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Two articles in the Sunday NYT bookended the concept of intervening in energy markets to advance public policy goals or correct market failures. One, entitled "Lobbyist Helps a Project He Financed in Congress," will be more Soly...
Posted Monday, January 23rd, 2012 at 7:02 am | Filed in: Alternatives, Electricity, Energy Demand, Legislation, Natural Gas, Oil, Oil Dependence, Oil Prices, Policy, Renewables
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
An important piece by Matt Day in the weekend WSJ: King Coal's Throne Under Threat that focuses on the impact of pending EPA rules limiting emissions of conventional pollutants. Day notes that
power plants are already ratch...
Posted Monday, December 5th, 2011 at 6:21 am | Filed in: Electric Utilities, Electricity, Energy Security, Energy Supply, Oil, Renewables
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
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
Here's some advice for entrepenueurs, b-school grads, small business owners and others: if your business plan depends on Congress passing and the President signing groundbreaking legislation within a time-certain, rethink your ...
Posted Thursday, October 6th, 2011 at 7:40 am | Filed in: Alternatives, Electricity, Legislation, Policy, Renewables, Uncategorized
This summer, both Congress and the electricity industry must face, head on, their respective roles in cases of severe weather situations. This coming Thursday, the Senate will meet to discuss the federal role in such disasters. ...
Posted Monday, July 25th, 2011 at 2:07 pm | Filed in: Electric Utilities, Electricity, Energy Demand, Energy Supply, Renewables
The U.S. military is the single largest industrial consumer of oil in the world. On an annual basis, it consumes approximately 125 million barrels of oil. The vast majority of U.S. aircraft, tanks and vehicles run on petroleum...
Posted Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011 at 6:16 am | Filed in: Energy Security, National Security, Policy, Renewables
The 73-27 vote on an amendment to end ethanol subsidies last Thursday in the Senate highlights a bipartisan statement on the urgency to reduce the national debt. This vote comes just two days after a failed vote to repeal subsid...
Posted Monday, June 20th, 2011 at 8:47 am | Filed in: Policy, Renewables, Transportation
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