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Progressing to a Fair Carbon Tax: Policy Design Options and Impacts to...
Author(s): Daniel F. Morris and Clayton Munnings
Publication Date: 5/2013
In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Obama pledged to use his executive authority to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change unless Congress resurrected its previous efforts to pass a market-based solution throu...
Keywords: Carbon Emissions, Carbon Pricing, Carbon Tax, Cliamate Policy, CO2added on May 3, 2013
Publication Date: 5/2013
In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Obama pledged to use his executive authority to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change unless Congress resurrected its previous efforts to pass a market-based solution throu...
Keywords: Carbon Emissions, Carbon Pricing, Carbon Tax, Cliamate Policy, CO2added on May 3, 2013
Comparative Life Cycle Assessments: Carbon Neutrality and Wood Biomass...
Author(s): Roger A. Sedjo
Publication Date: 5/2013
Biomass energy is expected to play a major role in the substitution of renewable energy sources for fossil fuels over the next several decades. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA 2012) forecasts increases in the share of biomass in US ...
Keywords: Bioenergy, Biomass, Carbon Emissions, Environment, EPAadded on May 3, 2013
Publication Date: 5/2013
Biomass energy is expected to play a major role in the substitution of renewable energy sources for fossil fuels over the next several decades. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA 2012) forecasts increases in the share of biomass in US ...
Keywords: Bioenergy, Biomass, Carbon Emissions, Environment, EPAadded on May 3, 2013
Poll on Government Transparency: Information and Decision Making
Author(s): Institute for Energy Research
Publication Date: 5/2013
This survey released reflects growing sentiments among American voters that more transparency from the federal government is needed. Highlights of the survey: 90% agree that studies and data used to make federal government decisions should be made...
Keywords: Energy Studies, Government Transparency, IER, Institute For Energy Researchadded on May 1, 2013
Publication Date: 5/2013
This survey released reflects growing sentiments among American voters that more transparency from the federal government is needed. Highlights of the survey: 90% agree that studies and data used to make federal government decisions should be made...
Keywords: Energy Studies, Government Transparency, IER, Institute For Energy Researchadded on May 1, 2013
Master Limited Partnerships and Renewable Energy Producers
Author(s): Nicolas Loris
Publication Date: 4/2013
Lawmakers have introduced legislation that would allow renewable energy producers to form Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). MLPs are taxed as limited partnerships but publicly traded on the stock market. In the energy sector, the ability to form ML...
Keywords: Alternative Fuels, Energy Supply, Heritage Foundation, MLPs, Production Tax Creditsadded on May 14, 2013
Publication Date: 4/2013
Lawmakers have introduced legislation that would allow renewable energy producers to form Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). MLPs are taxed as limited partnerships but publicly traded on the stock market. In the energy sector, the ability to form ML...
Keywords: Alternative Fuels, Energy Supply, Heritage Foundation, MLPs, Production Tax Creditsadded on May 14, 2013
Boxer–Sanders Carbon Tax: Economic Impact
Author(s): David W. Kreutzer and Kevin Dayaratna
Publication Date: 4/2013
Senators Barbara Boxer (D–CA) and Bernie Sanders (I–VT) recently proposed the Climate Security Act of 2013, which includes a tax on the use of carbon. Heritage analysis of the bill shows that it would increase the cost of energy, reduce incomes, ...
Keywords: Carbon Emissions, Carbon Tax, Climate Change, Climate Policy, Climate Security Act Of 2013added on May 14, 2013
Publication Date: 4/2013
Senators Barbara Boxer (D–CA) and Bernie Sanders (I–VT) recently proposed the Climate Security Act of 2013, which includes a tax on the use of carbon. Heritage analysis of the bill shows that it would increase the cost of energy, reduce incomes, ...
