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November 11, 2010

  • 11/11/10
  • AEA
  • Blog

Science of the Lambs: AdministrationPledges Fealty to “Science” At Every Turn – But When Science Points toMore Energy Exploration, WH Re-Writes the Script.Associated Press (11/10) reports, “The latest complaint fromscientists comes in a report by the Interior Department’s inspector general,which concluded that the White House edited a drilling safety report in a waythat made it falsely appear that scientists and experts supported theadministration’s six-month ban on new deep-water drilling....


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November 10, 2010

  • 11/10/10
  • AEA
  • Blog

Dear Mr. Bromwich, IfYou’re Looking for Cash to Run Your Agency, Here’s a Formula That Works: LeaseSales = Revenue. Drilling = Production = Royalty Revenue. Politico (11/9) reports, “Offshore drilling reforms implemented in thewake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill may be in jeopardy unless Congressapproves a substantial cash infusion, the administration’s industry watchdogtold a panel of investigators today. Michael Bromwich, director of the Bureauof Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and...


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November 8, 2010

  • 11/08/10
  • AEA
  • Blog

ObamaAdmin. Touts Job Creation as Number One Priority, Except When They’re EnergyJobs – that’s the Case in Alaska Where Shell has 35,000 Jobs on Stand By.New York Times (11/5) reports, “Eager to win approval forits stalled plan to drill for oil in the Alaskan Arctic, Royal Dutch Shell isbeginning a public lobbying campaign, including national advertising, onMonday. As part of the effort, the giant oil company is promising to makeunprecedented preparations to prevent the kind of disaster that...


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November 5, 2010

  • 11/05/10
  • AEA
  • Blog

Message toMitch and the Senate: Lame Duck Energy “Compromise,” Renewable ElectricityMandate Raw Deal for American People.E&E News (11/5) reports, “President Obama andRepublicans have repeatedly highlighted energy as an area where compromise andprogress can be found over the next two years after the tumultuous and partisanmidterm elections. But the prospects for any progress will land squarely on theshoulders of a few Democratic and Republican senators who can successfullynegotiate and woo...


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November 3, 2010

  • 11/03/10
  • AEA
  • Blog

Cap-and-Spayed: Real SimpleMessage Emerges from 2010 Elections: If You Voted for Cap-and-Raid in aDistrict Where Folks Were Actually Awake, You Lost. Politico (11/3) reports, “Democrats who voted for the controversialHouse climate bill were slaughtered at the ballot box, including Rep. RickBoucher, the 14-term Virginian who helped broker some of the key dealsinstrumental to its June 2009 passage. In the Senate, several reliable green advocatesalso went down to opponents who derided tough new...


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November 2, 2010

  • 11/02/10
  • AEA
  • Blog

 

Bifurcation Station: GreensAlready in Spin Cycle Pre-Butting Election Results Tonight – InsistVoters Aren’t “Thinking About” Cap-and-Raid, Just the Economy (!)ClimateWire (11/1, subs. req’d) reports, “President Obama was still trying to motivate hisbase on the eve of elections. He has campaigned hard to turn out the vote forweeks. Yesterday, he gave campaign-themed interviews to radio stations inFlorida, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin -- all battleground states whereDemocrats could lose...


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November 1, 2010

  • 11/01/10
  • AEA
  • Blog

 

 

Don’t Call It a Comeback:Or Maybe That’s Exactly What You Should Call It; Defamed by Enviros, Media,World Coal Consumption Hits 40 Year High. Bloomberg News (10/30) reports, “Chris Cline foresaw thatthe dwindling Appalachian supply, coupled with what he expected would be rulesto force all power plants to add scrubbers to remove pollutants, would makeIllinois coal attractive. If plants had to clean the coal anyway, Clinereasoned, why not use inexpensive Illinois stock? He was right. Three...


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October 28, 2010

  • 10/28/10
  • AEA
  • Blog

Flashback:Prof. Calzada Sounded Alarm on Out of Control “Green” Subsidies in Spain TwoYears Ago. Today: Spain Set to Rein in Solar Subsidies, Unsustainable. Bloomberg (10/28) reports, Spain may limit the hours during which photovoltaic-powerplants may earn subsidies as part of a plan to rein in electricity costs forconsumers, according to a government official involved in talks with theowners. It’s too early to say how much the cut might cost companies thatgenerate the solar power using...


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The Election is Nearly Over, but the Fight Has Just Begun

  • 10/27/10
  • AEA
  • Can't Make This Up

On Election Day, the polls are pointing towards big changes in the leadership in Congress. Republicans are positioned to take over House of Representatives and will likely narrow their gap in the Senate. And even if the Democrats manage to retain control of the House, several incumbents running for reelection have already publically declared that the will not vote to reelect Nancy Pelosi as House Speaker, which means a change in leadership is certain.

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October 27, 2010

  • 10/27/10
  • AEA
  • Blog

By Hook orBy Crook, Obama Administration Hell-Bent on Bankrupting Coal Industry;Increasing Consumer Energy Prices.Wall Street Journal (10/27) editorializes, “Anyone who caresabout the U.S. economy is breathing easier now that cap and tax appears to beon the political garbage barge, but don't be so sure. The White House is stillpursuing its carbon agenda through regulation, albeit with almost no publicattention, and a new study shows the damage that is already being done.Yesterday the North...


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