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Will there be a strong market for natural gas vehicles?
Natural gas was a very hot topic at The World Energy Congress last week. To help me cut through the hype and understand the potential, I spoke with Marcela Donadio, the very articulate American Director of Oil & Gas at Ernst & Young,...
The Future of Fossil Power Generation: An interview with Michael Suess, CEO of Fossil Power Generation at Siemens
At this week’s World Energy Congress in Montreal, the message that fossil fuels are here to stay was front-and-center in the discussion. World energy demand is expected to double by 2050, and abundant, cheap fossil fuels will not be cast aside...
Yvo de Boer on UNFCCC and KPMG at The World Energy Congress
Yesterday at the World Energy Congress in Montreal, Canada I had the opportunity to sit down with Yvo de Boer, the former Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). I spoke with de Boer about the future of...
The Gulf Oil Spill: What Does it Mean for U.S. Energy Policy?
Exploring the Gulf Oil Spill: What Does it Mean for Energy in the U.S.? Live Webcast June 2, 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT REGISTER HERE for FREE WEBCAST More than a month after the tragic explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig, and despite multiple...
AUDIO: The Energy Collective Webcast on the Senate Climate and Energy Bill
Yesterday, The Energy Collective hosted a unique, in-depth discussion about the Senate climate and energy bill that Kerry, Graham, and Lieberman had planned to release on April 26, but has been on-hold, with upheaval from Senator Graham's defection...
THIS THURSDAY - Climate Legislation in the US Senate: Will Obama Get a Bill in 2010?
May 6, 2:30 PM ET / 11:30 AM PT Register for the Webinar Here Free Live Webcast Featuring Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Fred Krupp, President of the Environmental Defense Fund, and Energy Collective Featured Bloggers Marc Gunther and Jesse...
Obama gives green jobs speech at Siemens Energy wind turbine plant in Iowa
(Editor's Disclosure: Siemens is a sponsor of The Energy Collective) Yesterday, President Obama kicked off his trip through the midwest with a visit to a Siemens Energy plant in Fort Madison, Iowa that makes blades for wind turbines, and...
Climate Legislation in the US Senate: Will Obama Get a Bill in 2010?
May 6, 2:30 PM ET / 11:30 AM PT Register Here Free Live Webcast Featuring Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Fred Krupp, President of the Environmental Defense Fund, and Energy Collective Featured Bloggers Marc Gunther and Jesse Jenkins...
Can the Cimate Bill be Saved? (Updated)
UPDATE: Darren Samuelsohn reports in Greenwire and in The New York Times that, despite all the upheaval, the bill is on its way as soon as this afternoon to the EPA for economic analysis that will take about six weeks, which Reid has said...
Happy Earth Day from The Energy Collective
As the thoughtful posts streaming into The Energy Collective remind me, Earth Day is a nice opportunity to reflect and take stock. Since Earth Day '09, The Energy Collective has greatly expanded our readership and coverage of energy, climate, and...
Obama Administration Courts the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Support Kerry-Graham-Lieberman
As the April 26th release date of the Kerry-Graham-Lieberman "American Power Act" nears, the Obama Administration has been increasingly vocal about its support and intention to work with all sides to get the bill passed this year. It will be...
Department of Energy seeks nominations for IPCC authors and reviewers
Colleagues at the Department of Energy reached out to me in their search for strong nominees to participate in the IPCC's 5th Assessment Report. There has been a lot of recent discussion at The Energy Collective and elsewhere about the role...
