Gas Attack: Coal (And Clean Energy) Under Assault From Cheap Natural Gas - Environmental Capital - WSJ

That’s bad news for clean energy—the cheaper natural gas becomes, the harder it is for wind farms and solar power to compete on cost with traditional power sources.

Aug '08: Pelosi on Natural Gas: Fossil Fuel or Not? - Washington Wire - WSJ

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s message on energy, already evolving in recent weeks, might have to evolve a little more.

On NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, the speaker twice seemed to suggest that natural gas – an energy source she favors – is not a fossil fuel.

“I believe in natural gas as a clean, cheap alternative to fossil fuels,” she said at one point. Natural gas “is cheap, abundant and clean compared to fossil fuels,” she said at another.

[Will the Chevy Volt sell like hotcakes?] Lack of Insight: Honda Expects to Miss Hybrid Sales Targets in U.S. - Environmental Capital - WSJ

When it comes to moving hybrid cars off of dealer lots, it seems that cheap gasoline still matters more than cheap cars. Honda now figures it will miss 2009 sales targets for its new Insight hybrid.

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