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In the Pipeline: 2/22/11

02/22/11
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The Obama Administration says that we don't need new production in the Gulf because and can just get more oil from OPEC—but that assumes OPEC countries, like Libya are producing oil: Wall Street Journal (2/22/11) reports: The head of the International Energy Agency said Tuesday that any small disruption in oil production as a result of unrest in Libya could cause a rise in the price of oil, but that there are strategic stockpiles and the organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries...
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The Problem With Spain's Green Jobs Model

02/22/11
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In the Pipeline: 2/18/11

02/18/11
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Patriotism is the last refuge of a scandal — T. Boone ‘rent seeker’ Pickens wants to steal your money for the good of the country San Diego Tribune (2/17/11) reports: Q: How did you become a born-again alternative energy proponent? A: This is all about America. I somehow felt that the mission had been given to me because I understood the issue. It is a security issue; you are funding both sides of the war. The money you pay for oil, some part of that goes to the Taliban....

In the Pipeline: 2/17/11

02/17/11
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We’re too late! Global Warming freezes wind turbines in New Brunswick. Anyone know Al Gore’s refund policy on carbon credits? National Post (2/16/11) reports: A $200-million wind farm in northern New Brunswick is frozen solid, cutting off a potential supply of renewable energy for NB Power…The 25-kilometre stretch of wind turbines, located 70 kilometres northwest of Bathurst, N.B. has been completely shutdown for several weeks due to heavy ice covering the blades…GDF SUEZ...

In the Pipeline: 2/16/11

02/16/11
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Sputnik Moment: Moscow embraces Arctic drilling while Washington D.C. prefers wood chips and switchgrass New York Times (2/15/11) reports: Earlier this month, Royal Dutch Shell postponed plans for drilling off Alaska’s Arctic coast, as the company continued to face hurdles from wary Washington regulators…The Russians, who control far more prospective drilling area in the Arctic Ocean than the United States and Canada combined, take a far different view…As its Siberian oil...

The Problem With Spain's Green Jobs Model

02/15/11
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Studies

Green energy sounds like a good idea, yet few consider its high cost. In this video we look at the green jobs model of Spain, one of the world's leaders in implementing green technology. IER commissioned a study on Spain's green jobs program and found that for every green job created, 2.2 jobs were lost in other areas of the economy as an opportunity cost. What's worse, Spain spent $750,000 to create each green job, and only 1 in 10 of those green jobs were permanent. The rest disappeared...
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In the Pipeline: 2/15/11

02/15/11
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So where are you gonna work after you follow in Jimmy Carter’s footsteps, Mr. President? Let me guess…the Center for American Progress. Obama’s budget the blueprint for his war on affordable and reliable energy Time (2/15/11) reports: It's Budget Day in Washington, when policy wonks break out the calculators that have the "trillions" button and decide whether we'll have six more weeks of winter, or six decades more of crippling budget deficits. Actually, today is the day...

February 15, 2011

02/15/11
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Sowhere are you gonna work after you follow in Jimmy Carter’s footsteps, Mr.President? Let me guess…the Center for American Progress. Obama’s budget theblueprint for his war on affordable and reliable energy Time (2/15/11) reports: It's Budget Day in Washington, when policy wonks break outthe calculators that have the "trillions" button and decide whetherwe'll have six more weeks of winter, or six decades more of crippling budgetdeficits. Actually, today is the day President Obama...

In the Pipeline: 2/14/11

02/14/11
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Part One: Obama never let the Gulf crisis go to waste; despite lifting the moratorium, no permits have been issued, effectively shutting down oil and gas production in the Gulf The Hill (2/13/11) reports: Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) slammed what she called a “de facto moratorium” on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico late Saturday night amid news that a major shallow-water driller filed for bankruptcy. Landrieu, an outspoken critic of the Obama administration’s offshore ...

In the Pipeline: 2/11/11

02/11/11
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Someone as poetic as Oettinger deserves a round of applause or at least some free carbon credits Guardian (2/10/11) reports: He said the tougher target would force industries to move to Asia. "If we go alone to 30%, you will only have a faster process of de-industrialisation in Europe," he said, citing the steel industry as one of the likely casualties. "I think we need industry in Europe, we need industry in the UK, and industry means CO2 emissions." Moving to the higher target...

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