’s column will not be appearing that day to the dread and disappointment that it does.
His…

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07.30.2008 12:25 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Power line rights-of-way account for hundreds of thousands (maybe millions) of U.S. acres. How about using some of those acres to generate alternative energy? Erect wind turbines and tap into lines that are right there. Put solar panels on existing…

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