Keywords: Carbon Emissions, Carbon Tax, Climate Change, Climate Policy, Climate Security Act Of 2013added on May 14, 2013
The Simple Economics of Commodity Price Speculation
Author(s): Christopher R. Knittel and Robert S. Pindyck
Publication Date: 4/2013
The price of crude oil in the U.S. never exceeded $40 per barrel until mid-2004. By 2006 it reached $70, and in July 2008 it peaked at $145. By late 2008 it had plummeted to about $30 before increasing to $110 in 2011. Are speculators at least pa...
Keywords: Energy Prices, Energy Security, Financial Speculation, MIT, Oiladded on May 8, 2013
Publication Date: 4/2013
The price of crude oil in the U.S. never exceeded $40 per barrel until mid-2004. By 2006 it reached $70, and in July 2008 it peaked at $145. By late 2008 it had plummeted to about $30 before increasing to $110 in 2011. Are speculators at least pa...
Keywords: Energy Prices, Energy Security, Financial Speculation, MIT, Oiladded on May 8, 2013
A Retrospective Review of Shale Gas Development in the United States
Author(s): Zhongmin Wang and Alan Krupnick
Publication Date: 4/2013
This is the first academic paper that reviews the economic, policy, and technology history of shale gas development in the United States. The primary objective of the paper is to answer the question of what led to the shale gas boom in the United...
Keywords: Fracking, Gas, Horizontal Drilling, Hydraulic Fracturing, Natural Gasadded on May 8, 2013
Publication Date: 4/2013
This is the first academic paper that reviews the economic, policy, and technology history of shale gas development in the United States. The primary objective of the paper is to answer the question of what led to the shale gas boom in the United...
Keywords: Fracking, Gas, Horizontal Drilling, Hydraulic Fracturing, Natural Gasadded on May 8, 2013
Clearing the Air: Reducing Upstream Greenhouse Gas Emissions from U.S....
Author(s): James Bradbury, Michael Obeiter, Laura Draucker, Wen Wang, and Amanda Stevens
Publication Date: 4/2013
Natural gas production in the United States has increased rapidly in recent years, growing by 23 percent from 2007 to 2012. This development has significantly changed projections of the future energy mix in the U.S. Advances combining horizontal dril...
Keywords: Emissions, Energy Mix, Energy Prices, GHGs, Hydraulic Fracturingadded on Apr 30, 2013
Publication Date: 4/2013
Natural gas production in the United States has increased rapidly in recent years, growing by 23 percent from 2007 to 2012. This development has significantly changed projections of the future energy mix in the U.S. Advances combining horizontal dril...
Keywords: Emissions, Energy Mix, Energy Prices, GHGs, Hydraulic Fracturingadded on Apr 30, 2013
Comments on the Fukushima Accident
Author(s): Herschel Specter
Publication Date: 4/2013
This report offers some comments on the Fukushima accident and the offsite responses to it. The Fukushima accident is unique in that it presents an opportunity to appreciably advance the state of knowledge of severe nuclear accidents. There has...
Keywords: Fukushima, Fukushima Daiichi, Nuclear, Nuclear Accident, Nuclear Policyadded on Apr 30, 2013
Publication Date: 4/2013
This report offers some comments on the Fukushima accident and the offsite responses to it. The Fukushima accident is unique in that it presents an opportunity to appreciably advance the state of knowledge of severe nuclear accidents. There has...
Keywords: Fukushima, Fukushima Daiichi, Nuclear, Nuclear Accident, Nuclear Policyadded on Apr 30, 2013
Geostrategic Implications of Unconventional Oil and Natural Gas
Author(s): Sarah O. Ladislaw and Maren Leed
Publication Date: 4/2013
U.S. oil and gas production is on the rise due to the remarkable surge in unconventional oil and gas development. The widespread realization of the economic, technological, and commercial viability of these tremendous oil and gas resources within N...
Keywords: Geopolitics, Global Energy Landscape, Natural Gas, Oil, Oil And Gas Productionadded on Apr 24, 2013
Publication Date: 4/2013
U.S. oil and gas production is on the rise due to the remarkable surge in unconventional oil and gas development. The widespread realization of the economic, technological, and commercial viability of these tremendous oil and gas resources within N...
