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December, 2009
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This morning's WaPo reports (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/29/AR2009122902874.html?hpid=sec-business) on a Christmas Eve-eve letter that Virginia Governor-elect Bob McDonnell sent to U.S. Interior S...
Posted Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 at 5:57 am | Filed in: Energy Security, Natural Gas, Oil Dependence, Uncategorized
As Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ceremonially filled the first oil tanker to leave the new eastern port of Kozmino, bound for Hong Kong, he said “It’s a great present to Russia for the New Year.”
Indeed. The termi...
Posted Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 at 8:20 am | Filed in: Energy Security, National Security, Oil Dependence
For many parts of the world, 2009 has been a year of decline. We need 2010 to be a year of recovery and renewal. This process starts with sound investment strategies for long-term growth. In the case of oil, the outlook is g...
Posted Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 at 7:26 am | Filed in: Economic Security, Energy Supply, Oil Dependence
As expectations of forthcoming carbon constraints, whether global or domestic, rose over the last few years, American businesses began to plan and even preempt a low-carbon competitive environment. For utilities, that meant lear...
Posted Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 at 8:29 am | Filed in: Economic Security, Environment, Legislation
Unsurprisingly, there is little agreement—even within each political party—as to whether Friday’s last-minute Copenhagen deal represented significant progress or not. For example, according to E&E (subscription require...
Posted Monday, December 21st, 2009 at 7:45 am | Filed in: Legislation
This will be EPIC’s final Weekly Political Roundup of 2009, so it seems like an opportune time to review the last 12 months of energy security debates, discussions, regulations, and legislation. Our question is, was it a good ...
Posted Friday, December 18th, 2009 at 12:22 pm | Filed in: Electrification, Energy Security, Legislation
This morning's NYT on-line (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/18/science/earth/18climate.html?_r=1&hp) is running a piece entitled, "Hopes are Fading for Climate Accord at Copenhagen." This well-reported story lays the blame ...
Posted Thursday, December 17th, 2009 at 6:08 am | Filed in: Uncategorized
This week, ExxonMobil followed the trail of other oil majors that have invested in independent U.S. natural gas producers, including BP, StatoilHydro and Eni, by beginning the acquisition process for XTO Energy. The $41 billion ...
Posted Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at 10:41 am | Filed in: Energy Security, Natural Gas
In an effort to cobble together 60 votes on energy and climate legislation before the legislative session’s clock strikes midnight, ‘tripartisan’ Sens. John Kerry (D-MA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) relea...
Posted Friday, December 11th, 2009 at 2:06 pm | Filed in: Energy Supply, Environment, Legislation, Nuclear
Time for an update on one of our favorite civil suits! Diligent readers of these postings with strong memories may recall the case brought by a 72 year-old retired spelunker against a West Virginia wind farm. At issue: whe...
Posted Thursday, December 10th, 2009 at 7:36 am | Filed in: Electricity, Environment, Renewables, Wind
