Archive for
July, 2009
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It was another uneventful week in Congress, in terms of energy security, as both chambers head toward August recess. With healthcare and climate change both now slated for September or later, members are certain to get an earful...
Posted Friday, July 31st, 2009 at 9:06 am | Filed in: Legislation
While you won't hear many mining companies or coal-burning utilities express support for the proposition that the pending Waxman-Markey CLIMATE CHANGE and energy bill (it works best if you shout climate change and whisper energy -...
Posted Thursday, July 30th, 2009 at 6:58 am | Filed in: Electric Utilities, Energy Supply, Environment, Legislation, Natural Gas
While everyone is scratching their heads to figure out the big question of the century - how to be more sustainable consumers of energy - some of us have not forgotten the simple adjustments that will benefit everyone. Peak rewa...
Posted Tuesday, July 28th, 2009 at 10:11 am | Filed in: Electric Utilities, Energy Demand
Nissan recently announced plans to include a wireless charging system for its Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV), which will be on sale to the public sometime in 2010. The wireless charging vehicle relies on the principle of inductive...
Posted Monday, July 27th, 2009 at 10:46 am | Filed in: Electrification, Transportation
Perhaps the most important energy development of the week had to do with healthcare. What? Yeah, reports that the healthcare debate on the Hill is being postponed has a major bearing on energy, because when the topic du jour i...
Posted Friday, July 24th, 2009 at 9:12 am | Filed in: Electrification, Environment, Gas Prices, Legislation, Natural Gas
Conflicting news coming out of the natural gas sector these days. We'll look at the bad news first:
The FT reported earlier in the week that the natural gas "boom has busted spectacularly and the prognosis for a recovery in d...
Posted Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 at 7:42 am | Filed in: Natural Gas
With the impasse over its $26.3 billion budget deficit stretching from days into weeks, California's lawmakers finally announced a tentative deal yesterday. The final compromise has not yet been formally approved but the details h...
Posted Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 at 11:17 am | Filed in: Economic Security, Energy Security, Energy Supply, Environment
Recent confusion regarding Exxon's ability to replace reserves has caused many in the oil industry to take a closer look at the make-up of its resource base. Exxon's 2008 annual report shows a 103 percent rate of output replac...
Posted Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 at 10:33 am | Filed in: Energy Supply, Legislation, Oil Dependence, Oil Prices
Over the past week there have been notable anniversaries of landmark events in two programs that are frequently cited as inspirational models for the necessary efforts to overcome our dependence on oil, the Manhattan Project and ...
Posted Sunday, July 19th, 2009 at 9:05 pm | Filed in: Alternatives, Electrification, Energy Security, Oil Dependence
For the most part, it's been a quiet week when it comes to energy security legislation on Capitol Hill. Health care is getting the lion's share of time and attention (with Supreme Court nominations also taking some air out of th...
Posted Friday, July 17th, 2009 at 8:28 am | Filed in: Electrification, Legislation, Transportation
