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June, 2009
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This week, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved an amendment offered by Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) that opens the Eastern Gulf of Mexico for production, while maintaining a 45-mile buffer zone to protect the...
Posted Friday, June 12th, 2009 at 8:06 am | Filed in: Legislation
It's a day of dueling headlines.
The Guardian covers the steady climb in oil prices with an article that discusses "predictions that the price could eventually hit $250." Later in the article, it is revealed that the prediction...
Posted Thursday, June 11th, 2009 at 10:31 am | Filed in: Energy Demand, Oil Dependence, Oil Prices
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 13 to 10 yesterday in favor of an amendment proposed by Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) to allow oil and gas development in much of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, including the ...
Posted Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 at 12:23 pm | Filed in: Energy Security, Energy Supply, Oil Dependence
A New York Times blog this past weekend raised questions about the future of plug-in hybrids. What was striking about the blog is that much of the skepticism that it reported comes from Toyota, which is viewed as a leader in the...
Posted Monday, June 8th, 2009 at 12:52 pm | Filed in: Electrification, Gas Prices, Transportation
As the Wall Street Journal - and nearly every other major media outlet -- is reporting, oil prices have risen to nearly $67, "resuming a three-month rally after a jump in U.S. crude inventories triggered a sharp pullback a day ear...
Posted Thursday, June 4th, 2009 at 7:01 am | Filed in: Economic Security, Energy Security, Oil Prices
With the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee nearing a mark-up on oil and gas provisions of potential comprehensive energy legislation, it’s worth taking a moment to consider what is at stake and what is not.
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Posted Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm | Filed in: Energy Security, Legislation
With the historic announcement of the bankruptcy filing of GM, the government has committed enormous taxpayer resources to making the company a viable business. Whatever public policies and business strategies may be impleme...
Posted Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 at 1:42 pm | Filed in: Energy Demand, Gas Prices, Oil Prices
Earlier today on public radio, the Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, stated that American drivers want smaller cars, in part, to help address the problem of climate change. Similarly, when the White House recently sought ...
Posted Monday, June 1st, 2009 at 1:03 pm | Filed in: Alternatives, Energy Security, Environment, Oil Dependence
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