http://www.realclearenergy.org/ en Copyright 2008 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:56:48 -0400 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.33 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 24 May 2013 07:42:57 -0400 05/24/2013/00/00/00 If you want a glimpse of what the nascent new energy economy looks like, pull off Interstate 5 in Southern California just before the steep climb through the Tejon Pass. There amid a cluster of fast-food joints you'll find three Tesla Motors Superchargers sitting under a canopy of solar panels.]]>http://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2013/05/24/solar__tesla_a_glimpse_of_the_new_energy_economy_107034.htmlhttp://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2013/05/24/solar__tesla_a_glimpse_of_the_new_energy_economy_107034.htmlhttp://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2013/05/24/solar__tesla_a_glimpse_of_the_new_energy_economy_107034.html 100253771 AM Update Todd Woody, Quartz 188496 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:38:30 -0400 05/24/2013/00/00/00 The newly sworn-in Energy Secretary has taken a go-slow posture on natural gas exports. This, after the U.S. has just blown past Russia to become the world's largest producer. And America will shortly occupy the number one position in oil production as well. This nation is poised to become a major hydrocarbon exporter to an energy-hungry world.]]>http://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2013/05/24/we_need_a_21st_century_energy_policy.htmlhttp://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2013/05/24/we_need_a_21st_century_energy_policy.htmlhttp://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2013/05/24/we_need_a_21st_century_energy_policy.html 100253770 AM Update Mark Mills, RealClearEnergy 158796 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:22:38 -0400 05/24/2013/00/00/00 In case you didn’t catch it, investment house Credit Suisse had a wonderfully informative conference call for their clients last week on how they see the future of the shale revolution that has engulfed the oil patch in the last decade and become hyper-active especially in the last several years.]]>http://www.realclearenergy.org/2013/05/24/can_you_imagine_what_the_next_5_years_will_be_like_in_energy_253777.htmlhttp://blogs.platts.com/2013/05/23/shale-future/http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http://blogs.platts.com/2013/05/23/shale-future/ 100253777 AM Update Platts 181861 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:12:17 -0400 05/24/2013/00/00/00 The United States is in a new and unique position: not only does it have the capacity for energy self-reliance, but also the ability to export energy. This enviable situation provides President Obama with an opportunity that could shape his legacy by creating more American jobs, strengthening our economy, and being a positive influence on the global stage.]]>http://www.realclearenergy.org/2013/05/24/the_president039s_legacy_on_energy_253775.htmlhttp://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-a-environment/301411-the-presidents-legacy-on-energyhttp://mobile.thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-a-environment/301411-the-presidents-legacy-on-energy 100253775 AM Update Michael Economides, The Hill 47961 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:35:55 -0400 05/24/2013/00/00/00 This Memorial Day weekend, the stunning red rock landscapes preserved in my Utah district and around the inter-mountain West will draw thousands of visitors. Indeed, these lands draw millions of people from around the globe each year. Some of those same lands have also drawn another kind of attention – for the rich energy resources that lie beneath them. The lands debate has been dominated by a false choice between wilderness and energy development. Fortunately, it is possible to have both.]]>http://www.realclearenergy.org/2013/05/24/energy_development039s_false_choice_253769.htmlhttp://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/energy-developments-false-choice-91828.htmlhttp://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/energy-developments-false-choice-91828.html 100253769 AM Update Rep. Jason Chaffetz, Politico 188998 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:14:02 -0400 05/24/2013/00/00/00 This administration's very own State Department recently released its much-anticipated report on the potential environmental effects of the project, which would construct a 1,179-mile extension of the existing Keystone pipeline system connecting Canadian oil sands and U.S. oil shale deposits to American refineries on the Gulf Coast.Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4249524/the-white-house-is-running-out.html#storylink=cpy]]>http://www.realclearenergy.org/2013/05/24/obama_is_running_out_of_excuses_on_keystone_253776.htmlhttp://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/22/4249524/the-white-house-is-running-out.htmlhttp://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=This administration’s very own State Department recently released its much-anticipated report on the potential environmental effects of the project, which would construct a 1,179-mile extension of the existing Keystone 100253776 AM Update Chris Faulkner, KC Star 190594 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:51:22 -0400 05/24/2013/00/00/00 Coal generated at least 40 percent of U.S. electricity from November of last year through March, taking a clear lead over natural gas, which a year ago had equalled coal but which is losing some appeal as its cost rises.Natural gas’ share fell to 25 percent in the same period, according to preliminary figures from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA). In April 2012, the two fossil fuels both accounted for 32 percent, marking the first time natural gas had matched coal since EIA started tracking the fuels’ contributions.]]>http://www.realclearenergy.org/2013/05/24/the_comeback_in_coal_is_real__will_it_last_253779.htmlhttp://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/coals-us-comeback/20453http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/coals-us-comeback/20453 100253779 AM Update Mark Halper, SmartPlanet 190605 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:45:27 -0400 05/24/2013/00/00/00 The United States has taken the lead yet again, but this time, we may not be so proud.  We have surpassed every nation, including China, in the category of energy waste.  Yes, our country wastes the most energy in the world.  The U.S. has an energy efficiency of 42 percent, which means 58 percent of all the energy we produce is wasted!  How can this happen?!]]>http://www.realclearenergy.org/2013/05/24/us_wastes_more_energy_than_any_country_253772.htmlhttp://www.energybiz.com/article/13/05/us-waste-more-energy-any-countryhttp://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http://www.energybiz.com/article/13/05/us-waste-more-energy-any-country 100253772 AM Update Sarah Battaglia, EnergyBiz 188959 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:03:39 -0400 05/24/2013/00/00/00 ]]>http://www.realclearenergy.org/2013/05/24/drilling_for_wealth_vs_grubbing_for_money_253773.htmlhttp://www.energytribune.com/77125/drilling-for-wealth-vs-grubbing-for-money#sthash.OkvYiSZ8.dpbshttp://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http://www.energytribune.com/77125/drilling-for-wealth-vs-grubbing-for-money#sthash.OkvYiSZ8.dpbs 100253773 AM Update Gordon Tomb, Energy Trib 189328 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:05:37 -0400 05/24/2013/00/00/00 In the desert of southern Oman, near the border with Yemen, 4 acres of glass houses catch the sun. They sit in the Amal West oilfield, operated by Petroleum Development Oman. But these glasshouses aren’t growing tomatoes, or any other crop, rather they are making steam.]]>http://www.realclearenergy.org/2013/05/24/oman_project_is_a_step_toward_the_ikea_of_solar_253774.htmlhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2013/05/21/oman-project-is-a-step-toward-the-ikea-of-solar/?ss=business%3Aenergy 100253774 AM Update Chris Helman, Forbes 136239