Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Artificial Carbon Cycle

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Part of the research for my writing and consulting involves watching for trends or common themes, and one that I've been picking up from...
Monday, November 24, 2008

Sales Mix and Fuel Economy

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When Detroit's CEOs return to Washington, DC in early December for further Congressional hearings on a rescue package, the industry'...
Friday, November 21, 2008

Buy Low?

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Yesterday I received a question from a reader inquiring whether the price of oil has fallen to a level at which the US should consider resum...
Thursday, November 20, 2008

Delayed Reactions

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The analysis in the current edition of the Department of Energy's " This Week in Petroleum " highlights an unexpected finding ...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008

A Taxing Opportunity

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While watching the scenery from Amtrak's Acela on my way back from a meeting in New York yesterday, I made my first sighting of $1.99 pe...
Monday, November 17, 2008

Detroit, Bailouts and Fuel Economy

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As Congress meets today to take up the subject of rescuing the Big 3 US automakers from possible bankruptcy, I'm concerned that this iss...
Friday, November 14, 2008

Unlimited Clean Fossil Fuel?

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If I told you that there was a potentially limitless source of fossil fuel, you would naturally want to know what the catch was. In the case...
Thursday, November 13, 2008

A Growing Imbalance

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This spring I reviewed Robert Bryce's book, "Gusher of Lies," a thorough debunking of the notion that America could or should ...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

The Shifting Senate

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Although overshadowed by the presidential contest, there was much speculation going into last Tuesday's election about whether Democrats...
Monday, November 10, 2008

Ethanol Bust

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The world doesn't stop when you're on vacation, and I will be playing catch-up for some time, between the implications of the US ele...
Friday, October 31, 2008

Understanding Southwest's Hedging

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I don't normally pay much attention to the quarterly earnings reports of companies outside the energy sector, so I initially missed the ...
Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Iran's Oil Shield Slips

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Between the US election and the gyrations of the financial markets, some important implications of the declining price of oil haven't re...
Monday, October 27, 2008

Slowing Growth and Lower Emissions

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Even before the global economy began to stumble, 2009 was set to be a milestone year for climate change policy. A new US administration will...
Thursday, October 23, 2008

A Slower Green Shift?

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The global financial crisis could not have arrived at a worse time for alternative energy. When I read the comments of many of my fellow bl...
Monday, October 20, 2008

Candidates & Energy: McCain Revisited

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Before delving into the details of Senator McCain's energy plans, it's worth noting how remarkable it is that our final choice shoul...
Friday, October 17, 2008

The New Oil Cycle

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As of yesterday's close on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the price of crude oil has fallen 50% from its July high-water mark. The me...
Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Candidates & Energy: Obama Revisited

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The US Presidential election is now under three weeks away, after the longest campaign in living memory. Unsurprisingly, after several years...