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...
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The Problem With Spain's Green Jobs Model
- 02/15/11
- AEA
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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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February 11, 2011
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Someoneas poetic as Oettinger deserves a round of applause or at least some freecarbon creditsGuardian (2/10/11) reports: He said the tougher target would force industries to move toAsia. "If we go alone to 30%, you will only have a faster process ofde-industrialisation in Europe," he said, citing the steel industry as oneof the likely casualties. "I think we need industry in Europe, we needindustry in the UK, and industry means CO2 emissions." Moving to thehigher target would cost about...
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In the Pipeline: 2/10/11
- 02/10/11
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Case study on Range Fuels: American taxpayers invested $162 million in a biofuel company and all they have to show for it is 4 million gallons of bio fuel, a closed plant and 4 employees Wall Street Journal (2/9/11) reports: Vinod Khosla stepped in with his hand out. The political venture capitalist founded Range Fuels and in March 2007 it received a $76 million grant from the Department of Energy—one of six cellulosic projects the Bush Administration selected for $385 million...
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February 10, 2011
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Case study on RangeFuels: Americantaxpayers invested $162 million in a biofuel company and all they have to showfor it is 4 million gallons of bio fuel, a closed plant and 4 employees WallStreet Journal (2/9/11) reports: Vinod Khosla stepped in with his hand out.The political venture capitalist founded Range Fuels and in March 2007 itreceived a $76 million grant from the Department of Energy—one of sixcellulosic projects the Bush Administration selected for $385 million ingrants. Range said...
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In the Pipeline: 2/9/11
- 02/09/11
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IER’s Renewable Mandate Map is catching on; MT, CO, MN and MO all consider removing or weakening their energy and job killing mandates Reuters (2/9/11) reports: Republican legislators in Montana, Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri are separately trying to weaken or dismantle the renewable portfolio standards in their states, which are seen as crucial to U.S. efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and develop a globally competitive clean economy…Officials pushing the bills say that...
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