Keywords: Geopolitics, Global Energy Landscape, Natural Gas, Oil, Oil And Gas Productionadded on Apr 24, 2013
Legal Fractures in Chemical Disclosure Laws
Author(s): Kate Onscnik, Margaret Holden and Alexa Shasteen
Publication Date: 4/2013
In April 2011, a voluntary chemical disclosure registry was launched for companies developing unconventional oil and gas well. Two years later, eleven states direct or allow well operators and service companies to report their chemical use to this on...
Keywords: Clean Water, FracFocus, Fracking, Hydraulic Fracturing, Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicalsadded on Apr 24, 2013
Publication Date: 4/2013
In April 2011, a voluntary chemical disclosure registry was launched for companies developing unconventional oil and gas well. Two years later, eleven states direct or allow well operators and service companies to report their chemical use to this on...
Keywords: Clean Water, FracFocus, Fracking, Hydraulic Fracturing, Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicalsadded on Apr 24, 2013
America's Oil and Natural Gas Industry Earnings
Author(s): American Petroleum Institute
Publication Date: 4/2013
A comparison of the oil and gas industry to other industries, by percent of America's GDP, total jobs supported by the industry, and taxes paid to the Federal Government.
Keywords: API, Energy Tax, Gas, Industry Value, Oiladded on Apr 24, 2013
Publication Date: 4/2013
A comparison of the oil and gas industry to other industries, by percent of America's GDP, total jobs supported by the industry, and taxes paid to the Federal Government.
Keywords: API, Energy Tax, Gas, Industry Value, Oiladded on Apr 24, 2013
The Impact of City-level Permitting Processes on Residential Photovolt...
Author(s): Ryan Wiser and Changgui Dong
Publication Date: 4/2013
Business process or “soft” costs account for well over 50% of the installed price of residential photovoltaic (PV) systems in the United States, so understanding these costs is crucial for identifying PV cost‐reduction opportunities...
Keywords: California, Photovoltaic Systems, Photovoltaics, PVs, Renewable Energyadded on Apr 24, 2013
Publication Date: 4/2013
Business process or “soft” costs account for well over 50% of the installed price of residential photovoltaic (PV) systems in the United States, so understanding these costs is crucial for identifying PV cost‐reduction opportunities...
Keywords: California, Photovoltaic Systems, Photovoltaics, PVs, Renewable Energyadded on Apr 24, 2013
Nuclear Waste Management: Minimum Requirements for Reforms and Legisla...
Author(s): Jack Spencer
Publication Date: 3/2013
Senator Ron Wyden (D–OR), chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, is expected to put forth a bill to reform nuclear waste management in the U.S. According to media reports, the bill under consideration maintai...
Keywords: Heritage Foundation, NRC, Nuclear, Nuclear Waste, Nuclear Waste Managementadded on May 14, 2013
Publication Date: 3/2013
Senator Ron Wyden (D–OR), chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, is expected to put forth a bill to reform nuclear waste management in the U.S. According to media reports, the bill under consideration maintai...
Keywords: Heritage Foundation, NRC, Nuclear, Nuclear Waste, Nuclear Waste Managementadded on May 14, 2013
Developing Renewable Energy Projects Larger Than 10 MWs at Federal Fac...
Author(s): Federal Energy Management Program
Publication Date: 3/2013
To accomplish Federal goals for renewable energy, sustainability, and energy security, large-scale renewable energy projects must be developed and constructed on Federal sites at a significant scale with significant private investment. The U.S. Depar...
Keywords: DOE, Energy Supply, FEMP, Large-scale Renewable Energy, Poweradded on May 3, 2013
Publication Date: 3/2013
To accomplish Federal goals for renewable energy, sustainability, and energy security, large-scale renewable energy projects must be developed and constructed on Federal sites at a significant scale with significant private investment. The U.S. Depar...
Keywords: DOE, Energy Supply, FEMP, Large-scale Renewable Energy, Poweradded on May 3, 2013
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