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Energy efficiency has moved from contention to consensus. Environmental groups and energy companies agree that it should be at the top of the agenda of what needs to be done. Indeed, efficiency could well be called the "first fuel".

The tar sands are the dirtiest source of liquid fuel on the planet. President Obama should listen to the voices of those outside the White House and block this dirty energy pipeline.

Earlier this week, the Shelton Group released its seventh annual Energy Pulse report, which has 450 pages of analysis, charts, graphs, and crosstabs based on the survey of 1,502 Americans.  I haven’t seen the $5,000 report but would like to share some takeaways from a release and executive summary.  Particularly, of the respondents, 42% had [...]