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                *EAVESDROP* on an All-New Episode 20
                <http://www.wcrnradio.com/> of */Energy Freedom
                Fighters/*,* *Saturday, *November 10, 6-7 a.m. & 5-6
                p.m.* and Sunday, *November 11, 5-6 a.m. & 5-6 p.m.
                *(Eastern), on *True Talk 830 AM WCRN -* broadcasting a
                powerful 50,000 watts day and night - and at
                WCRNradio.com <http://www.wcrnradio.com/>.

                Special guest:* Bill Cavanagh*, co-founder and
                co-chairman of *Worcester Local First*. He talks the
                *impact on energy consumption of buying from locally
                owned, independent businesses.*

                Listen to a 60-second promo of Episode 20 with an audio
                clip of Bill Cavanagh
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    */Energy Freedom Fighters/*,* *Saturday, *November 10, 6-7 a.m. &
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    Special guest:* Bill Cavanagh*, co-founder and co-chairman of
    *Worcester Local First*. He talks the *impact on energy consumption
    of buying from locally owned, independent businesses.*

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    *EPISODE 19: <http://www.bestrateofclimb.com/EFF-Episode18.mp3>
    November 3 & 4, 2007: Gregory Yurek*, founder, chairman and CEO of
    American Superconductor Corp. <http://www.amsc.com> He talks about*
    **the impact of superconductors on the renewable-energy market,*
    * *

    *EPISODE 18: <http://www.bestrateofclimb.com/EFF-Episode18.mp3>
    October 27 & 28, 2007: Ed Burke*, chairman of Dennis K. Burke Inc.
    <http://www.burkeoil.com>He talks about *making a market in
    biodiesel fuel.*

    *EPISODE 17: <http://www.bestrateofclimb.com/EFF-Episode17.mp3>*
    *October 20 & 21, 2007:* *Joel Bourne Jr.*, author of "Growing Fuel:
    The Wrong Way, The Right Way," <http://www.ngm.com/0710> in the
    October 2007 issue of /National Geographic/. He talks about the
    *benefits and potential human costs of biofuels*.*
    *

    *_EPISODE 16: _
    <http://www.bestrateofclimb.com/EFF-Episode16.mp3>October 13 & 14,
    2007: **Jonathon Porritt*, a former advisor to Tony Blair and an
    international expert on *sustainable development*, who urges
    *controversial reforms to capitalism*.

    *EPISODE 15: <http://www.bestrateofclimb.com/EFF-Episode15.mp3>
    October 6 & 7, 2007: Robert Whitcomb Jr.*, co-author along with
    Wendy Williams of Cape Wind: Money, Celebrity, Class, Politics, and
    the Battle for Our Energy Future on Nantucket Sound
    <http://www.capewindbook.typepad.com/>.

    *EPISODE 14 <http://www.bestrateofclimb.com/EFF-Episode14.mp3>:
    **September 15 & 16, 2007:* *Dennis Irish, *a Worcester city
    councilor and at-the-time mayoral candidate, who talks about his *
    energy-efficiency plan for Worcester*. Also *Maxine Gautier*, event
    coordinator for the 5th Annual AltWheels Festival
    <http://www.altwheels.org>, in the "Sponsor's Corner" talking about
    *celebrating** **alternative transportation and energy.*

    * EPISODE 13 <http://www.bestrateofclimb.com/EFF-Episode13.mp3>:
    **August 25 & 26, 2007: * *Stephen Connors* of the 5th Annual
    AltWheels Alternative Transportation & Energy Festival.
    <http://www.altwheels.org/> He talks about creating a * sustainable
    transportation and energy vision for the 21st century*.

    *EPISODE 12: <http://www.bestrateofclimb.com/EFF-Episode12.mp3>
    August 18 & 19, 2007:* *Corey Fucetola* and *Kurt Keville* of the
    MIT Solar Decathlon Team <http://solar7.mit.edu/>talk about the
    *2007 DOE Solar Decathlon Competition* to design and build an
    energy-efficient house.

