http://www.realclearenergy.org/ en Copyright 2008 Thu, 17 May 2012 22:52:37 -0400 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.33 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thu, 17 May 2012 01:02:58 -0400 05/17/2012/00/00/00 In many ways, life has never been better for the U.S. oil and gas industries. Production is up, thanks to new fracking technology. Profits are high. There’s little chance Congress will cap carbon emissions anytime soon. What more could they ask for? . .]]>http://www.realclearenergy.org/2012/05/17/what_the_oil_industry_really_wants_246688.htmlhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/what-the-oil-industry-wants--in-charts/2012/05/16/gIQA7VsGUU_blog.htmlhttp://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/what-the-oil-industry-wants--in-charts/2012/05/16/gIQA7VsGUU_blog.html 100246688 AM Update Brad Plumer, Washington Post Thu, 17 May 2012 01:20:56 -0400 05/17/2012/00/00/00 The U.S. oil infrastructure is the product of four decades of rising imports and falling domestic supply. As those trends have reversed over the last few years, America’s network of pipelines has failed to keep pace. . .]]>http://www.realclearenergy.org/2012/05/17/unlocking_the_cushing_oil_bottleneck_246694.htmlhttp://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-16/unlocking-the-crude-oil-bottleneck-at-cushinghttp://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-16/unlocking-the-crude-oil-bottleneck-at-cushing 200246694 AM Update Matthew Phillips, BusinessWeek Thu, 17 May 2012 00:48:03 -0400 05/17/2012/00/00/00 FOR the oil and gas industry, the Arctic Ocean is the final frontier. Beneath the ocean floor lies an estimated 90 billion barrels of recoverable oil - about 13 per cent of the global total. As the sea ice retreats and traditional sources of hydrocarbons dwindle, the pressure to drill is becoming irresistible. . .]]>http://www.realclearenergy.org/2012/05/17/is_safe_arctic_drilling_possible_246686.htmlhttp://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21428646.000-do-we-know-enough-to-ensure-safe-arctic-drilling.htmlhttp://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21428646.000-do-we-know-enough-to-ensure-safe-arctic-drilling.html 100246686 AM Update Henrgy Huntington, New Scientist Thu, 17 May 2012 01:19:08 -0400 05/17/2012/00/00/00 Shale development is subject to multiple federal and state regulations. The states understand the local geology and hydrology. They are regulating hydraulic fracturing effectively and continue to get better by working with public and private agencies. . .]]>http://www.realclearenergy.org/2012/05/17/the_right_way_to_regulate_gas_drilling_246691.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/opinion/regulating-gas-drilling.html?_r=1http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/opinion/regulating-gas-drilling.xml?_r=1 100246691 AM Update Stephanie Meadows, NY Times Thu, 17 May 2012 00:46:03 -0400 05/17/2012/00/00/00 The leader of the world's foremost Peak Oil research group is Kjell Aleklett, Professor of Physics at the University of Uppsala in Sweden. He has just published a book on Peak Oil that summarises a decade of scientific research. . .]]>http://www.realclearenergy.org/2012/05/17/book_review_peeking_in_on_peak_oil_246685.htmlhttp://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=13617http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=13617 100246685 AM Update Michael Lardelli, Online Opinion Thu, 17 May 2012 01:26:56 -0400 05/17/2012/00/00/00 At a hearing Wednesday, Republican congressmen attacked two leading solar companies that received federal loan guarantees — accusing BrightSource Energy of using insider connections to win its loan guarantee and First Solar‘s. . .]]>http://www.realclearenergy.org/2012/05/17/gop_tries_to_create_a_new_solyndra-like__scandal_246696.htmlhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferris/2012/05/16/gop-tries-to-create-a-new-solyndra-like-loan-scandal/ 100246696 AM Update David Ferris, Forbes Thu, 17 May 2012 01:04:46 -0400 05/17/2012/00/00/00 Speaking this week at a $35,800-a-head fundraiser at the Park Avenue apartment of the president of the nation's largest private equity firm, Barack Obama laid out his vision for collaboration between business and government . .]]>http://www.realclearenergy.org/2012/05/17/obama_doubles_down_on_a_bad_idea_246689.htmlhttp://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/2012/05/examiner-editorial-ethanol-obama-doubles-down-bad-idea/618771http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/2012/05/examiner-editorial-ethanol-obama-doubles-down-bad-idea/618771 100246689 AM Update Editorial, Washington Examiner Thu, 17 May 2012 01:23:29 -0400 05/17/2012/00/00/00 As a small, maritime trading nation Britain has always been some distance from big international markets. Our ability to visit far-off places and people, and their access to us, has always been at the heart of our ability to punch. . .]]>http://www.realclearenergy.org/2012/05/17/only_biofuels_will_cut_plane_emissions_246695.htmlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/16/only-biofuels-will-cut-plane-emissionshttp://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/16/only-biofuels-will-cut-plane-emissions 100246695 AM Update Ben Caldecott, Guardian News Thu, 17 May 2012 01:18:56 -0400 05/17/2012/00/00/00 Against the backdrop of discussions about pending negotiations over its controversial nuclear program and the upcoming deadline of an European embargo on Iranian oil comes a quiet push by the Islamic republic to become a major electricity exporter. . .]]>http://www.realclearenergy.org/2012/05/17/iran039s_green_revolution_may_come_from_energy_246693.htmloilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/Irans-Green-Revolution-may-come-from-Energy.htmlhttp://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/Irans-Green-Revolution-may-come-from-Energy.html 100246693 AM Update Daniel Graeber, OilPrice Thu, 17 May 2012 01:07:18 -0400 05/17/2012/00/00/00 Turmoil over budget cuts roils Greek streets. France elects an anti-austerity president. Even Germany's Austerity Queen Angela Merkel faces electoral backlash. It appears Europeans are getting sick of tightening their belts. . .]]>http://www.realclearenergy.org/2012/05/17/could_a_carbon_tax_save_europe_246690.htmlhttp://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/05/could-a-carbon-tax-save-europe/257261/http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/05/could-a-carbon-tax-save-europe/257261/ 100246690 AM Update Tim McDonnell, The Atlantic