Thursday, June 20, 2013

It's Time To Reform US Ethanol Policy

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Virtually all of the assumptions underlying the Renewable Fuels Standard enacted in 2007 have changed, as the US emerges from energy scarci...
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Thursday, June 13, 2013

"All of the Above" Must Be Weighted by Common Sense

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"All of the Above" is just a cliché if not tempered by an appreciation of the strengths and weaknesses of different energy source...
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Friday, June 07, 2013

Could US Oil Trends Alter How Oil Prices Are Set?

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Oil prices weren't always set by a transparent global market. Current pricing mechanisms emerged from much less transparent precursors....
Monday, June 03, 2013

...and Two Steps Back for Cleantech

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The Better Place bankruptcy ends an interesting effort to circumvent some big impediments to the wider adoption of electric vehicles. DESE...
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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Can Energy Storage Make Wind and Solar Power As Reliable As Coal?

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Wind and solar power  generated 3.5% and about 0.1% , respectively, of US electricity last year.  These figures represent large increases ...
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Thursday, May 16, 2013

The 2013 Energy Trust Barometer: Mixed Readings

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Yesterday's panel discussion in Washington, DC on "The Trust Factor" in energy couldn't have been more timely. The stakes...
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Thursday, May 09, 2013

How Is Expanding Oil and Gas Production Consistent with Addressing Climate Change?

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Last month the International Energy Agency (IEA) reported that the amount of carbon dioxide emitted for each unit of global energy use was ...
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013

Ex-Shell Chief Hofmeister Promotes US Fuel Diversity

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Alternative fuels have lost some of their luster in the US, lately, for understandable reasons.  Oil production here is booming based on sh...
Friday, April 26, 2013

Engineering Carbon Out of Energy

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Because of the slow progress in displacing fossil fuels with renewables, carbon capture and sequestration should receive much more attentio...
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Monday, April 22, 2013

Will Water Limit Fracking in Arabia?

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Poor water availability could hamper efforts to develop Saudi Arabia's shale gas resources, in order to meet growing gas demand from Sa...
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

How Will Oil's Current Slide Affect Gasoline Prices?

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How far could crude oil prices fall, and what does it mean for US pump prices this summer? The broad trends behind oil's current weakn...
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Thursday, April 11, 2013

The White House 2014 Budget Energy Proposals: Stuck in A Timewarp

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The President's budget proposal would increase taxes on energy in ways that would harm US competitiveness and consumers. Presenting th...
Monday, April 08, 2013

Crude Oil Rides the Rails

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Last month's publication of the State Department's latest environmental impact report on the Keystone XL pipeline project has spark...
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