    *EPISODE 11:* <http://www.bestrateofclimb.com/EFF-Episode11.mp3>
    *July 15, 2007:* Dr. *Patrick Moore*, co-founder of Greenpeace and
    now chair and chief scientist of Greenspirit Strategies
    <http://www.greenspiritstrategies.com>, who talks about
    *environmental policy and communications* in forestry, agriculture,
    fisheries and aquaculture, mining, biodiversity, chemicals, energy
    and climate change; and *Ed Burke*, chair of Dennis K. Burke Inc.
    <http://www.burkeoil.com>, in the "Sponsor's Corner" talking about*
    biodiesel fuel.*

    *EPISODE 10: <http://www.bestrateofclimb.com/EFF-Episode10.mp3>June
    23 & 24, 2007:* Gilles Labelle, Jim Dunn and Steve D'Agostino talk
    with* *Lisa Margonelli, author of /Oil on the Brain, /
    <http://www.oilonthebrain.com>about *adventures from the pump to the
    pipeline*.
    *
    EPISODE 9: <http://www.bestrateofclimb.com/EFF-Episode9.mp3>June
    24:* Gilles Labelle, Jim Dunn and Steve D'Agostino talk with* *State
    Rep.* George Peterson*, who talks about proposed Massachusetts
    legislation to promote *alternative fuels.*
    *
    EPISODE 8: <http://www.bestrateofclimb.com/EFF-Episode8.mp3> June 16
    & 17, 2007:* Gilles Labelle, Jim Dunn and Steve D'Agostino talk with
    *Joe Nierodzinski *of the Worcester Community Action Council
    <http://www.wcac.net> about energy-efficiency measures for
    low-income people.
    *
    EPISODE 7: <http://www.bestrateofclimb.com/EFF-Episode7.mp3> June 9
    & 10, 2007:* Gilles Labelle, Jim Dunn and Steve D'Agostino talk with
    *Joanne Helperin *of Edmunds.com's Driving Woman
    <http://blogs.edmunds.com/women> blogsite.
    *
    EPISODE 6: <http://www.bestrateofclimb.com/EFF-Episode6.mp3> June 2
    & 3, 2007:* Gilles Labelle, Jim Dunn and Steve D'Agostino talk with
    *Richard Marquis*, a solar-powered homeowner in Worcester, MA, and
    *Eric Guyer,* CEO of Climate Energy LLC
    <http://www.climate-energy.com> in Medfield, MA, who are among the
    winners of the *Worcester Mayor's 2007 Clean & Green Awards*.

    *EPISODE 5: <http://www.bestrateofclimb.com/EFF-Episode5.mp3> May 26
    & 27, 2007:* Gilles Labelle, Jim Dunn and Steve D'Agostino talk with
    *Jeff Wolfe* of Gro Solar <http://www.grosolar.com>in Vermont, and
    *David Gregg*, CEO of Citizen RE <http://www.citizenre.com> in
    Massachusetts, on the market opportunities for *solar-photovoltaic
    power* for homes and businesses.

    *EPISODE 4: <http://www.bestrateofclimb.com/EFF-Episode4.mp3> May 19
    & 20**, 2007: *Gilles Labelle, Jim Dunn and Steve D'Agostino talk
    with *Richard Chase* of Massachusetts, a hybrid Toyota Camry owner,
    and *Joshua Greenberg* of Massachusetts, a hybrid Nissan Altima
    owner, on the pros and cons of* hybrid and internal-combustion-only
    cars.*

    *EPISODE 3: <http://www.bestrateofclimb.com/EFF-Episode3.mp3> May 12
    & 13**, 2007: *Gilles Labelle, Jim Dunn and Steve D'Agostino talk
    with *Ron Planting* of the American Petroleum Institute
    <http://www.api.com>* *and *Frank Gorke* of Environment
    Massachusetts <http://www.environmentmassachusetts.org> on why* gas
    prices *are rising again.

