Survey: Shifting perceptions among oil execs over winners in alternative energy sectorHOUSTON — Despite millions in new investments and President Barack Obama’s push for clean energy technology, many oil and gas executives say mass production of renewable energy is not likely before at least the middle of the next decade, a new survey showed Monday. AP NewsBreak: US wants to use UN ozone treaty to fix global climate, cut emissions of HFCsUNITED NATIONS — The Obama administration, in a major environmental policy shift, is leaning toward asking 195 nations that ratified the U.N. ozone treaty to enact mandatory reductions in hydrofluorocarbons, according to U.S. officials and documents obtained by The Associated Press. PROMISES, PROMISES: A checklist of Obama’s promises shows the big ones are still to comeWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has not yet achieved the big campaign promises he’ll be judged on years from now, on health care, war, the economy and so much more. It’s early, it’s a colossal load and Rome wasn’t built in 100 days. |