4. We should switch to using more natural gas because it is a “clean” fossil fuel

5. Renewable energies aren’t economically viable without huge subsidies

6. Compact fluorescent bulbs are bad because they contain mercury

7. Wind turbines are basically noisy bird-blenders

11. transportation (31,000)

20. The US federal government paid US$74 billion in energy subsidies to support R&D for nuclear power and fossil fuels from 1973 to 2003

21. According to Donald Lubick, the U.S. Department of Treasury's former Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, the petroleum industry "probably has larger tax incentives relative to its size than any other industry in the country”

22. Analysts say the U.S. is more generous to oil companies than most other countries, demanding a smaller share of revenues than others that let private companies drill on public lands and in public waters

25. Exxon spent more than $3.8 billion in clean up costs, fines and compensation

26. In the case of Baker v. Exxon, a jury awarded $287 million for actual damages and $5 billion for punitive damages. The punitive damages amount was equal to a single year's profit by Exxon at that time.

27. After many appeals (over more than 10 years) by Exxon, judgment by the U.S. Supreme Court will limit punitive damages to $507.5 million.

28. While the appeals were taking place, it is estimated that Exxon earned nearly $800 million a year in interest on the original $5 billion

30. By November, BP was reporting profits even with an estimated $40 billion price tag for the response to its blown out well in the Gulf of Mexico

31. BP said that costs related to the April 20 oil spill dragged down its third-quarter profit by more than 60 percent

39. Wind towers, nacelles, and blades all reflect radar energy

40. Turbines have high reflectivity that can reduce radar sensitivity

41. Rotation of wind turbine blades causes Doppler reflections

42. Wind towers have a large “radar cross sectional area”

46. Range in model years from 1999 to 2007

48. average reduction for E20 was ~7.7% compared to E0

49. As ethanol content increased:

50. no significant change in oxides of nitrogen emission

51. non-methane hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide emissions decreased

52. None of the vehicles displayed a malfunction indicator light as a result of the ethanol content of the fuel

53. No fuel filter plugging symptoms were observed