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Energy industry has a greener shade at CERAWeek

Houston Chronicle -- From enthusiasm for cleaner-burning natural gas and energy efficiency, to big-spending plans for carbon capture projects and renewable power, talk at the CERA-Week conference suggests the energy business is thinking greener.

“If you read the popular press, one would think maybe there's a pause button on climate change,” Patricia DiOrio, a director for IHS Cambridge Energy Associates, said during a panel discussion on Friday, the closing day of the conference hosted by IHS CERA.

“But I didn't see that here. The energy industry is very committed to moving forward on reducing carbon.”

A number of events have sidetracked efforts to pass sweeping laws that would put a price on emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the United States.

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Submitted Mar 13, 2010 By: remay

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RobRD Champion Author Alberta Posts:3,828 Points:896,020 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 9:22:15 PM Ignore RobRD Report Abuse We need accept Climate change as the energy companies have accepted it
Metro Man Champion Author Flint Posts:2,728 Points:1,199,290 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:13:47 PM Ignore Metro Man Report Abuse Don't tax carbon dioxide...Plant more trees intstead.
imadriver Veteran Author Twin Cities Posts:491 Points:284,140 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:07:36 PM Ignore imadriver Report Abuse "A number of events have sidetracked efforts to pass sweeping laws that would put a price on emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the United States." Read this line again and again. Phrases like "sweeping laws" and "put a price on emissions" should scare the hell out of taxpayers. Whenever has a government mandate not ended up costing us more, either at the point of sale or in taxes? Are we really willing to give up more freedom of choice? Remember the warning(s) inherent in George Orwell's novel, "1984"? This cited line from the news story gives me the same feeling I get when my state legislature is not is session -- relief. When the headlong rush to legislate and mandate is slowed we can all breathe a little easier, knowing that we'll keep what little money and freedoms we have for a while longer.
scoop2008 Veteran Author Ontario Posts:259 Points:299,015 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:06:08 PM Ignore scoop2008 Report Abuse The only thing green that the Energy industry is looking at is MONEY
balljars Champion Author Michigan Posts:6,140 Points:1,218,225 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:02:03 PM Ignore balljars Report Abuse A bunch or crap. Charge us little people for all of this. I hope those bills never pass Congress.
TRAIN RIDER Champion Author San Bernardino Posts:6,768 Points:2,298,985 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:02:00 PM Ignore TRAIN RIDER Report Abuse NOW THAT THEY HAVE SHOWN GLOBAL WARMING TO BE A HOAX, WE STILL HAVE PEOPLE PUSHING TO GET AS GREEN AS WE CAN GET. THEN THEY WILL SHOW US HOW IT IS WORSE THAN WHAT WE HAVE NOW.
CPGas1815 Champion Author Michigan Posts:4,176 Points:726,480 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:59:53 AM Ignore CPGas1815 Report Abuse The only thing that is colored green in the oli industry is all of the dollars they have stolen from our pockets.
caddilac Champion Author Ontario Posts:13,787 Points:1,673,555 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:55:31 AM Ignore caddilac Report Abuse And I thought that the energy industry only though about money. Then again, money IS green isn't it?
Kato51 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:5,332 Points:1,771,450 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:52:30 AM Ignore Kato51 Report Abuse I hope their efforts succeed but keep Boma boys out of this effort.
915Chief Champion Author San Diego Posts:6,061 Points:1,203,245 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:41:03 AM Ignore 915Chief Report Abuse "politicians and environmentalists often want too much from technology when it comes to reducing emissions, expecting a perfect solution from the beginning"....imagine that.
rowing Champion Author Macon Posts:1,056 Points:631,505 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:34:32 AM Ignore rowing Report Abuse ok
72_Monte Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:5,434 Points:1,532,280 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:34:12 AM Ignore 72_Monte Report Abuse Green IS the new black. * (retching) *
rippinusoff Champion Author Lexington Posts:5,054 Points:1,022,000 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:33:22 AM Ignore rippinusoff Report Abuse good
my3sons Champion Author New York Posts:4,455 Points:1,506,535 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:23:40 AM Ignore my3sons Report Abuse cleaner, cheaper fuel sources are what we need
