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In a very good article, E&E Daily News reported today that a group of senators are considering a proposal from ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips and BP America to levy a carbon fee on the industry rather than a cap-and-trade system.Â...
Posted Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at 11:06 am | Filed in: Environment, Oil Dependence
A recent Newsweek article about Toyota’s recalls discussed Toyota’s history in the United States.  In describing the history of its sales growth in the 1980s, the article noted that
Toyota's campaign of campy advertisements,...
Posted Monday, February 22nd, 2010 at 2:16 pm | Filed in: Electrification, Energy Security, Legislation, Oil Dependence, Transportation
In the second most interesting speech of the week (sorry, couldn’t resist), NRG president and CEO David Crane said “nuclear loan guarantees like the one the administration conditionally awarded Southern Company this week wonâ€...
Posted Friday, February 19th, 2010 at 10:37 am | Filed in: Electrification, Nuclear, Oil Dependence
If ever one wonders just why the price of oil can change so rapidly and by so much, a quick look at the day’s news is probably enough to find a large number of possible answers. Medium- to long-term demand and supply projectio...
Posted Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 at 9:28 am | Filed in: Oil Dependence, Oil Prices
The great Washington pastime of reading between the lines of the President's State of the Union address is in full swing. If the POTUS had last night said "I support the Waxman-Markey bill and ask the Senate to pass it" -- that ...
Posted Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at 7:15 am | Filed in: Energy Security, Environment, Oil Dependence, Renewables
This morning's NYT runs a piece entitled Interior Chief Vows Scrutiny of Oil and Gas Leases (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/business/energy-environment/07lease.html?ref=energy-environment) that deserves attention from those wh...
Posted Thursday, January 7th, 2010 at 8:36 am | Filed in: Energy Security, Natural Gas, Oil Dependence
This morning's WaPo reports (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/29/AR2009122902874.html?hpid=sec-business) on a Christmas Eve-eve letter that Virginia Governor-elect Bob McDonnell sent to U.S. Interior S...
Posted Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 at 5:57 am | Filed in: Energy Security, Natural Gas, Oil Dependence, Uncategorized
As Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ceremonially filled the first oil tanker to leave the new eastern port of Kozmino, bound for Hong Kong, he said “It’s a great present to Russia for the New Year.”
Indeed. The termi...
Posted Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 at 8:20 am | Filed in: Energy Security, National Security, Oil Dependence
For many parts of the world, 2009 has been a year of decline. We need 2010 to be a year of recovery and renewal. This process starts with sound investment strategies for long-term growth. In the case of oil, the outlook is g...
Posted Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 at 7:26 am | Filed in: Economic Security, Energy Supply, Oil Dependence
