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A Call to Action

A Call to Action: Executive Summary by Herschel Specter President, RBR Consultants, Inc. mhspecter@verizon.net This report is a call to action, and it presents a multi-faceted national energy plan that would address the twin...
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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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An “All-of-the-Above” Strategy to Reduce Oil Use

The President said in his State of the Union Address, “And nowhere is the promise of innovation greater than in American-made energy.”  He then talked about opening federal land for...
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Analysts Predict High Oil Prices in 2012

Oil prices are expected to average between $100 and $120/barrel in 2012. “Economists say they expect prices to remain high despite the relative weaknesses of the American and European economies...
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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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Big Changes to the Ethanol Landscape?

On December 31, 2011 Congress allowed a decades-old corn ethanol subsidy to sunset. It also sunsetted an import tariff on foreign cellulosic ethanol. The dissolution of these policies has prompted...
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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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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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Clean Energy Loan Guarantee Program

The high-profile and controversial collapse of Solyndra and Beacon Power has led critics to question the integrity and merit of DOE’s loan guarantee program. Energy Secretary Steven Chu was asked...
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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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Creating a Clean Energy Century

Note: Synopsis from report's executive summary. Creating a Clean Energy Century: Recapturing the Lead in Clean Tech Innovation By Josh Freed, Sam Hodas, Sarah Collins, and Stephanie Praus While the energy market has...
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Discussion Catalyst: Carbon Policies

[Note: The statements below are intended solely to stimulate discussion among the Expert community, and do not represent the position of OurEnergyPolicy.org. Text in italics indicates clarification or expansion.] There is...
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Discussion Catalyst: Important Policies (Oil)

[Note: The statements below are intended solely to stimulate discussion among the Expert community, and do not represent the position of OurEnergyPolicy.org. Text in italics indicates clarification or expansion.] Restoring the...
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Discussion Catalyst: Policy Principles

[Note: The statements below are intended solely to stimulate discussion among the Expert community, and do not represent the position of OurEnergyPolicy.org. Text in italics indicates clarification or expansion.] The U.S....
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DOE Forging Ahead with Loan Guarantees

Last week, DOE announced plans to continue its provision of loan guarantees for approved renewable energy projects. The announcement comes seven months after the controversy surrounding the agency’s loan to...
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Highlights of Major 2010 Energy Innovation Reports

Note: Drawn from report synopses by OurEnergyPolicy.org. Highlights of Major 2010 Energy Innovation Reports A Business Plan for America's Energy Future by the American Energy Innovation Council Released June 2010 Post-Partisan Power by Steven F. Hayward,...
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Oil and Our Economy

A number of studies have shown that high oil prices have been a major factor in causing recessions in the United States. The cause of previous high oil prices has often...
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Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization

Full Title: Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization Author(s): L. Brown Publisher(s):  Earth Policy Institute Publication Date: 10/2007 Identifier(s): ISBN 978-0-393-06589-3 (cloth) 978-0-393-33087-8 (pbk) Language: English Length: 212 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): When Elizabeth Kolbert...
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Powering America’s Economy: Energy Innovation at the Crossroads of National Security Challenges

Full Title: Powering America’s Economy: Energy Innovation at the Crossroads of National Security Challenges Author(s): S. Goodman (Executive Director), et al. (Military Advisory Board) Publisher(s): CNA Analysis & Solutions Publication Date: 7/2010 Identifier(s): n/a Language: English Length: 49 pages, PDF Full...
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Rare Earth Minerals and Clean Energy

Last week The Economist called attention to growing demand for rare earth minerals, their importance in clean energy technologies, and rising tension over their global supply. Two of these minerals –...
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Report: To End Renewables’ “Boom-and-Bust” Cycle, Reform Subsidies

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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The Future of Natural Gas: An Interdisciplinary MIT Study

Full Title:  The Future of Natural Gas: An Interdisciplinary MIT Study Author(s): Ernest J. Moniz (Study Chair), Henry D. Jacoby (Co-Chair), Anthony J.M. Meggs (Co-Chair) Publisher(s): N/A Publication Date: 6/2011 Identifier: Language: English Length and Format:...
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Transcript: Economics of America’s Oil Dependence

Transcript: "Economics of America's Oil Dependence" Opening Remarks: WILLIAM SQUADRON, President, OurEnergyPolicy.org REPRESENTATIVE PETER WELCH (D VT), Co Chair, Congressional Peak Oil Caucus REPRESENTATIVE ROSCOE BARTLETT (R MD), Co Chair Congressional Peak Oil Caucus Panel Speakers: THE HONORABLE...
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Transcript: Energy Innovation and American Competitiveness

Transcript: "Energy Innovation and American Competitiveness" Sponsored by OurEnergyPolicy.org and the Congressional Research & Development Caucus 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 3, 2011 B340 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. Opening Remarks: WILLIAM SQUADRON, President, Our...
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U.S. to Impose Tariffs on Chinese Solar Products

Responding to a complaint filed last year by some U.S.-based solar manufacturers, the U.S. Commerce Department has deemed that the Chinese government provided Chinese solar panel manufacturers unfair subsidies, resulting...
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