silvolvo Veteran Author Twin Cities Posts:258 Points:876,900 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:23:16 AM Ignore silvolvo Report Abuse keep the governement out of it! this is good to hear that efforts are being made without the intervention, maybe will keep the government and our tax dollars out of it.
52MPG Champion Author Dayton Posts:4,909 Points:1,277,505 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:18:01 AM Ignore 52MPG Report Abuse The best carbon capture technology is a plant. The more trees we have the more carbon we capture.
TFowler513 Champion Author Memphis Posts:2,582 Points:978,110 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:17:48 AM Ignore TFowler513 Report Abuse Just more lip service to keep spending up!!!
RandyK9 Champion Author London Posts:3,354 Points:895,850 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:16:55 AM Ignore RandyK9 Report Abuse Try to keep everyone happy with no price increase only lower prices allowed.
madison8359 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:5,740 Points:1,127,740 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:13:55 AM Ignore madison8359 Report Abuse Well at least they are thinking about this issue. We will see what they do. Their adoption of a position of being committed to being "green" certainly appears to be in their best long term interest. There appears to be little doubt that these issues will only get more attention and commitments. It also appears that there is some money available both as investment and potentially profit.
mvosevich Champion Author St. Louis Posts:5,453 Points:1,108,165 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:11:37 AM Ignore mvosevich Report Abuse Gotta keep those treehuggers happy.
sg413 Champion Author California Posts:2,029 Points:450,160 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:08:53 AM Ignore sg413 Report Abuse They have to do this to try and keep the enviros at bay.
storm254 All-Star Author Maryland Posts:756 Points:525,050 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:03:17 AM Ignore storm254 Report Abuse Global warming is a phenom that has occurred numerous times over the history of the planet. There is NOTHING that we (the human race) can do to stop it....we may be able to delay it by a few decades, but it will eventually happen. We should be concentrating our efforts on "dealing" with it rather than trying to delay the inevitable.
DAK1960 Champion Author Illinois Posts:2,014 Points:424,680 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:56:58 AM Ignore DAK1960 Report Abuse goblazers get your head out of your you know what. No one likes pollution but no one likes being fed this global warming BS either. Its fairly self centered to think that the human race can have such a drastic affect on the temp of the world when it has been fluctuating up and down for 10s of thousands of years. the climate has actually cooled over the last ten years get a grip
GoBlazers Champion Author Washington Posts:5,177 Points:654,175 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:50:16 AM Ignore GoBlazers Report Abuse This is going to happen no matter how much Repugnicans embrace pollution.
snewwee Champion Author Detroit Posts:6,181 Points:1,250,000 Joined:Sep 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:49:51 AM Ignore snewwee Report Abuse A lot more hot air just going up into the sky without any action.
Tatalah Champion Author Riverside Posts:8,795 Points:2,004,080 Joined:May 2003	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:49:23 AM Ignore Tatalah Report Abuse Energy indutry is greenj alright. Currency green
billy44bo Champion Author Mobile Posts:5,183 Points:1,043,735 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:47:08 AM Ignore billy44bo Report Abuse this crap is a bad joke
BWD Champion Author Charleston Posts:3,116 Points:1,760,940 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:45:19 AM Ignore BWD Report Abuse This "sky is falling" thing is really getting old.
carefrey Champion Author Orlando Posts:3,357 Points:718,450 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:43:04 AM Ignore carefrey Report Abuse We need to be greener!
waynemustang Champion Author Indiana Posts:4,666 Points:1,237,280 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:42:45 AM Ignore waynemustang Report Abuse Climate Change is a hoax, like Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny.
CLM06 Champion Author Tampa Posts:6,841 Points:1,496,065 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:38:01 AM Ignore CLM06 Report Abuse If the energy industry wasn't forced into reducing carbon do you think they would care?
TumaloDodge Veteran Author Oregon Posts:323 Points:232,620 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:37:49 AM Ignore TumaloDodge Report Abuse if everyone switches to green, we will run out of power.
dondee118 Champion Author Kansas City Posts:6,646 Points:1,250,170 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:33:06 AM Ignore dondee118 Report Abuse Maybe the commitment is to reducing carbon, maybe it is to reducing cost.
zdn Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,722 Points:730,265 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:31:06 AM Ignore zdn Report Abuse if everyone switches to green will gas go down?
