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How the climate change debate got hijacked by the wrong standard of proof
How the climate change debate got hijacked by the wrong standard of proof Everyone loves a courtroom drama–especially one that pits a feisty, but a determined criminal defense attorney against the awesome power of a prosecutor who has the resources of the state behind him or her. We see such David and Goliath stories every week on […]
Oil Market Knee-Jerk Reaction To Nuclear Deal Unjustified
Oil Market Knee-Jerk Reaction To Nuclear Deal Unjustified A group of exhausted diplomats did the unthinkable. The P5+1 countries and Iran came to a massive and historic framework agreement over Iran’s nuclear program, paving the way for a final deal to be hashed out before the real deadline in June. Negotiations went past the self-imposed […]
Texas Town First Of Many To Switch To 100% Renewable Power
Texas Town First Of Many To Switch To 100% Renewable Power On March 18 the city of Georgetown, Texas announced that it would soon be generating 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources. Georgetown agreed to purchase the power from a 150-megawatt solar farm that is to be constructed by SunEdison and online in 2016. Coupled […]
Rethink the Grid: Personal Power Stations
Rethink the Grid: Personal Power Stations Rethinking the grid is quickly emerging as one of the hottest topics. The concept of our own personal power stations can be seductive…and just might save us a whole lot of money too. “Get big or get out!” Those were the famous, and controversial, words of Earl Butz, Secretary […]
Natural Gas Prices To Crash Unless Rig Count Falls Fast
Natural Gas Prices To Crash Unless Rig Count Falls Fast Spending cuts for oil-directed drilling have dominated first quarter 2015 energy news but rig counts for shale gas drilling are too high. Investors should pay attention to this growing problem. Bank of America fearssub-$2 gas prices now that winter heating worries are over. Low natural gas […]
Wall Street Losing Millions From Bad Energy Loans
Wall Street Losing Millions From Bad Energy Loans Oil companies continue to get burned by low oil prices, but the pain is bleeding over into the financial industry. Major banks are suffering huge losses from both directly backing some struggling oil companies, but also from buying high-yield debt that is now going sour. The Wall […]
Only Less Will Do
Only Less Will Do When I’m not writing books or essays on environmental issues, or sleeping or eating, you’re likely to find me playing the violin. This has been an obsessive activity for me since I was a boy, and seems to deliver ever more satisfaction as time passes. Making and operating the little wooden box that […]
Wind May Win The Renewable Race – But At What Price?
Wind May Win The Renewable Race – But At What Price? You only need to drive the long, lonely stretches of highway in west Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, Colorado or even parts of California to know that wind farms have become prolific across America. In fact, there are over 48,000 wind turbines spinning their blades in at […]
The Latest Threats To Global Energy Security
The Latest Threats To Global Energy Security The vast global network of energy infrastructure is, for all intents and purposes, a living, breathing organism. And like other organisms, it’s full of vulnerabilities. Across all sectors and at every point in the supply chain, physical – and of course cyber – weaknesses pose serious threats to […]
Is China Exporting Its Pollution?
Is China Exporting Its Pollution? China is in the midst of a historic transformation, and the surprising progress the country has made at energy efficiency has raised hopes that the world may get a grip on global greenhouse gas emissions much sooner than expected. As a result of the progress China is making in cleaning […]
Oil wars: Shifting balance of power?
Oil wars: Shifting balance of power? What impact are lower global oil prices having on the world’s geopolitical landscape? Global oil policies are becoming ever more complex as suppliers balance their needs, priorities and self-interests. A period of low prices is redefining the geopolitical landscape, and bringing international relations into sharp focus. The price of crude […]
Saudi Exec Expects $1 Trillion Drop In Energy Investments
Saudi Exec Expects $1 Trillion Drop In Energy Investments A high-ranking Saudi Aramco executive says the plunge in energy prices already has caused many in the industry to cut spending on oil and gas projects, and the trend probably will continue for a few years, perhaps reaching a cut of $1 trillion in investments. “Challenges […]
Dollars are worthless without crude oil
Dollars are worthless without crude oil In my previous post I drew some parallels between energy and money – and more specifically, energy and banking – and pointed out that when money is at stake, the presence of energy is likely lurking somewhere in the shadows. It was mostly hypotheses and observations I was throwing around about […]
Why Is Per Capita Energy Consumption at Recession Levels After Six Years of Recovery?
Why Is Per Capita Energy Consumption at Recession Levels After Six Years of Recovery? Per capita energy consumption remains at recession levels. One way to verify rosy official data–GDP growth, low unemployment, etc.–is to compare it with data that is less easily gamed: for example, energy consumption.Those seeking a realistic snapshot of the Chinese economy […]
With corporate energy, we’re stuck in the dark ages – let’s switch to public ownership
With corporate energy, we’re stuck in the dark ages – let’s switch to public ownership It is clear that Britain has an energy problem. The privatisation and ‘liberalisation’ of the energy market has left us with six dominant suppliers from which over 90% of us buy our energy. 1 in 10 households in the UK are in […]
