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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
Ben German and Andrew Restuccia reported yesterday in The Hill that there is at least one cooler head in the Republican party when it comes to the DOE loan guarantee program. The program's big black eye, otherwise known as bankr...
Posted Thursday, September 22nd, 2011 at 12:10 pm | Filed in: Alternatives, Energy Security, Energy Supply, Environment
Outside the White House, environment protests are raging against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. TransCanada is seeking a permit to develop a $7 billion, 1,700 mile pipeline, transporting oil sands from Alberta to Texas refiner...
Posted Saturday, September 3rd, 2011 at 5:51 am | Filed in: Energy Security, Energy Supply, Environment
The headlines couldn't be more different this morning: WaPo: "Energy Dept. panel to endorse shale gas exploration" versus WSJ: "Panel Calls for More 'Fracking' Rules." But of course the underlying articles, by Juliet Eilpe...
Posted Thursday, August 11th, 2011 at 7:10 am | Filed in: Energy Supply, Environment
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
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