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Today, Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE) released a new report, Congestion in America: A Growing Challenge to U.S. Energy Security. The report emphasizes the crucial interaction between transportation policy and the challe...
Posted Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 at 12:09 pm | Filed in: Energy Demand, Energy Efficiency, Gas Prices, Legislation, National Security, Oil Dependence, Oil Prices, Transportation
The editorial published in the January 2 edition of the Washington Post titled “Overcharged” made several arguments against electric vehicles that deserve rebuttal, both on the grounds of accuracy and their importance to our n...
Posted Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 at 3:40 pm | Filed in: Electrification, Energy Demand, Gas Prices
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
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
Here in DC this week we’ve seen an unprecedented earthquake, and are bracing for Hurricane Irene to hit on Saturday evening. For a region which so rarely experiences severe hurricanes or earthquakes, what have these natural di...
Posted Friday, August 26th, 2011 at 11:23 am | Filed in: Electricity, Energy Supply, Gas Prices
The competition between GOP presidential primary candidates is heating up and taking center stage as Congress is in recess; Michele Bachmann took the Iowa Straw Poll, Texas Governor Rick Perry has officially entered the race, and ...
Posted Friday, August 19th, 2011 at 11:29 am | Filed in: Energy Security, Gas Prices, Oil Dependence
With the current gas tax set to expire September 30, many are wondering what lies ahead for the future of the federal Highway Trust Fund. The current federal tax at 18.4 cents per gallon, is made possible by the Safe, Accountabl...
Posted Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 at 1:50 pm | Filed in: Automotive, Gas Prices, Policy, Transportation
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
After many weeks of indisputably contentious negotiations, Congress has passed a debt ceiling compromise before leaving for August recess. The resulting agreement gives little for clean energy advocates to celebrate, as it wil...
Posted Friday, August 5th, 2011 at 11:05 am | Filed in: Gas Prices, National Security, Oil Dependence
President Obama’s decision to release 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has sparked controversy amongst participants in the energy debate. This will be combined with the IEA’s release of an a...
Posted Monday, June 27th, 2011 at 11:04 am | Filed in: Gas Prices, Oil
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