    *EPISODE 2: <http://www.bestrateofclimb.com/EFF-Episode2.mp3> May 5
    & 6**, 2007: *Gilles Labelle, Jim Dunn and Steve D'Agostino talk
    with *Jennifer Boudrie *of Marlboro and *Peggy Middaugh* of the
    Worcester City Manager's Energy Task Force
    <http://www.ci.worcester.ma.us/ocm/energy/home.htm> about those Bay
    State communities' efforts to develop municipal *climate action
    **plans*.

    *EPISODE 1: <http://www.bestrateofclimb.com/EFF-Episode1.mp3> April
    26 & 27, 2007: *The Premier Episode of/ /the weekly, one-hour/
    Energy Freedom Fighters. /Includes interviews with * Audra Parker *
    of the Alliance to Save Nantucket Sound
    <http://www.saveoursound.org>* * and * Mark Rogers *of Cape Wind
    Associates <http://www.capewind.org> regarding the controversial
    *Cape Wind windfarm* proposal off Cape Cod.


    *JOIN* the exploits of the /Energy Freedom Fighters/ on This New Car
    <http://www.wicn.org/programs/thisnewcar/schedule.htm>,* *a
    26-episode series exploring alternative transportation, which aired
    in 2006 on WICN/90.5 FM, the NPR affiliate serving Central New England.

    * *
    *
    ENERGY FREEDOM HOTSPOTS**
    *
    *Hotspots from November 5-9

    For scores more Hotspots, visit *Planet Ark
    <http://www.planetark.com/dailynewshome.cfm>
    *
    **SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:

    **Energy Central:
    *

        * Anthropogenically driven Global Warming: Some pro and con
          comments
          <http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_display.cfm?a_id=1598>
        * How Transmission Operators are Helping Renewable Energy,
          Especially Wind
          <http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_display.cfm?a_id=1593>

    * **Ocala (Florida) Star-Banner:
    *

        * One man's horse manure is another man's hope
          <http://www.ocala.com/article/20071104/NEWS/211040352/1001/NEWS01>

    *
    CONSUMER & FINANCE:
    **
    **Boston Globe:
    *

        * At $3.05, heating oil price sets a Mass. record | But $3.05
          average will drop soon, one Mass. dealer predicts
          <http://links.boston.com/wfcpcfg_tkkkvjl.html>
        * Fuel prices spur another holiday hike in airline fares
          <http://links.boston.com/xcecrik_ewwwbth.html>
        * Wide worries over oil prices | Analysts say burden could spur
          recession <http://links.boston.com/xcecswz_ayyyuej.html>

    * * *Business & Media Institute:
    *

        * 'Going Green' Puts Business in the Red: Media praise
          businesses for eco-attitudes, but overlook hefty cost
          <http://www.businessandmedia.org/>* *

    *Business Week:
    *

        * As Oil Nears $100, Look Out Below
          <http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/nov2007/db2007116_060737.htm?campaign_id=alerts>
        * Chrysler's Lowball Strategy
          <http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/nov2007/bw2007118_348525.htm?campaign_id=alerts>
        * Ford's Shrinking Losses Play Up Mulally's Progress
          <http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/nov2007/bw2007118_396238.htm?campaign_id=alerts>
        * The American Green House
          <http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c.asp?681311&4f11044a8b7512e6&44>
        * Tipped Toward Recession
          <http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c.asp?681311&4f11044a8b7512e6&40>

    *Car Care Council:
    *

        * Take Control of Soaring Gas Prices:  Don't Let Your Money
          Evaporate <http://www.carcare.org/>

