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Jul 28, 2011 at 08:11

Germany’s anti-nuclear movement is the poster-boy of its kind in Europe, even worldwide. Over the course of nearly forty years this potent, enduring campaign swayed German public opinion decisively against…

Jul 28, 2011 at 08:08

President Obama and House Speaker Boehner are both right, but they’re both tragically wrong. And unless they can somehow wake up and see why they’re wrong, we all lose—big time.…

Jul 28, 2011 at 08:06

The latest report of the United States’ Department of Agriculture showed that the largest volume of corn produced this year is going to be used for ethanol production. According to…

Jul 27, 2011 at 09:53

Crude oil futures edged lower on Wednesday, as negotiations to raise the U.S. debt ceiling remained deadlocked and after industry data showed that U.S. crude supplies rose by the most…

Jul 27, 2011 at 07:41

Slowly but surely, an extraordinarily important new industry is slowly taking shape, with the potential to transform the global economy. After years of existing largely as an environmentalist's fantasy,…

Jul 27, 2011 at 07:40

Energy conservation is our best strategy for pre-adapting to an inevitably energy-constrained future. And it may be our only significant option for averting economic, social, and environmental ruin. The world…

Jul 27, 2011 at 07:38

As written by this author last week, PEMEX is on the long road to privatization, however the government in México maybe has a different path through regional interconnection further…

Jul 27, 2011 at 07:33

The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission passes a new power transmission planning law that may streamline renewable energy. One of the major problems that has plagued widespread development of renewable…

Jul 26, 2011 at 08:12

Nothing gets oilmen more excited than the idea of building pipelines from exotic, hard to reach places to seaports where the product of their endeavors can be shipped to lucrative…

Jul 26, 2011 at 08:08

Several years ago a young boy asked me during a presentation if we might be able to pipe in oil and natural gas from the Moon or other planets. I…

Jul 26, 2011 at 07:55

The natural gas industry in the United States has undergone significant changes in the last twenty years. As I noted last time, until 1993 the industry was beset by regulation…

Jul 26, 2011 at 07:52

Rising U.S. natural gas production from shale formations has already played a critical role in weakening Russia's ability to wield an "energy weapon" over its European customers, and this trend…

Jul 26, 2011 at 07:48

In an attempt to protect its assets from a Fukushima-style meltdown, Chubu Electric Power Co. is constructing an 18-meter (60 foot) anti-tsunami seawall around its Hamaoka nuclear plant.  The plant…

Jul 25, 2011 at 15:12

The spike in September Natural Gas futures came to an abrupt ending early last week as weather forecasts took out the chance for an extended heat wave across the United…

Jul 25, 2011 at 11:05

Alternative energy (or renewable energy) is a new manufacturing industry paradigm that is in its infancy. However, the discussion is not new, and it looks as if the United States…

Jul 25, 2011 at 11:04

Ever since the December 1991 piece to implosion of the USSR, Western investors have hungrily eyed the post-Soviet space as a prime ground for plunder. Two decades later, Western investors…

Jul 25, 2011 at 11:00

Ten underwater turbines will generate 30GW a year from the seafloor in the Sound of Islay, following government approval. A £40 million tidal array harnessing electricity from one of the…

Jul 25, 2011 at 10:58

A shortage of Russian-supplied fuel is underscoring Mongolia’s dependency on its giant neighbor. Some experts and officials in Ulaanbaatar are now sounding like European Union leaders in Brussels in publicly…

Jul 24, 2011 at 11:28

September Crude Oil futures finished the week at a six-week high, slightly below the psychological $100 level. The late session rally on Friday was driven by demand for crude oil…

Jan 16, 2012 at 21:41

Investors spooked by three years of global recession have nervously scanned the globe for failsafe, sure-fire places to park their surplus capital. The rise of the non-Organization for Economic Cooperation…