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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
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
Yesterday, Jonathan Silver, the head of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) loan guarantee program, announced he is stepping down from his position to become a distinguished visiting fellow at centrist think tank Third Way. Secre...
Posted Friday, October 7th, 2011 at 12:08 pm | Filed in: Energy Security, Legislation, Oil Dependence, Renewables
Yesterday, the Financial Times released one of its Special Reports entitled The Future of the Car. The lead article, “Visions of mobility in the megacity” shows clearly how the vision for automobiles today and into the futur...
Posted Wednesday, September 14th, 2011 at 1:56 pm | Filed in: Alternatives, Automotive, Energy Security, Oil Dependence, Transportation
Last week, Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann’s promise of $2 per gallon gasoline under a Bachmann presidency rose more than a few brows. First, Bachmann’s remark that Obama’s presidency began with a $1.79 ...
Posted Monday, August 22nd, 2011 at 11:41 am | Filed in: Oil, Oil Dependence, Oil 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
Last week, a GOP lawmaker spoke on the radio about the discrepancy regarding the appointment of a federal agency to handle state-dependent transportation issues. Representative Cory Gardner (R-CO) suggested that the Department o...
Posted Monday, August 15th, 2011 at 10:32 am | Filed in: Oil Dependence, Transportation
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
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
The impasse on the debt ceiling and federal deficit has once again put all other legislation – including energy security – at a standstill. But just like Social Security and Medicare reform, petroleum dependence is an issue ...
Posted Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 at 2:07 pm | Filed in: Economic Security, Legislation, Oil Dependence
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