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Energy Economics – Crash Course Chapter 19 | Peak Prosperity
Energy Economics – Crash Course Chapter 19 | Peak Prosperity. The central point to this latest video is this: as we’ve shown in previous chapters of the Crash Course, our global economy depends on continual growth to function. And not just any kind of growth; but exponential growth. But in order to grow, it must receive an […]
Canada regulator says Kinder Morgan wins battle with B.C. suburb | Canada | Reuters
Canada regulator says Kinder Morgan wins battle with B.C. suburb | Canada | Reuters. CALGARY Alberta (Reuters) – Canada’s energy regulator ruled on Thursday that Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP must be allowed access to a park in a Vancouver suburb in order to complete technical work for the planned C$5.4 billion($4.81 billion) expansion of its […]
Our Finite World | Exploring how oil limits affect the economy
Our Finite World | Exploring how oil limits affect the economy. A person might think that oil prices would be fairly stable. Prices would set themselves at a level that would be high enough for the majority of producers, so that in total producers would provide enough–but not too much–oil for the world economy. The […]
Oil Shocks And The Global Economy
Oil Shocks And The Global Economy. Here I re-tread a well-trodden path, but with recent events in the oil market I thought a brief recap might be timely. I begin with a photographic illustration of a typical US demand response to the tripling of oil prices that occurred during the first “oil shock” in 1974: […]
EU Braces for Battle to Set Energy Goals for Next Decade – Bloomberg
EU Braces for Battle to Set Energy Goals for Next Decade – Bloomberg. European Union leaders face heated negotiations today on a deal to toughen emission-reduction policies in the next decade and boost the security of energy supplies amid a natural-gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine. The main challenge for the 28 heads of government will be […]
Modi’s Gas Gambit Faces Hurdle of Coddled Indian Consumer – Bloomberg
Modi’s Gas Gambit Faces Hurdle of Coddled Indian Consumer – Bloomberg. India’s first increase in natural gas prices since 2010 to reverse sliding production leaves a key weakness unresolved: consumers who don’t pay enough for power. Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the gas tariff by about a third on Oct. 18, part of his biggest energy policy […]
Is France’s Love Affair with Nuclear Over?
Is France’s Love Affair with Nuclear Over?. French President Francois Hollande has promised to limit the growth of the country’s nuclear power, many older reactors have been targeted for decommissioning, and Greenpeace and other environmental groups have been relentless in their anti-nuclear campaigning. But until now, it seemed unlikely that France would ever truly rethink […]
Kyrgyzstan Looks to Alternative Fuels Ahead of Looming Winter Shortages
Kyrgyzstan Looks to Alternative Fuels Ahead of Looming Winter Shortages. Each winter in Kyrgyzstan the energy situation seems to worsen; blackouts last longer, and officials seem less able to do anything to improve conditions. This year is expected to be particularly difficult. The winter heating season has not even begun and already lots of people […]
Australia’s Energy Policy Is Simple. Listen To The UN And Do The Opposite
Australia’s Energy Policy Is Simple. Listen To The UN And Do The Opposite. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s energy policy seems to stick to one iron-clad mantra: Whatever the United Nations advises, do the exact opposite. While this might seem like a flight of fancy chosen to make this article’s lede a little sexier, evidence […]
Fracking Moves To China, Part II — Sea Change Radio Sea Change Radio
Fracking Moves To China, Part II — Sea Change Radio Sea Change Radio. Last week on Sea Change Radio, we learned about the new shale gas boom in China. This week, in the second part of my discussion with Jaeah Lee and James West of Mother Jones, we examine the larger questions that surround this shift […]
Energy round-up: sinking oil | New Economics Foundation
Energy round-up: sinking oil | New Economics Foundation. Photo credit: Kim Strømstad OCTOBER 17, 2014 // BY: STEPHEN DEVLIN Three things you shouldn’t miss this week Chart: Price chart for crude oil brent Source: Nasdaq Article: Price fall hastens decline of ‘big oil’ as Western majors retreat – This year’s fall in energy prices is hastening the decline of […]
