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2013 – The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040

Full Title: 2013 - The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040 Author(s): ExxonMobil Publisher(s): ExxonMobil Publication Date: 1/2013 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: Updated each year, the Outlook analyzes the trends that will shape global energy...
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A Retrospective Review of Shale Gas Development in the United States

Full Title: A Retrospective Review of Shale Gas Development in the United States Author(s): Zhongmin Wang and Alan Krupnick Publisher(s): Resources for the Future Publication Date: 4/2013 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: This is the first academic...
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A Review of Shale Gas Regulations by State

Full Title: A Review of Shale Gas Regulations by State Author(s): Resources for the Future Publisher(s): Resources for the Future Publication Date: 07/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: Experts in RFF’s Center for Energy Economics and Policy analyzed regulations and surveyed...
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A Strategy for U.S. Natural Gas Exports

Full Title: A Strategy for U.S. Natural Gas Exports Author(s): Michael Levi Publisher(s): The Hamilton Project Publication Date: 6/2012 Language: English Length: 36 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): U.S. natural gas production is booming. Five years ago, most experts assumed that U.S....
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Advancing Technology for America’s Transportation Future

Full Title: Advancing Technology for America’s Transportation Future Author(s):  Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr., Linda A. Capuano,  Daniel P. Poneman,  David B. Sandalow,  James W. Owens,  Deanne M. Short,  John S. Watson,  S. Shariq...
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Advisory on EPA’s Research Scoping Document Related to Hydraulic Fracturing

Full Title: Advisory on EPA’s Research Scoping Document Related to Hydraulic Fracturing Author(s): Science Advisory Board Publisher(s): Publication Date: 06/2010 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) requested that the...
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AEP CEO Urges Comprehensive U.S. Energy Policy

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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Alternative Transportation Fuels: Natural Gas Implications

Full Title: Alternative Transportation Fuels: Natural Gas Implications Author(s): BBI International Publisher(s): INGAA Publication Date: 11/2008 Length: 95 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): In December 2007, the U.S. Congress passed an updated Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) requiring 36 billion gallons...
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An Energy Blueprint for America: Policy Solutions for a New Energy Economy

Full Title: An Energy Blueprint for America: Policy Solutions for a New Energy Economy Author(s): Republican Governors Public Policy Committee Publisher(s): Republican Governors Public Policy Committee Publication Date: 8/2012 Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): The 21st century has transformed every...
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Are Global LNG Markets Changing?

A recent report by analysts at Ernst and Young predicts that the global LNG market will shift away from its current pricing model, tied to international crude oil prices, to...
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Assessing the Greenhouse Impact of Natural Gas

Full Title: Assessing the Greenhouse Impact of Natural Gas Author(s):  L. M. Cathles Publisher(s): Environmental Science and Technology Publication Date: 6/2012 Length: 38 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt) The global warming impact of substituting natural gas for coal and...
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Balancing the Benefits and Costs of Natural Gas

Modeling results in the MIT Future of Natural Gas Study released in June of last year suggested that the US could make major progress in the next two decades towards...
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Base-load Electricity from Natural Gas and Nuclear Power: The Role of Federal and State Policy

Full Title: Base-load Electricity from Natural Gas and Nuclear Power: The Role of Federal and State Policy Author(s): Mary English Publisher(s): University of Tennessee Knoxville Publication Date: 3/2013 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: Demand for electricity is being tempered by energy efficiency improvements, and renewable energy sources are increasingly viable. Nevertheless, large‐scale electricity generation will be needed for the foreseeable future. With growing concerns about greenhouse gases and hazardous as well as conventional air pollutants, coal has fallen out of favor.  Its traditional role as the mainstay of electricity...
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Best Practices for Shale Development, Fracking

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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Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future

Note: Synopsis drawn from the report. Synopsis intended solely for the purpose of generating discussion. Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future by the Obama Administration Demand for oil in countries like China and...
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Calls for Industry-EPA Collaboration

A new report, produced by Battelle Memorial Institute and funded by the American Petroleum Institute and America's Natural Gas Alliance, criticizes an EPA study plan that details a proposed agency...
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Can We Get It Right on Gas?

In an August 5th op-ed, the New York Times’ Thomas Friedman urges America to “Get It Right On Gas.” While noting domestic natural gas development’s potential to address a host...
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Can We Rely on Technology to Stop Climate Change?

In a column for the New York Times titled “There’s Still Hope for the Planet,” columnist David Leonhardt describes why investments in technology – particularly governmental investments in clean tech...
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CBO: Recent Growth in Subsidies for Renewables, Efficiency

A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office found that in 2011 federal support for fuel and energy technology development and production was $24 billion. Of this, $20.5 billion, or...
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Changes in the Fuel Mix Used to Produce Power in the U.S.

Full Title: Changes in the Fuel Mix Used to Produce Power in the U.S. Author(s): Michael E. Canes Publisher(s): The Marshall Institute Publication Date: 10/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: Over the years, there have been significant changes...
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Characterizing Pivotal Sources of Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Production

Full Title: Characterizing Pivotal Sources of Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Production Author(s): Terri Shires and Miriam Lev‐On Publisher(s): American Petroleum Institute Publication Date: 1/2013 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: This document presents the updated results from...
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Cheap Natural Gas & U.S. Power Supply

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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CitiGroup: North American Oil Could Boom

A Citigroup analysis of North American oil production  suggests that the continent could become the “new Middle East.” The report, ENERGY 2020: North America, the New Middle East?, projects increased...
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City Natural Gas Metering

Full Title: City Natural Gas Metering Author(s): Liji Huang Publisher(s):  Siargo, Inc. Publication Date: 10/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: Natural gas as a city energy supply is well established in the developed countries while in the developing countries the...
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Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 Introduced

Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) has introduced the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012, which would require electric utilities to derive increasing percentages of their supply...
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