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The End of Coal?

May 17, 2012
Bloomberg Government has published The Twilight of Coal Power?, an assessment of how EPA’s new greenhouse gas rules might affect coal-fired power plants. The report concludes that although coal will...
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CEOs & Military Leaders: End America’s Reliance on Oil

May 15, 2012
A new report from the Energy Security Leadership Council, a group including business leaders and retired military officials, warns that U.S. energy policy advocates are conflating “energy independence” with “energy...
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With Cheap Natural Gas, Who Needs Anything Else?

May 10, 2012
Domestic natural gas production continues to expand, while natural gas spot prices are at historic lows. Many utilities are responding to these changing market dynamics by building gas plants or...
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Report: To End Renewables’ “Boom-and-Bust” Cycle, Reform Subsidies

May 9, 2012
A new report – coauthored by researchers from the Brookings Institute, the World Resources Institute, and the Breakthrough Institute – examines the coming decline in subsidies and tax breaks for...
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Nuclear Costs Underestimated

May 8, 2012
A recent study from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the U.S. government underestimates the cost of decommissioning nuclear power plants. “The Government Accountability Office scrutinized 12 of the nation’s...
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Best Practices for Shale Development, Fracking

May 7, 2012
Three recent efforts – two private, and one public – could shape the future of U.S. shale gas and oil development. The Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC), an industry group, released...
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AEP CEO Urges Comprehensive U.S. Energy Policy

May 1, 2012
In an April 26th speech to business leaders at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Nick Akins, President and CEO of American Electric Power, urged the U.S. to develop a comprehensive...
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Developing U.S. “Tar Sands”

April 30, 2012
Eastern Utah may see tar sand production begin later this year. A private company, the Alberta-based U.S. Oil Sands, has invested $6 million since 2005 to test the oil sands...
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OPEC’s Uncertain Production Estimates

April 20, 2012
This month OPEC, the intergovernmental affiliation of twelve oil-producing countries, released two different estimates for its members’ monthly crude production. The first estimated 31.2m b/d in February, and relied on...
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Cheap Natural Gas & U.S. Power Supply

April 18, 2012
Last week the EIA reported that natural gas-fired power generation will increase by as much as 17% in 2012, while coal is expected to decrease 10%. This shift away from...
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