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Worldwatch Institute report finds global energy intensity increased in 2010 for second year in a row

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Between 2004 and 2008, global energy intensity experienced its sharpest decline in 30 years, with an average annual growth rate of 1.87%. World crude oil prices more than tripled between 2004 and 2008—the fastest rise since the oil crisis of the late 1970s—contributing to the sharp decline in energy intensity during that period.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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We reached peak oil consumption in the US in 2008 and the same is true in the EU and Japan. ” As another panelist pointed out, “ The New York Times is well-equipped to write the article about how Stimulus Funds have been wasted ”. billion in 2004 to $117 billion 2007 with the first three quarters of 2008 averaging 29% higher than 2007.

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