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Tajikistan Energy Opportunities - An Interview with Tajikistan’s Ambassador to the United States

May 31, 2010 at 05:19 | Editorial Dept

On 26 May, Tajikistan's Ambassador to the United States Abdujabbor Shirinov spoke openly about the energy and water shortages impacting the region, joint collaboration between Tajikistan and Afghanistan, the construction…

A Snapshot of the Global Oil Market: The Good and the Bad

May 30, 2010 at 16:17 | Dave Forest

JODI is the Joint Oil Data Initiative. A project run by the International Energy Agency and a consortium of partners, collecting data on oil demand and supply around the world.…

Global Firms Ramping up Climate Spending

May 29, 2010 at 04:12 | Environmental Finance

Seventy percent of global executives plan to increase investment in climate initiatives over the next two years, according to an Ernst & Young survey. Out of the 300 executives surveyed…

The Reality of Global Power Demand and Oil Consumption

May 27, 2010 at 15:53 | Robert Bryce

When considering the global energy sector, one of the most difficult tasks is understanding the gargantuan scale of our energy consumption. Talking about scale should be an integral part of…

Chinese Oil Companies Taking Advantage of Energy Consumers

May 25, 2010 at 09:26 | Xina Xie

Sometimes, China’s energy policies just make no sense at all. Consider the import and export patterns on oil products. In presumably socialist China, the oil majors PetroChina and Sinopec have…

Britain’s Growing Energy Problems

May 24, 2010 at 08:47 | Energy Tribune

David Cameron, Britain’s new prime minister, may have succeeded in bridging his country’s political power gap, but another looms that could very quickly short-circuit the Tory leader’s grip on national…

The Stealth Shale Gas Company

May 22, 2010 at 10:14 | Dave Forest

A lot of companies have been rushing to get into shale oil and gas plays the last few years. But apparently at least one major has been in the business…

Gulf Spill Puts US Energy Bill on Slippery Slope

May 21, 2010 at 21:39 | Llewellyn King

With energy, Senate Democrats find themselves between a rock and two hard places. Nonetheless, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., have introduced their climate and energy bill.…

BP Gets Pass From Obama Administration To Potentially Pollute Lake Michigan

May 21, 2010 at 08:52 | Wayne Madsen

The Obama administration, already charged with providing political cover for BP in the Gulf of Mexico mega-oil disaster, is also charged with allowing BP to renege on agreements between the…

U.S. Utility Executives Disappointed in Obama’s First Year, Survey Says

May 19, 2010 at 20:04 | Darrell Delamaide

Four-fifths of energy utility executives in a recent survey said they were dissatisfied with the first year of the Obama administration, citing a lack of tangible and actionable policy and…

EIA’s Energy Outlook for 2010 Reveals Disturbing Figures

May 15, 2010 at 09:02 | Robert Rapier

The Energy Information Administration just released their Annual Energy Outlook for 2010: Annual Energy Outlook 2010 It is about 220 pages long, and therefore I haven’t had a chance…

Environmental Markets at Centre of Chesapeake Clean-Up Plan

May 14, 2010 at 10:51 | Environmental Finance

In a ground-breaking initiative that could trigger a new era in ecosystem markets, the Obama administration issued an executive order yesterday to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay, the US’s…

American Power Act by Sens. Kerry/Lieberman

May 13, 2010 at 17:20 | Editorial Dept

Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) released their climate and clean-energy legislation yesterday. Sen. Kerry said the bill is essential for the United States to remain globally competitive…

Russia Staking it’s Claim on Arctic energy

May 10, 2010 at 09:02 | Peter C. Glover

When Vladimir Putin calls for international dialogue and personally attends the resulting conference, you know Russia means business. Whether the intention is that the international cards are dealt fairly…

US Climate Bill Plunged Into Chaos

May 08, 2010 at 08:53 | Carbon Finance

Shocked at the stunning turn of events that led to the collapse of a tri-partisan effort to produce an energy and climate proposal in the US Senate, many carbon market…

Vanishing Uranium Resources

May 07, 2010 at 08:37 | Dave Forest

There was a mysterious disappearance of uranium in South Australia last week. Uranium mining hopeful PepinNini Minerals reported a new resource estimate on its Crocker Well project. And something was…

Leaked EC paper reveals €81bn cost of Reducing Emissions by 30%

May 07, 2010 at 08:23 | Carbon Finance

Increasing the EU’s 2020 emissions reduction target to 30% below 1990 levels would add an extra €33 billion ($42.5 billion), or 0.2% of GDP, to the final bill, according to…

Changing Oil Consumption Habits: Fuel Efficiency in Light Vehicles

Apr 20, 2010 at 19:00 | James Hamilton

I recently highlighted grounds for pessimism about the ease with which the U.S. could significantly change our oil consumption habits. Here I highlight some interesting new research by U.C. Davis…

Flexible Royalties are the key to Oil and Gas Exploration

Apr 18, 2010 at 19:00 | Dave Forest

The recent oil and gas boom has been an education for a lot of people. Including regulators. Designing oil and gas laws is not easy business. Especially when it comes…

DOE Stimulus Grant Throws Spotlight on Growing Need for Energy Storage

Mar 11, 2010 at 13:48 | Darrell Delamaide

A new stimulus grant of $100 million from the U.S. Department of Energy that includes support for grid-scale energy storage projects is the latest sign of the growing need to…

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