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Jesse Parent is an analyst, editor, and author focusing on energy & resources, technology, and global affairs. He is a Geostrategic Analyst based in Wikistrat's Energy Security Desk, a Geopolitical Expert Contributor for Learnist, and a Featured Blogger at The Energy Collective. Jesse studied International Relations & Global Political Economy at SUNY Geneseo.

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Recent Comments by Jesse Parent

• "Can the US use oil release from the SPR as a weapon of political will? Not particularly. The SPR is at best a temporary measure - it"
  Is The Strategic Petroleum Reserve A Solution To The Crisis in Ukraine?
• "Many good comments have already been made about technical and some policy options - but what I'd particularly like to focus on is a broader framework "
  Can We Make Energy Policy Without Water Policy?
• "The topic of fracking is a very important one to be considered  as natural gas blossoms here in the US and potentially abroad. While it is somewhat of"
  Can We Make Energy Policy Without Water Policy?
• "Also, "t will also require the federal government, the largest consumer of energy in the country, to implement energy saving techniques that will save"
  Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013
• "While I'm not sure that "Energy efficiency is the best way to address our energy needs, increase the competitiveness of our businesses and create sust"
  Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013
• "The only mention of nuclear power is "nuclear exports" and dealing with nuclear waste? That seems highly problematic. The blueprint, not surprisingly,"
  Sizing Up President Obama’s Energy Blueprint
• "Perhaps I should have said, if they really want to stop " “game over for the planet.” ""
  What’s in Line for Keystone XL?
• "If those of environmental concern really want to stop KXL, they need to protest in Canada - because China is ready to get some of that 'dirty tar sand"
  What’s in Line for Keystone XL?
• "Great posts thus far. "That statement catapults oil forecasting into the mass media, and quickly gets us to the terminal (low?) point "
  U.S. to Become Net Energy Exporter
• "When I think about this topic, my thought process has evolved from simply what is going on in the US to what is going on around the world, and how tha"
  Digging a Hole with Natural Gas?