    *CNN:
    *

        * * *Behind the gas price squeeze *(video)*
          <http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/email/index.html?url=/video/business/2007/11/03/chernoff.gas.prices.cnn>
        * Gas tips *(video)*
          <http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/email/index.html?url=/video/business/2007/11/07/willis.top.tips.gas.cnn>*
          *
          <http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/email/index.html?url=/video/business/2007/11/07/willis.top.tips.gas.cnn>
        * **Oil at record high *(video)*
          <http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/email/index.html?url=/video/business/2007/11/07/intv.oil.record.redeker.cnn>
        * **Tiny Smart car comes to the U.S. *(video)*
          <http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/11/08/smart.car/index.html>

    *Energy Central:
    *

        * Privately Seeking Utilities
          <http://www.energycentral.com/site/newsletters/ebi.cfm?id=409>

    * **Forbes:
    *

        * The Empty Threat Of $100 Oil
          <http://www.forbes.com/2007/11/07/oil-pricing-impact-oped-cx_pm_1107notes.html?partner=daily_newsletter>

    *London Financial Times:*

        * PetroChina first to reach $1 trillion market cap
          <http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0f6f45a4-8b88-11dc-af4d-0000779fd2ac.html>

    *Mass. High Tech:
    *

        * Mascoma buys Hoosier biofuels startup
          <http://www.bizjournals.com/masshightech/stories/2007/11/05/daily27.html>
        * <http://www.bizjournals.com/masshightech/stories/2007/11/05/daily27.html>UPC
          Wind gets green light for Maine wind farm
          <http://www.bizjournals.com/masshightech/stories/2007/11/05/daily30.html>

    * **Metrowest (Mass.)  Daily News:
    *

        * Lawyer goes green in her own ambulance
          <http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/homepage/x1658414992>

    *MSN:
    *

        * As oil nears $100, why isn't gas $5?
          <http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/News/AsOilNears100DollarsWhyIsntGas5Dollars.aspx>

    *New York Times:
    *

        * High-Priced Oil Adds Volatility to Power Scramble
          <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/07/business/07oilwealth.html?th&emc=th>

        * Little-Known Entrepreneurs Putting China Near Top of
          Billionaires' List
          <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/07/business/07billionaires.html?th&emc=th>


    *Renewable Fuels Association:
    *

        * Energy and National Security:  The Role of Renewable Fuels: A
          Discussion of the Importance of Renewable Fuels Like Ethanol
          in National Security Strategy <http://www.roa.org/renewablefuel>

    *Rocky Mountain News:
    *

        * Much higher oil prices seen in U.S. future
          <http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/energy/article/0,2777,DRMN_23914_5740939,00.html>

    *Time:*

        * Oil Prices: It Gets Worse
          <http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1681362,00.html>

