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Wind turbines: They disrupt the lifestyles of bats and now they contribute, in a very small way, to global warming. Today's WSJ has an interesting piece by Robert Lee Hotz, reporting that large "wind farms slightly increase te...
Posted Monday, April 30th, 2012 at 8:05 am | Filed in: Alternatives, Electricity, Environment, Renewables
Daniel Gilbert and Russell Gold reported Saturday in the WSJ on some more good news in the world of US shale gas:
The Environmental Protection Agency has dropped its claim that an energy company contaminated drinking water in T...
Posted Monday, April 2nd, 2012 at 11:05 am | Filed in: Environment, Natural Gas, Policy, Uncategorized
Does cheap natural gas represent an unalloyed good for American energy security and economic health? Or is it an easy quick fix, lulling us into a false sense of security that will prove damaging down the road? Those are the q...
Posted Monday, March 26th, 2012 at 6:47 am | Filed in: Electric Utilities, Electricity, Electrification, Energy Demand, Energy Security, Energy Supply, Environment, Natural Gas, Policy, Renewables
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, Uncategorized
AP reports (says Saturday's WSJ) that China will phase out incandescent light bulbs -- banning imports and sales of 100-watt and higher bulbs in October 2012, followed by bans on 60-watt and 15-watt in 2014 and 2016, respectively....
Posted Sunday, November 6th, 2011 at 5:21 pm | Filed in: Alternatives, Energy Security, Environment, Oil, Oil Dependence, Policy
Buried and juxtaposed in the World Watch section of today's WSJ down on page A13 are two articles that neatly capture the current climate conundrum. The first, titled "Increasing Use of Coal Prompts IEA Warning" warns:
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Posted Thursday, October 20th, 2011 at 9:33 am | Filed in: Electrification, Energy Security, Environment, Oil Dependence, Renewables
Much has happened in Congress this past week relating to energy issues. There’s a new push to open the Arctic National Wildlife Rescue (ANWR) to drilling. The GOP faced a setback as the house failed to pass a temporary extensi...
Posted Friday, September 23rd, 2011 at 1:39 pm | Filed in: Automotive, Environment, Legislation
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