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Finger-Pointing Continues on Gas Prices

April 18, 2012 by Peter Lehner
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Big Oil's supporters in Congress have yet to come up with a credible plan to help get America out of the gas price crunch. Their latest effort, the Gasoline Regulations Act, is no exception. The bill merely uses gas prices as a cover to sneak through fundamental changes in longstanding clean air protections.  The bill seeks to... [read more]

The Green Button: White House Makes The Right Call On Energy Data

March 29, 2012 by Joseph Romm
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Last week, the White House unveiled a new program called the Green Button Initiative. So what the heck is the Green Button? [read more]

Denmark Commits to 100% Renewable Energy By 2050

March 28, 2012 by Joseph Romm
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Denmark is taking the lead when it comes to renewables once again! Think they'll be able to reach their goal? [read more]

The Green Button is approaching critical mass

March 26, 2012 by Jim Pierobon
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Nine investor-owned utilities from across the country have jumped on board with the White House Green Button initiative, enabling an updated total of about 27 million households to access their electricity usage data. [read more]

"All of the Above" Can't Deliver All the Benefits the Clean Energy Economy Can

March 26, 2012 by Frances Beinecke
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In a time of soaring gas prices and record-breaking temperatures, Americans are looking for energy solutions that save money, reduce dangerous pollution, and strengthen our country.Yet instead of offering targeted policies, many leaders are suggesting an “all of the above” approach to energy development. The idea is that we should throw... [read more]

One Small Button for Man, One Giant Leap for Data Access

March 23, 2012 by Jason Hartke
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Today the White House launched the Green Button Initiative, which connects more than 15 million Americans with their utility providers for streamlined access to their energy data. Nine utilities and electricity suppliers initially signed up for this landmark program designed to enable consumers to put their energy consumption into their... [read more]

Is North America the New Middle East for Oil?

March 22, 2012 by Geoffrey Styles
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With the President of the United States currently playing the role of pessimist-in-chief with regard to US energy independence, it's refreshing to see that goal raised as a serious possibility by someone whose experience and position give him deeper insights on the subject. A few years ago Ed Morse was running the oil trading operation... [read more]

The Smart Grid Can Change the Energy Agenda

March 19, 2012 by Christine Hertzog
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President Obama focused on energy and gas prices in recent speeches, deriding the opposition party’s outright preference for all things oil. “They dismiss wind power,” he said. “They dismiss solar power.… We’re trying to move towards the future, and they want to be stuck in the past.” Their peculiar focus on this singularly bad fossil... [read more]

Can Obama Move Beyond 'Drill, Baby Drill'?

March 19, 2012 by Nathanael Baker
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Speaking in front of college students in Maryland on Thursday, President Barack Obama blasted the "drill baby, drill" calls that are starting to resurface across the country, especially in Republican circles.Using simple arithmetic, the President debunked the idea that drilling for more oil will not only lower gas prices, but also solve... [read more]

‘Green Button’: How Long Before Adoptions Match the Hype?

March 16, 2012 by Jim Pierobon
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The White House wants it. Some California utilities get it. But will more than a few U.S. utilities sign on to help ratepayers better understand how they use electricity with one-click access to their data? One year after the Obama Administration began talking about the idea, and in the roughly six months since it formally issued a... [read more]

On Gas Prices & the Keystone XL Pipeline

March 9, 2012 by Robert Rapier
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In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I answer more questions about gas prices, and discuss the Keystone XL pipeline and future development of Canada’s oil sands. Some of the topics discussed are: The EROEI for producing oil sands The emissions profile of shipping the oil sands to China versus refining it in the U.S. Why I... [read more]

Good News for Consumers: Fuel Economy on the Rise

March 9, 2012 by Luke Tonachel
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New cars and trucks are getting better fuel economy and saving consumers money at the pump. Recent reports are showing an on-going upward trend, one which is expected to accelerate as new standards ramp up. According to researcher Michael Sivak and his colleagues at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, U.S.... [read more]

Obama Embraces Natural Gas Vehicles In A Billion Dollar Way

March 9, 2012 by Nino Marchetti
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President Obama today used a visit to a Daimler plant in North Carolina that makes trucks that run on natural gas as a platform to promote his energy agenda, and in the process continued to push the green-vehicle envelope. Among other things, the president touted a $1 billion “Race for the Top”-type challenge for alternative vehicle... [read more]

What Would It Take for Gas to Hit $5 per Gallon?

March 2, 2012 by Geoffrey Styles
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After returning from a business trip to California, I don't find media speculation concerning the possibility of $5 gasoline later this year quite as far-fetched as I might have last week. [read more]

Dispatch from the ARPA-E Summit 2012: Scared off by Failure?

March 1, 2012 by Matthew Stepp
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The ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit is a wonderful collection of thinkers, policymakers, and industry leaders all focused on accelerating and spurring clean energy innovation. At the very least, we’re all trying to fundamentally change the U.S. energy sector. [read more]