    *Wall Street Journal:
    *

        * As Energy Prices Soar, U.S. Industries Collide
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119152216982649126.html?mod=djemITP>
        *  BHP Billiton Bid For Rival Driven By Mining Boom
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119452104223086424.html?mod=todays_us_page_one>
        * Biofuel Costs Hurt Effort To Curb Oil Price
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119422092040781951.html?mod=todays_us_page_one>
        * Brazil Discovers Large Oil Reserve In Deep Waters of Atlantic
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119458148587887656.html?mod=todays_us_page_one>
        * Crude Breaches $97 And Ends at a High
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119436096275883952.html?mod=todays_us_money_and_investing>
        * Crude Oil Moves Below $94
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119427638249682561.html?mod=todays_us_money_and_investing>
        * Crude-Oil Price Slips Slightly On Supply News
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119442590717385122.html?mod=djemITP>
        * Crude Oil's Rise Felt in Your Gas Tank
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119462194970488031.html?mod=djemITP>
        * Enel Uses Every Tool to Tap Russia
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119448721745186021.html?mod=djemITP>
        * Energy Funds
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119431528966883484.html?mod=todays_us_personal_journal>
        * Entergy Nuclear Spinoff Taps Rising Plant Values
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119432271390883672.html?mod=todays_us_page_one>
        * Farm-Production Strains May Keep Food Prices High
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119431589903983501.html?mod=todays_us_personal_journal>
        * Ford Forecast to Post Loss, After a Quarter in Black
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119449832712786345.html?mod=djemITP>
        * Ford's Narrower Loss Hints At Faster Recovery Than GM
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119451707859586411.html?mod=todays_us_page_one>
        * GM Turnaround Shown Off-Track
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119254528073860596.html?mod=djemITP>
        * GM Will Book $39 Billion Charge
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119438884709884385.html?mod=todays_us_page_one>
        * How Big Is PetroChina?
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119424869040882381.html?mod=todays_us_money_and_investing>
        * How Big Oil Is Forced To Share the Wealth
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119454956839986885.html?mod=todays_us_page_one>
        * In Crude's Sights: $101.70, The Real Record High for Oil
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119422053486281942.html?mod=todays_us_money_and_investing>
        * New Pistons Are Driving Global Growth
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119431524738183468.html?mod=todays_us_money_and_investing>
        * Oil Prices Prod Beijing To Try to Ease Strain
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119444243242285214.html?mod=djemITP>
        * Out With the Trans Fats, In With a Whole Lot of Others
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119430775533583209.html?mod=todays_us_personal_journal>
        * PetroChina's A Shares Likely to Soar on Debut
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119421887773181868.html?mod=todays_us_money_and_investing>
        * Prices at Pump Set To Join Crude's Rally
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119440035601384715.html?mod=todays_us_page_one>
        * Ratings Proliferate For 'Green' Builders
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119447983599485824.html?mod=djemITP>
        * Total's Net Climbs 29%, Helped by Higher Output
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119448975264486073.html?mod=djemITP>
        * Traders Weigh Mining Sector Consolidation
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119457671982787546.html?mod=todays_us_money_and_investing>

        * U.K. Mining Firm Katanga To Buy Nikanor for $2.1 Billion
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119440606068484869.html?mod=todays_us_money_and_investing>
        * Why $100 Oil Can't Float
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119448112481785861.html?mod=djemITP>
        * Why Coal Is to Get Additional Attention
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119445927222285400.html?mod=djemITP>

    * * *WBZ Radio (Boston):
    *

        * Big jump in local gas prices
          <http://wbz.com/Big-jump-in-local-gas-prices/1174629>
        * Energy analyst: Expect prices to go higher
          
        * Oil prices rise to record level
          <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OIL_PRICES?SITE=WBZAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT>

    * **Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette:
    *

        * Bracing for the cold
          <http://www.telegram.com/article/20071104/NEWS/711040594/1002/NEWSLETTERS10>
        * Initial value above $1 trillion puts PetroChina above Exxon
          <http://www.telegram.com/article/20071106/NEWS/711060349/1002/NEWSLETTERS10>


    *
    POLITICS & LEGAL:
    **
    American Farmland Trust:
    *

        * Land Conservation Groups Commend Gov. Patrick for Increased
          Funding <http://www.farmland.org/>

    *Boston Globe:
    *

        * A food bill, not a farm bill
          <http://links.boston.com/zsmtmab_tkkkvjl.html>
        * A high risk for urban drivers
          <http://links.boston.com/ppkpzxo_ewwwbth.html>
        * Getting to clean coal
          <http://links.boston.com/coggnuh_kxxxrkb.html>
        * Mass. makes biofuel push | Massachusetts legislative package
          would promote development, use of biofuels to cut oil
          dependence <http://links.boston.com/cogglae_vbbbzmf.html>
        * Mid-water trawlers causing herring shortage in New England
          <http://links.boston.com/lzttgzg_vbbbzmf.html>
        * Sack the plastic shopping bag
          <http://links.boston.com/qniezar_beeervh.html>
        * Wide-ranging Massachusetts bill aims to promote alternative
          energy sources | Wide-ranging bill aims to promote wind, water
          power sources and curb harmful greenhouse gases
          <http://links.boston.com/qninori_ayyyuej.html>

