Energy

Oct 12, 2011 at 07:42 | Brian Westenhaus

The USA, largest consumer of oil and perhaps about fourth in production has entered an oil boom.  Not only is it related to improvements in production technology, but U.S. demand…

Oct 12, 2011 at 07:28 | Breakthrough Institute

One year ago, scholars from the American Enterprise Institute, Breakthrough Institute, and Brookings Institution called on Congress to reform energy subsidies so they specifically fund innovation and not simply greater…

Oct 11, 2011 at 07:58 | Energy Digital

The United States of America is in trouble… big time.  And while the brunt of the damage is coming from a failed (and some would argue, criminal) banking and monetary…

Oct 11, 2011 at 07:57 | Kurt Cobb

It is with some trepidation that I prepare for a trip that includes an appearance before college students who generally find the idea of peak oil so disturbing that they…

Oct 11, 2011 at 07:54 | Gloria Gonzalez

The head of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office has resigned in the midst of the controversy surrounding the bankruptcy of solar panel manufacturer Solyndra. Jonathan Silver…

Oct 11, 2011 at 07:50 | Sohbet Karbuz

The DoD spent $15.2 billion on energy in (Fiscal Year) 2010. Seventy four percent of this (or $11.2 billion) can be attributed to operations while the remaining 24% (or $3.7…

Oct 10, 2011 at 07:54 | John Daly

Any American watching cable TV over the past few months can hardly fail to have noticed the seemingly ubiquitous advertisements extolling the virtues of extracting oil from Canadian oil sands,…

Oct 10, 2011 at 07:52 | Post Carbon

The Financial Times and Wall Street Journal have gone into full crisis mode with live blogs continuously reporting unfolding events. Equity markets are falling and London oil prices have been…

Oct 10, 2011 at 07:48 | FX Empire

Bucking this week’s trend in the other energy products, December Natural Gas futures made a new low for the year, closing at 3.821. Technically the market continued to walk down…

Oct 09, 2011 at 11:57 | FX Empire

December Crude Oil closed higher for the week after reversing earlier weakness. The market stopped breaking at 75.15, slightly above the May 2010 bottom at 75.01. Although the price was…

Oct 08, 2011 at 09:06 | Editorial Dept

We are selling part of our portfolio of energy related keyword domain names. As we have found with our website, having a keyword domain is a major advantage to promoting…

Oct 08, 2011 at 08:56 | Joao Peixe

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has approved a $5 billion credit line for Iran’s Oil Ministry, which sets aside $4.3 billion for the development of projects in Iran’s South Pars oil…

Oct 07, 2011 at 07:43 | MasterResource

Solyndra’s impending liquidation, replete with 1,100 layoffs and U.S. taxpayer liabilities in excess of a half billion dollars, has put so-called green jobs initiative of the Obama Administration in negative…

Oct 07, 2011 at 07:32 | Breakthrough Institute

A new report on energy rebound published by the European Commission surveys the wide range of evidence and academic literature and concludes that rebound effects can and do limit the…

Oct 06, 2011 at 07:22 | John Daly

In a case that is being closely watched by mining interests worldwide, Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines and Rio Tinto have formally told the Mongolian government they are unwilling to renegotiate their…

Oct 06, 2011 at 07:20 | Kurt Cobb

In the minds of many of those concerned about an imminent rendezvous with peak oil, the day the world slides past the all-time peak in oil production will be a…

Oct 06, 2011 at 07:05 | Green Futures

In a couple of decades’ time, despite climate change, there is likely to be more flying than there is now. On current trends, while the global economy is predicted to…

Oct 05, 2011 at 07:33 | Gail Tverberg

The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently issued a report called Report on the first Quadrennial Technology Review (QTR), which has as its purpose helping the DOE choose among conflicting…

Oct 05, 2011 at 07:29 | Post Carbon

Significant technological advances rarely make eye-catching headlines as they come from many small advances involving numerous scientific disciplines. However, every now and again it becomes clear that progress is being…

Oct 04, 2011 at 07:32 | John Daly

Quick – name Europe’s third largest city, which has a maritime channel cutting through the heart of the metropolis, transiting a massive tanker every 15 minutes, around the clock?