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Should the U.S. Implement a Carbon Tax?
Many individuals and organizations strongly advocate taxing fossil fuels consumption as a strategy to reducing U.S. carbon emissions. Besides increasing fossil fuels costs and reducing consumer demand, the carbon tax revenues could also be...
Which Government Policies and Other Factors Have Reduced U.S. Carbon Emissions?
The U.S. was the largest emitter carbon dioxide (CO2) until 2006 when China’s emissions exceeded the U.S. U.S. CO2 emissions from the consumption of fossil fuels peaked in 2007 and have declined significantly over the past five years. ...
Should the U.S. Allow Increased Domestic Crude Oil Exports?
U.S. domestic crude oil production was in decline following the mid 1980’s. Recent drilling technology innovations and new State and Private Lands reserve development have reversed this trend since 2008. Rapidly growing new domestic...
Obama’s Peaking Oil & Gas Legacy
President Obama campaigned on his ‘All-of-the-Above’ energy policy in 2012. Prior to and since his re-election he has claimed full credit for increasing U.S. crude oil production and reduced imports. Total U.S. oil and gas production has...
Is Natural Gas Critical to Reducing U.S. Carbon Emissions?
Total U.S. carbon emissions peaked during the mid 2000’s. The reduction of carbon emissions has been attributed to factors such as the recent large expansions of wind and solar power. Other factors that have also significantly reduced U....
What Would the Recently Proposed Senate Climate Legislation Accomplish?
Addressing climate change is a growing priority for many Politicians and concerned Citizens. Most recently Senators Sanders and Boxer have proposed the Climate Protection and Sustainable Energy Acts to reduce U.S. carbon emissions and end...
Why Should the Obama Administration Approve the Keystone XL Pipeline?
The Keystone XL Project has been a political hot potato for the Obama Administration. Approving the project will benefit the economy and energy security, but risks not addressing carbon emission issues. Blocking the project passes up on...
Why Expanded Alternative Energy Increases the Need for Natural Gas
Renewable wind and solar power are important solutions to reducing carbon emissions. These technologies have improved substantially in recent years. Despite very significant advancements, wind and solar power costs continue to be greater...
Is Ethanol a Cost Effective Solution to Climate Change?
Ethanol has been strongly supported as a solution to U.S. energy security, and recently, reducing carbon emissions. Historic Government subsidies and blending mandates made ethanol one of the most successful renewable energy sources in the U.S...
Why Does the U.S. Lack an Objective and Coherent Climate Policy?
The Federal Government has yet to approve a specific climate policy. Since the U.S. Senate rejected the 1997 Kyoto Protocol no Administration has formally proposed a climate policy to Congress. The Federal Government has, however,...
Can Developed Countries Reduce Future Total World Carbon Emissions?
The Kyoto Protocol’s ultimate goal was to stabilize atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations at a level needed to mitigate future climate change. Signatory Developed Countries committed to substantially reducing their future carbon emissions...
Why Did President Obama Veto Europe's Airline Carbon Tax?
In a rare show of bipartisan action, Congress recently passed and the President signed a bill to protect all U.S. Airlines from possible future European Union (EU) carbon taxes. A planned EU Emission Trading System (ETS) action would require...
