And so because the world has waited so long to act, it now seems that the disaster-avoiding carbon tax path may itself be too economically damaging.

FORBES: Economists Moving Beyond Carbon Pricing

With the Copenhagen climate talks in the news, oil executives are watching the unsteady path of carbon dioxide regulation.

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To this end, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are a significant departure from traditional silicon technologies and a very promising path to solving the challenge of energy efficiency.

ENGADGET: Stanford engineers find work around for barriers to carbon nanotube computers

Put us on the path to the right kind of "peak oil" -- and peak carbon -- the peak that comes, not because we find less and less, but because we want less and less.

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