Archive for
October, 2009
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Electricity consumption in the United States is forecast to rise over 20 percent by 2030. Energy efficiency improvements and new generating capacity—from natural gas, coal, and renewable sources in particular—will help addre...
Posted Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 at 10:50 am | Filed in: Alternatives, Energy Demand, Renewables, Solar
Following weeks of new discoveries, if anyone is still concerned that global oil supplies are falling, today we received news about yet another new technology for extending the life of existing oil fields.
To do this, Chevron i...
Posted Friday, October 9th, 2009 at 7:50 am | Filed in: Energy Supply, Oil Prices
The headline in this afternoon's Greenwire (http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/2009/10/08/5/) reads: "Saudis want aid if world cuts need for oil"
Normally, we'd spend a few minute snarking incredulously on that headline alone, b...
Posted Thursday, October 8th, 2009 at 1:15 pm | Filed in: Energy Demand, Energy Security, Energy Supply, National Security, Oil Dependence
There are two somewhat dispiriting things about White House energy and climate advisor Carol Browner’s statements last weekend that climate change and energy legislation are “not going to happen” this year.
First was the ...
Posted Thursday, October 8th, 2009 at 8:39 am | Filed in: Legislation, Nuclear
These are tough times for the U.S. natural gas industry. Prices are at lows not seen since early 2002. With a month to go before the start of the winter heating season, underground storage is at a record level of 3.6 trillion cubi...
Posted Monday, October 5th, 2009 at 9:41 am | Filed in: Energy Supply, Natural Gas
Yesterday was a big day in the political climate change world. First, the Kerry-Boxer legislation was unveiled -- what ever happened to ladies first? -- to much environmental group cheering and Chamber of Commerce et al jeering....
Posted Thursday, October 1st, 2009 at 10:07 am | Filed in: Environment, Legislation
