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Oil Prices ’
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As oil prices have moved sharply higher in recent weeks, questions have arisen as to whether or not the higher prices will affect our economy. Here, here, and here. A frequently heard response is that because our economy is le...
Posted Friday, March 4th, 2011 at 3:02 pm | Filed in: Oil, Oil Dependence, Oil Prices
Justin Lahart in today's WSJ: "Rising Oil Prices Raise the Specter of a Double Dip." Yep. A year ago, energy-minded folks were wondering whether spring would bring Middle East chaos caused by an Israeli preemptive strike on ...
Posted Thursday, February 24th, 2011 at 6:50 am | Filed in: Alternatives, Economic Security, Electrification, Energy Demand, Energy Security, Gas Prices, Legislation, National Security, Oil, Oil Dependence, Oil Prices
The Census Bureau released December trade deficit data last week, and the picture on oil imports was not reassuring, as one might have expected. You can access the full report here. With oil prices averaging $89.15 per barrels...
Posted Saturday, February 19th, 2011 at 5:31 pm | Filed in: Economic Security, Oil Dependence, Oil Prices
Amid increasing tensions in Egypt giving oil prices a push over the past week, the $100-per-barrel threshold was finally broken for the first time in more than two years yesterday. The Suez Canal1 and the SUMED pipeline2 linking...
Posted Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 at 9:19 am | Filed in: Energy Security, Energy Supply, Oil, Oil Prices
This morning's WSJ reports on rising oil prices and rising food prices, which leads us to question: are our policies serving our interests?
First oil prices, as reported by Jerry Dicolo:Â
"Crude futures settled at a fres...
Posted Thursday, January 13th, 2011 at 7:48 am | Filed in: Economic Security, Energy Security, Oil, Oil Dependence, Oil Prices, Policy, Renewables
The Detroit Auto Show opened today, showcasing the latest and future offerings from major automakers. Posted on the website is a news release from the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA). NADA highlights their ‘To...
Posted Monday, January 10th, 2011 at 3:16 pm | Filed in: Electrification, Gas Prices, Oil Dependence, Oil Prices, Transportation
The 112th Congress kicked off this week amid rising gas prices and the partial release of a report on last year’s BP oil spill. Without the passage of necessary energy security legislation last Congress, newly elected lawmaker...
Posted Friday, January 7th, 2011 at 6:00 pm | Filed in: Energy Security, Oil Dependence, Oil Prices, Policy
As always, everyone is talking about oil and gasoline prices, and we are no different. Prices continued steadily upwards throughout 2010, and the big question is where they go next. Lots and lots of predictions are out there.Â...
Posted Monday, January 3rd, 2011 at 6:56 am | Filed in: Oil Dependence, Oil Prices, Policy
Bolivia announced at the start of the week that it has ended fuel subsidies on gasoline and diesel. The price of gasoline rose from the equivalent of $1.97 per gallon to $3.42 per gallon (up 74 percent) and the price of diesel r...
Posted Wednesday, December 29th, 2010 at 6:55 am | Filed in: Energy Supply, Oil Prices, Policy
If you boil the debate about energy policy down to its fundamental core, you can distill two opposing views of the world. The first says that the free market can and will solve all problems. The benefits and disadvantages of a...
Posted Friday, December 10th, 2010 at 2:22 pm | Filed in: Economic Security, Energy Security, Oil Prices
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