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What hurdles remain for E15 ethanol?

May 18, 2012 by Dan Haugen
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Corn growers and ethanol producers want to expand their market by selling a new, higher-blend ethanol fuel that’s safe to use in most vehicles.But the timeline for introducing E15 remains uncertain as industry and government officials continue to sort out the final details for the fuel’s sale.The American Coalition for Ethanol and... [read more]

Are Chesapeake's Problems A Red Flag For Shale Gas?

May 17, 2012 by Geoffrey Styles
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Chesapeake Energy has been in the news a lot, lately, concerning both the significant challenges it faces in financing its ambitious development program, and its high-profile CEO, who was recently forced to relinquish his role as Chairman. The company's stock is trading for half its value one year ago and less than a fourth of its 2008 peak. [read more]

In an Election Year, Time to Talk Energy

May 17, 2012 by Mark Green
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Just a thought, but how great would it be if one of this fall’s presidential debates focused solely on energy issues?Past presidential debates have discussed the economy and jobs, national security and foreign policy, and of course all of those are important. Yet, when you think about it, energy is the nexus where all come together.... [read more]

Continuing the Dialogue with the White House

May 15, 2012 by Mark Green
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Takeaways from White House energy and climate adviser Heather Zichal’s appearance at Monday’s hydraulic fracturing workshop in Washington, D.C., hosted by API:Outreach – The oil and natural gas industry agrees with the Zichal and the administration that constructive dialog on energy issues is, well, constructive. Zichal:“I give [API... [read more]

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Saudi Arabia to Unleash Solar by Investing $109 Billion

May 14, 2012 by Rhys Clay
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Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest exporter of crude oil plans to install a solar capacity of 41,000 megawatts by 2032. Critics have noted that to achieve this, Saudi Arabia would need to produce and export approximately half of the world’s total annual installed capacity of solar. Can the country achieve this ambitious target? [read more]

A Tale of Two Agencies: How the BLM and EPA Will (and Won't) Regulate Hydraulic Fracturing

May 11, 2012 by Briana Mordick
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Despite being similar processes and posing similar risks to the environment, the way hydraulic fracturing is regulated is very different from the way the underground injection of other fluids is regulated.  This difference was made even more apparent when, on the same day, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the... [read more]

Where Gas is Already $10 per Gallon

May 9, 2012 by Geoffrey Styles
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I've just returned from a business trip to Norway. One of the first things I noticed upon my arrival there, on the way into town from the airport, was the price of gasoline. Since Norway still uses its own currency rather than the Euro--lucky them--I had to look up the exchange rate before I could calculate that 15.40 Norwegian Kroner per liter equated to a penny or two under $10 per gallon. [read more]

New IMF Working Paper Models Impact of Oil Limits on the Economy

May 7, 2012 by Gail Tverberg
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently issued a new working paper called “The Future of Oil: Geology versus Technology” (free PDF), which should be of interest to people who are following “peak oil” issues. It considers two different approaches for modeling future oil supply: an economic/technical approach and a geological approach. [read more]

Nuclear fission qualifies as “ultra low carbon” power; natural gas does not

May 7, 2012 by Rod Adams
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 In the power system marketing wars, both nuclear fission and natural gas are currently labeled as “low carbon” sources of electricity. Even though nuclear fission reactors can be clean enough to run inside sealed submarines, the forces who oppose nuclear energy insist that there is enough CO2 produced in the fuel cycle and in the... [read more]

Facts, Not Excuses, Should Guide Decision on Re-Routed Keystone XL

May 7, 2012 by Mark Green
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It’s good to hear that TransCanada has submitted its new application for a presidential permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline. The application comes just weeks after the Nebraska legislature approved a bill to move forward with a new route in that state that avoids the sensitive Sand Hills region.Even better news would be that the... [read more]

New Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Permit Rejected by Nebraska Residents

May 5, 2012 by Rocky Kistner
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TransCanada’s latest Keystone XL tar sands pipeline plan filed with the U.S. State Department has done nothing to quell local Nebraska opposition to the controversial project to pipe tar sands oil all the way to the Gulf for export. Nebraska residents say the massive pipeline plan still jeopardizes the world’s largest fresh... [read more]

China's Dominance in Rare Earth Elements and Pyrolysis Oil

May 4, 2012 by Robert Rapier
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In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I talk about the significance of China’s dominance of rare earth element production, and the conversion of pyrolysis oil into fuel.The questions answered this week are:1. Can you discuss the uses of ‘rare earth’ elements in the production of renewable energies (i.e., wind and solar)?... [read more]

Fossil Fuel Subsidies Blocking Clean Energy?

May 4, 2012 by Nino Marchetti
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A study just published in the journal Nature Climate Change suggests that fossil fuel subsidies in some developing nations stand most in the way of clean energy. For a livable climate, developing nations must bypass the fossil age as they grow their 21st century economies.The paper, Assessing the costs of photovoltaic and wind... [read more]

Delta Buys Oil Refinery; Should Others Follow?

May 2, 2012 by Christina Nunez
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Delta is worried about global oil price fluctuations - is buying an oil refinery an effective solution? [read more]

Are Solar Subsidizers Making the Same Mistake as Oil Producers in the 30's?

May 2, 2012 by Alex Chapman
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Short-term thinking is the bane of the energy world. It has been so since the early days of the oil business, and it remains so with today’s market for solar photovoltaic power generation. In the former case, oil producers were guilty of the flawed thinking. In the latter, it is the producers of public energy policy.An oil reservoir is... [read more]