Back in 1999, Peter Huber and Mark Mills wrote a piece for Forbes titled “Dig more coal – the PCs are coming.” That article, and subsequent pieces written by Huber and Mills, made clear their belief that increased use of electronic equipment, from personal computers to cell phones, was going to mean dramatic increases in electricity demand.
Read moreThe wind energy lobbyists love to claim that installing new wind turbines is the cheapest form of new electricity generation capacity.
Read moreLast week, Gallup released the findings of a survey which found that just 28% of Americans worry “a great deal” about global warming.
Read moreToday, the Governor’s Wind Energy Coalition, a group that represents governors from 29 states, will send a report to Congress and the White House urging the federal government to increase use of wind energy and to require utilities to derive 10% or more of their electricity from renewable sources no later than 2012.
Read moreChina and Russia have reached an initial agreement on pricing of natural gas from Russia. According to a recent statement by Zhang Guobao, the deputy director of China’s powerful National Reform and Development Commission, Russia will supply China about 2.5 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of natural gas per year, starting in 2015.
Read moreOh the irony. This morning, the Des Moines Register is reporting on the death of a piece of legislation known as SF 2359. The bill would have required that all gasoline sold in Iowa contain at least 10% ethanol.
Read moreImagine this scenario: The oil and gas industry launches an aggressive global drilling program with a new type of well.
Read moreModular nuclear reactors are gaining momentum. Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that Babcock & Wilcox, a division of Houston-based McDermott International, had signed agreements with a trio of companies that could help Babcock & Wilcox get federal approval for its proposed modular reactor, a unit that would generate up to 140 megawatts.
Read moreWhat a difference 12 months makes. Almost exactly one year ago, the popular, newly minted president, Barack Obama, was telling Congress that he wanted “legislation that places a market-based cap on carbon pollution and drives the production of more renewable energy in America.”
Read moreWhen it comes to energy issues, Thomas Friedman simply doesn’t care about the facts.
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