    * * *Business Week:
    *

        * Moving Away from a Carbon Economy
          <http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/nov2007/id2007119_210210.htm?campaign_id=alerts>

    *CNN:
    *

        *  Oil spill could threaten S.F. Bay wildlife for years
          <http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/09/bay.spill.ap/index.html>

    *Competitive Enterprise Institute:
    *

        * Senate Holds Hearing on Irrelevant Climate Plan: Recent
          Studies Reveal Unacceptable Outcomes
          <http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=4083910&msgid=56001&act=V9LP&c=174876&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cei.org%2F>

    *Energy Central:
    *

        * China's Paradox
          <http://www.energycentral.com/site/newsletters/ebi.cfm?id=410>

    *Huffington Post:
    *

        * If You Love Renewable Energy, It's Time to Freak Out
          <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/toby-barlow/news-alert-if-you-love-r_b_71888.html>

    *Manchester (U.K.) Guardian:
    *

        * New 'disaster' movie warns world of oil apocalypse
          <http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/nov/04/energy.fossilfuels>

    *Mass. High Tech:
    *

        * Mass. bill seeks biofuel usage targets
          <http://www.bizjournals.com/masshightech/stories/2007/11/05/daily10.html>

    *Metrowest (Mass.) Daily News:
    *

        * Biofuel bill a bid to change region's energy profile
          <http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/business/x1149878708>

    *Mountain States Legal Foundation:*

        * Europe's Dependence on Russian Energy
          <http://www.townhallmail.com/xwsbscb_upmbwadf.html>
        * Energy Economics, Drilling and Development
          <http://www.townhallmail.com/omuvuia_upmbwadf.html>
        * Great Lakes Key Front in Water Wars
          <http://www.townhallmail.com/ksmvmrj_upmbwadf.html>
        * Enviros to Protect Environmental Degradation
          <http://www.townhallmail.com/piqeqpn_upmbwadf.html>
        * Planet Propaganda
          <http://www.townhallmail.com/qprornn_upmbwadf.html>
        * Wising Up to Georgia's Water Woes
          <http://www.townhallmail.com/scynyhs_upmbwadf.html>
        * Senate Climate Bill Would Be Costly/Ineffective
          <http://www.townhallmail.com/qprornm_upmbwadf.html>
        * Lift Ban on Offshore Energy Production
          <http://www.townhallmail.com/chibioh_upmbwadf.html>
        * Letter to Congress: Outer-Continental Shelf
          <http://www.townhallmail.com/vkctczm_upmbwadf.html>
        * Lift harmful limits on offshore drilling
          <http://www.townhallmail.com/hjwewbw_upmbwadf.html>
        * The Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act of 2006: State Control,
          Increased Supply, and Lower Prices
          <http://www.townhallmail.com/xwsbsrb_upmbwadf.html>
        * Is anti-gouging anti-consumer?
          <http://www.townhallmail.com/jkwawpd_upmbwadf.html>
        * The Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act
          <http://www.townhallmail.com/qprorei_upmbwadf.html>
        * Some Global Warming Scare Tactics are So Dumb, They're Funny
          <http://www.townhallmail.com/xwsbsra_upmbwadf.html>
        * On Heritage Areas
          <http://www.townhallmail.com/ramlmzs_upmbwadf.html>
        * Terrifying Message from Al Gore
          <http://www.townhallmail.com/noxrxnn_upmbwadf.html>
        * Canada Again <http://www.townhallmail.com/ksmvmil_upmbwadf.html>
        * Henry Paulson on Cap and Trade
          <http://www.townhallmail.com/ksmvmis_upmbwadf.html>
        * Los Angeles Times Says Paulson Critics Dislike His "Hobby"
          <http://www.townhallmail.com/vkctcjm_upmbwadf.html>

