In January, EEI said that the incentives paid to renewable energy are going to jeopardize grid reliability and electricity costs. Many enviros have responded that this represents nothing more than the utility […]
The biggest oversight in Obama’s climate plan is a doozy
It’s coal! Obama plans to regulate carbon emissions from coal plants, but he’s doing nothing to stop coal leasing on public lands or coal exports through the Northwest to China. via Grist […]
China Backs Off Shale Gas Targets
China is reconsidering its most recent Five-Year Plan’s target for natural gas because of the challenges in developing shale gas resources, according to a China energy sector source. “There are just too […]
Price difference between Brent and WTI crude oil narrowing
The Brent-WTI spread, the difference between the prices of Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oils, has narrowed considerably over the past several months. The spread, which was more than $23 […]
ACORE Study Looks at How to Scale Renewable Energy Investment in US
As solar projects are becoming more prevalent in the U.S. and more people are interested in going solar at home and work, the U.S. needs to explore new strategies for financing solar. […]
ACORE Study Looks at How to Scale Renewable Energy Investment in US
via Renewable Energy World http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2013/06/acore-study-looks-at-how-to-scale-renewable-energy-investment-in-us?cmpid=rss
Staying afloat as assets get stranded
Stranded assets – assets that are unexpectedly or prematurely devalued, converted to liabilities or written off – are part of the creative destruction that drives capitalism. Asset stranding of this kind regularly […]
‘Peak Car’…It’s All Downhill From Here
There have been a number of recent research reports addressing the notion of ‘Peak Car’ – whether driving has peaked per person in the US. So here are a bunch of interesting […]
Implications of a Higher Estimate of Social Cost of Carbon
Carbon pollution harms the economy much more than the federal government previously estimated, according to the Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon. While researchers continue to look for ways to […]
Drilling rigs in the Eagle Ford – and everywhere else
Texas continues to have an enormous slice of worldwide drilling activity, as companies hunt for crude oil and natural gas in formations across the state. The state has 843 drilling rigs – […]
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