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In the Pipeline: 3/18/11
  • 03/18/11
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Bromwich does a great “Annie” impression: “Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya Tomorrow! You're permits are always a day away! Platts (3/17/11) reports: More deepwater permits in the Gulf of Mexico will be forthcoming "in the next few days," Michael Bromwich, the director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement told a House subcommittee Thursday…Bromwich said the number of pending deepwater permit applications exceeds 10 for the first time since last ...

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In the Pipeline: 3/17/11
  • 03/17/11
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IER’s Dan Kish explains that the beatings at the pump will continue until morale improves Human Events (3/17/11) reports: President Obama finally held a press conference on the subject of rising gas prices last week that required anyone who has been watching his administration's war on domestic energy to suspend disbelief.  Instead of announcing a reversal of his anti-domestic energy policies, he explained that on his watch, oil production is...
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In the Pipeline: 3/16/11
  • 03/16/11
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Greenies rejoice after shutting down a coal port in WA and retreat to their tree houses to burn animal dung for heat while the poorest among us suffer Wall Street Journal (3/15/11) reports: Environmental groups claimed a victory Tuesday when a unit of Australia-based Ambre Energy Ltd announced it withdrew its permit application for a proposed export terminal to ship coal mined in Montana and Wyoming to Asia via the Columbia River port of Longview,...
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In the Pipeline: 3/15/11
  • 03/15/11
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Great article that puts the nuclear situation in Japan in perspective New York Times (3/13/11) reports: The difference between a partial meltdown and a full meltdown at a nuclear plant is enormous, both in the degree of damage and in the potential release of radiation, experts in nuclear power said…A partial meltdown, like those suspected at two reactors in northeastern Japan over the weekend, may not necessarily mean that any of the uranium fuel in...
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In the Pipeline: 3/14/11
  • 03/14/11
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Question: How many green jobs have been created with tax payer subsidies in Oregon? Answer: your guess is as good as mine Oregon Live (3/13/11) reports: Labor leader Tom Chamberlain decided some basic research was in order before the Oregon AFL-CIO could lend its support to the state's increasingly expensive subsidies for green energy projects. "We wanted to know what we were getting for the money," he says. "How many jobs? What do they pay? Like any tax incentive program, you...

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In the Pipeline: 3/11/11
  • 03/11/11
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Yes my economically illiterate green friends, it’s called the Jevons paradox— greater energy efficiency can actually lead to more energy use overall. Auto Blog (3/10/11) reports: Sweden seems to be experiencing what experts call a backfire effect from the company's rash of green car sales. Swedish car buyers have been snapping up clean diesel and ethanol vehicles in droves thanks to sizable government incentives, but, according to reports, the nation has actually seen its...

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In the Pipeline: 3/10/11
  • 03/10/11
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The game is rigged—CA and NY buildings are forced to go green, giving companies like Retroficiency a guaranteed market. Reuters (3/9/11) reports: At the same time, energy efficiency is becoming less of a luxury and more of a requirement in many key markets. New York City will soon require all buildings over 50,000 square feet to benchmark and record their energy use, and the state of California’s new CalGreen building codes, put into effect this year, include a host of...

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In the Pipeline: 3/9/11
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Memo to Geithner: The U.S. is one of those major developed economies with substantial oil reserves. Oh, and don’t forget to pay your taxes this year. Bloomberg (3/8/11) reports: Major oil producers and consumers are well-placed to respond to any shortfall in supplies resulting from the crisis in Libya, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner stressed Tuesday…Oil prices have spiked higher recently as a result of the Libyan uprising and fears of...
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In the Pipeline: 3/8/11
  • 03/08/11
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Wanna bet the Queen won’t have to change her own behaviour? Financial Post (3/5/11) reports: Electricity consumers in the UK will need to get used to flicking the switch and finding the power unavailable, according to Steve Holliday, CEO of National Grid, the country’s grid operator. Because of a six-fold increase in wind generation, which won’t be available when the wind doesn’t blow, “The grid is going to be a very different system in 2020,...
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In the Pipeline: 3/7/11
  • 03/07/11
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IER’s Tom Pyle explains why it makes dollars and sense to resume drilling in the Gulf of Mexico Washington Examiner (3/6/11) reports: Interior Secretary Ken Salazar recently announced that the proposed $12 billion Department of Interior budget would make painful cuts and “do more with less.” While Interior worries about its own internal costs, the department’s leaders continue to lock up significant income, revenue and jobs through the Obama Administration’s...

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