    *New York Times:
    *

        * Chemical Industry 1, Public Safety 0
          <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/07/opinion/07wed1.html?th&emc=th>
        * Hope for the Everglades
          <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/10/opinion/10sat2.html?th&emc=th>
        * Gangs Terrorize Nigeria's Vital Oil Region
          <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/09/world/africa/09nigeria.html?th&emc=th>
        * In Portland, Cultivating a Culture of Two Wheels
          <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/05/us/05bike.html?th&emc=th>
        * Oil Spill Spreads in San Francisco Bay
          <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/10/us/10spill.html?th&emc=th>
        * Rising Demand for Oil Provokes New Energy Crisis
          <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/09/business/worldbusiness/09oil.html?th&emc=th>
        * The Perils of Petrocracy
          <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/magazine/04oil-t.html?th&emc=th>

        * Weed It and Reap
          <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/opinion/04pollan.html?th&emc=th>

    *Terrapass:
    *

        * A final rambling disquisition on Nordhaus and Shellenberger
          <http://app.bronto.com/public/?q=link&fn=Key&id=ajoboiobdqsojmotrxxjyhsdstjabgf&link=auhntrtzozvguobgmsvncytokfdmbnc>
        * A somewhat-less-rambling review (and giveaway) of Breath
          Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of
          Possibility
          <http://app.bronto.com/public/?q=link&fn=Key&id=ajoboiobdqsojmotrxxjyhsdstjabgf&link=aqxbdqdsjhfkgzmajptkotpefiyvboi>
        * Hillary releases rockin' climate plan. Green gap grows.
          <http://app.bronto.com/public/?q=link&fn=Key&id=ajoboiobdqsojmotrxxjyhsdstjabgf&link=bneiyltflrmymgtnffjxvmddaizzbhn>
        * How TerraPass turned me into a bike commuter
          <http://app.bronto.com/public/?q=link&fn=Key&id=ajoboiobdqsojmotrxxjyhsdstjabgf&link=abkpgtgiyonahzxtlujhdufrdrcpbjd>

    *The Hill:
    *

        * Rep. William Delahunt: Ethanol production is key to renewable
          fuels standard
          <http://thehill.com/op-eds/ethanol-production-is-key-to-renewable-fuels-standard-2007-11-08.html>

    *Wall Street Journal:*

        * Books: Saving Civilization From Itself
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119448730099685974.html?mod=djemITP>
        * China Acts to Aid Poor After Fuel-Price Increase
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119423815286082331.html?mod=todays_us_page_one>
        * High Drama, if Not More Oil, Expected as OPEC Gathers
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119466409650188925.html?mod=djemITP>
        * High Oil Prices Could Gum Up Deficit Progress
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119457135137287392.html?mod=todays_us_money_and_investing>
        * House Rejects Bush's Veto Of Water Bill
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119439288259984507.html?mod=todays_us_page_one>
        * Senate Votes to Override Bush Veto on $23 Billion Water
          Resources Bill
          <http://wsj.com/article/0,,SB119453168774786518,00.html?mod=djemalert>
        * U.S. Trade Gap May Grow Due to Pricier Oil Imports
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119458851557387786.html?mod=todays_us_page_one>
        * Utilities Back California In Auto-Emissions Suit
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119457199542987414.html?mod=todays_us_page_one>
        * Winter-Heating Crisis Looms
          <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119422962251882137.html?mod=todays_us_page_one>

    * * *Washington Post:
    *

        * Four Proposals Try to Tap One Fund of Oil Fees: Ruling by
          Federal Court Puts Collection of $6 Billion at Risk
          <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/07/AR2007110702443.html>

    *Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette:
    *

        * Patrick backing biofuel as additive to heating oil
          <http://www.telegram.com/article/20071106/NEWS/711060343/1002/NEWSLETTERS10>


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