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October 23, 2006

When Politics and Green Don't Mix

By Thomas Schueneman

Stafford 'Doc' Williamson writes in the American Chronicle about "Exaggerated Claims and Outright Lies About Green Energy and Fuels".

The recent tendency for some in power to dismiss or distort science combined with the upcoming election in the US, makes for some bold and outright misleading claims as to what really is green energy. Read the full article here

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Filed under Energy - Renewable, Energy Non-Renewable, Environmental News, Global Warming News by Thomas Schueneman

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