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There's a very nice piece in this morning's WaPo by Juliet Eilperin and Steven Mufson, entitled, "Private secctor hesitates in financing clean-tech firms":
"As federal stimulus dollars for investment in renewable energy begin t...
Posted Thursday, October 27th, 2011 at 5:12 am | Filed in: Alternatives, Electricity, Energy Demand, Natural Gas, Oil Dependence, Policy
This week, OPEC cut its demand forecast for the fourth consecutive month by 180,000 barrels a day—the deepest cuts this year—as prices hover at just above $85 per barrel. The current price is a 25% drop from the 52 week high...
Posted Friday, October 14th, 2011 at 1:48 pm | Filed in: Energy Demand, Energy Security, Oil Dependence
The WaPo this morning details a DOE Inspector General Report on energy stimulus funding under the headline: "Energy Dept. stimulus program lags behind goals, audit says." Whether IG or GAO, these reports really all have the same...
Posted Thursday, September 8th, 2011 at 5:10 am | Filed in: Economic Security, Energy Demand, Energy Efficiency, Energy Security
Today's WSJ has an interesting piece entitled "As Oil Spiked, Many Traded." Reporters Ianthe Jeanne Dugan and Liam Pleven described a "world of oil investors" reaching "far beyond Wall Street in recent years as foreign pension...
Posted Thursday, August 18th, 2011 at 11:14 am | Filed in: Economic Security, Energy Demand, Oil, Oil Prices, Uncategorized
Yesterday, the S&P Index dropped 6.7 percent, and by 12:15 p.m. today, it was up 2.7 percent. The entire market has been in a state of extreme instability, and oil prices are no exception. Crude futures closed at $81.31 yest...
Posted Tuesday, August 9th, 2011 at 12:50 pm | Filed in: Economic Security, Energy Demand, Energy Security, Gas Prices, Oil, Oil Prices
Bill Vlasic in today's NYT has a very insightful piece on the recent fuel economy deal brokered by the White House. In "New Breed of Leaders Helped Guide Fuel Standards, Chrystler Says" Vlasic credits the non-car background of t...
Posted Thursday, August 4th, 2011 at 7:55 am | Filed in: Automotive, Energy Demand, Energy Security, Oil, Oil Dependence
Today's topic is the impact that the break-down in regular congressional order has on our energy security. Leslie Kaufman has an interesting piece in this morning's NYT, describing efforts by House Republicans to exert their wil...
Posted Thursday, July 28th, 2011 at 7:43 am | Filed in: Energy Demand, Energy Security, Environment, Legislation
This summer, both Congress and the electricity industry must face, head on, their respective roles in cases of severe weather situations. This coming Thursday, the Senate will meet to discuss the federal role in such disasters. ...
Posted Monday, July 25th, 2011 at 2:07 pm | Filed in: Electric Utilities, Electricity, Energy Demand, Energy Supply, Renewables
Facing power shortages, businesses in Shanghai will either be mandated or encouraged to cut energy use this summer. China has recently been faced with power shortages due to supply problems as well as a drought. Anticipating extre...
Posted Tuesday, June 21st, 2011 at 6:48 am | Filed in: Energy Demand, Energy Efficiency, Energy Supply
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