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December, 2011
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Global oil markets are changing in ways that have never been seen before, promising high prices and continued volatility next year that certainly will not help America’s energy security. Citigroup’s commodity research unit ear...
Posted Tuesday, December 27th, 2011 at 7:51 am | Filed in: Energy Demand, Energy Supply, Oil Prices
Today's Marketplace section of the WSJ has two articles well worth reflecting on. The first, by Ryan Tracy and Deborah Solomon, reports on the formal issuance of what's commonly referred to as the Clean Air Act Mercury MACT rule...
Posted Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 at 9:06 am | Filed in: Electric Utilities, Natural Gas, Policy
As 2011 comes to a close—and with oil market uncertainty and risk seemingly rising in 2012—it’s worth taking note of the fact that spending on fuel prices soared to record highs in 2011. This article from UPI cites data fr...
Posted Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 at 11:37 am | Filed in: Economic Security, Gas Prices
Two big stories this weekend -- reporting on EPA regulations of utilities and maneuvering over the Keystone XL pipeline planned to bring oil sands-derived petroleum south from Canada into the United States. They're related, as w...
Posted Monday, December 19th, 2011 at 7:20 am | Filed in: Electric Utilities, Energy Supply, Natural Gas, Oil, Oil Dependence, Policy
As the Keystone XL debate continues, a major consideration has been the question of pipeline safety, not only from an environmental perspective but also for worker health and safety. There have been a number of high profile pipe...
Posted Friday, December 16th, 2011 at 11:16 am | Filed in: Oil Dependence, Policy
Interesting piece in today's NYT by Sabrina Tavernise (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/us/towns-fighting-to-stand-ground-against-gas-drillers.html?_r=1&src=rechp) reports on concerns of residents living near new natural gas ...
Posted Thursday, December 15th, 2011 at 12:42 pm | Filed in: Electric Utilities, Electrification, Natural Gas, Policy
Yesterday, oil prices spiked by as much as 3.6 percent on rumors that the Strait of Hormuz had been blockaded to maritime shipments. The Iranian Foreign Ministry has reported that the strategic waterway remains open, yet there a...
Posted Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 at 12:17 pm | Filed in: Energy Security, Gas Prices, National Security, Oil Dependence
Normally, the big energy news over the weekend at this time of year would be the results of the United National Climate Conference to implement the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol, since a large porti...
Posted Monday, December 12th, 2011 at 5:14 am | Filed in: Economic Security, Electric Utilities, Electricity, Energy Demand, Energy Security, Energy Supply, Environment, Legislation, National Security, Renewables
This week, oil and gas giant ExxonMobil released their 2012 energy outlook, The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040. It’s an extensive document, projecting a 30 percent global increase in energy demand over the coming three dec...
Posted Friday, December 9th, 2011 at 1:29 pm | Filed in: Automotive, Energy Demand, Energy Supply
The WaPo really misses the mark today in an unfortunate front-pager. In "Obama's green-car push struggles to pass 'go,'" the Post quotes "analysts" as believing that "the risk is rising that taxpayers in many cases will not se...
Posted Thursday, December 8th, 2011 at 10:53 am | Filed in: Alternatives, Automotive, Electrification
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