BlueVanGroup Champion Author Colorado Posts:4,786 Points:1,070,300 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:29:22 AM Ignore BlueVanGroup Report Abuse "A number of events have sidetracked efforts to pass sweeping laws that would put a price on emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the United States." Hurray! "First there was the failure of the December climate change summit in Copenhagen to create a widely accepted binding framework for emissions reductions." Thank goodness! "Next was the “Climategate” scandal — leaked e-mails from a British climate scientist that climate change skeptics contend show selective use of data to reach predetermined conclusions." "Selective?" try "made up."
uglytom Champion Author Florida Posts:5,678 Points:1,188,960 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:28:34 AM Ignore uglytom Report Abuse I hope they are thinking AND planning action
Prodaddy Champion Author Houston Posts:6,063 Points:1,432,095 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:27:55 AM Ignore Prodaddy Report Abuse I agree with Badtazz
computernut2008 Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,255 Points:900,345 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:25:37 AM Ignore computernut2008 Report Abuse The energy industry is very committed to moving forward on reducing carbon. Let me correct this statement to more accurately. The energy industry is very committed to moving forward on picking the public's pocket.. GLOBAL WARMING IS A LIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2granny Champion Author Michigan Posts:7,150 Points:999,580 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:24:06 AM Ignore 2granny Report Abuse Well said, badtazz.
Bigwaynef Champion Author South Carolina Posts:7,657 Points:1,613,960 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:22:03 AM Ignore Bigwaynef Report Abuse Going green, that's the last thing I would ever desire...
YLHandyman Champion Author Orange County Posts:5,008 Points:930,140 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:21:26 AM Ignore YLHandyman Report Abuse The pause button must be similiar to the easy button at Staples.
badtazz Sophomore Author Washington Posts:222 Points:81,445 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:20:44 AM Ignore badtazz Report Abuse Keep the government out of everything, they are bankrupting the country.
comet64 Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,250 Points:258,825 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:19:49 AM Ignore comet64 Report Abuse I believe that it should be across the board, In my area they are hot on car emissions but the surrounding areas are not and our local plant pumps out so much smog and nothing is done about it because of money talking One time I can remember silver metal flakes coming down in the middle of summer all over my car after washing it. I though that I was inside of a water globe but it was' snow
Fencemaker Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:3,064 Points:946,925 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:19:44 AM Ignore Fencemaker Report Abuse hmm. energy and green in the same sentence.
ba5online Rookie Author Texas Posts:12 Points:25,265 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:17:39 AM Ignore ba5online Report Abuse Take it easy liberals. You can't have a green solution by next Thursday! The US marketplace will let you know when it's ready and we don't need another tax upon tax, which is your style.
thriftymeCA Sophomore Author Oakland Posts:127 Points:31,075 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:16:26 AM Ignore thriftymeCA Report Abuse I wonder about this.
pdcarver Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,289 Points:252,370 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:14:41 AM Ignore pdcarver Report Abuse there just trying to find a new road to the same dead end.
repeater1 Champion Author Topeka Posts:6,043 Points:1,914,545 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:08:47 AM Ignore repeater1 Report Abuse Have to see it happen before I will believe it.
VDubBill Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:2,692 Points:871,040 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:03:33 AM Ignore VDubBill Report Abuse "A number of events have sidetracked efforts to pass sweeping laws that would put a price on emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the United States." A number of events, read, the TRUTH. They must have been basing their data on the IPCC. The same thing happened to Dorothy when she found out about the Wizard. [Edited by: VDubBill at 3/13/2010 12:04:05 PM EST]
civicdutie Champion Author Rochester Posts:3,010 Points:611,275 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:02:21 AM Ignore civicdutie Report Abuse I believe in reducing pollution, but I don't agree with the liberals who are pushing for change at the snap of a finger. The government has to be careful how much money its borrowing in order to pay for some of these 'green' initiatives...I don't want my kid to have to face huge increases in taxes.