]> http://www.greenedia.com/latest Energy Prices Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/real-deal/189324?rsstype=latest&cid=51 I have read in several places that because of the new fracing technology and horizontal drilling that the US will have a surplus of natural gas that will keep prices down for an extended amount of time. In fact these technologies have opened up new f... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:27:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/real-deal/189324?rsstype=latest&cid=51 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/189254?rsstype=latest&cid=51 Harry de Gorter and David R. Just Abstract The efficacy of alternative biofuel policies in achieving energy, environmental and agricultural policy goals is assessed ... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:06:02 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/189254?rsstype=latest&cid=51 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/189228?rsstype=latest&cid=51 An article in today's Financial Times (registration required) raises a worrying possibility concerning the plans of the US and other oil-consuming countries to rely on biofuels for an increasing fraction of future fuel needs. What if oil-producing co... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:25:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/189228?rsstype=latest&cid=51 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/189200?rsstype=latest&cid=51 Tim Duy:My attention this morning was drawn to the inflation numbers in the January Personal Income and Spending release, specifically the recent downward trend in core PCE inflation:Coupled with a sizable output gap that yields very high human cost ... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:21:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/189200?rsstype=latest&cid=51 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/189230?rsstype=latest&cid=51 The price of oil is an odd thing. It's watched by millions of people every day, especially when it reaches uncomfortable levels, yet no two observers agree on all the details of how it's determined. Having traded the stuff professionally, I've always... Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:44:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/189230?rsstype=latest&cid=51 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/188615?rsstype=latest&cid=51 A small start-up company just launched an amazing new product to much fanfare: a novel fuel cell device capable of running on natural gas and potentially small enough to fit in your basement and power your entire home, replacing the electricity you b... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:26:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/188615?rsstype=latest&cid=51 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/189037?rsstype=latest&cid=51 The top energy news today is undoubtedly the public unveiling of Bloom Energy's new hydrogen fuel cell. Eight years in the making (yet unveiled about a week after Bill Gates spoke on the need for energy miracles), the Bloom fuel cell is made out of ... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:31:21 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/189037?rsstype=latest&cid=51 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/188815?rsstype=latest&cid=51 With all the hype today around the release of the breakthrough Bloom Energy fuel cell (which has become known as the Bloom box and is referred to by Bloom as an Energy Server ), it's good to find a couple of posts looking at some real details:To... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:47:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/188815?rsstype=latest&cid=51 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/188558?rsstype=latest&cid=51 Kudos to Vincent Chornet. The president, CEO and co-founder of Montreal-based Enerkem (along with his father, Esteban) has in just a few years turned his company into a leading player in the emerging waste-to-fuel market. Today, Enerkem gained even... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:13:44 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/188558?rsstype=latest&cid=51 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/189040?rsstype=latest&cid=51 by Warren Karlenzig A new report by a United Kingdom industry taskforce predicts steep oil price rises and gasoline supply shortages by 2014-2015, which will put the global economy at similar risk to the 2007-2008 rapid rise in oil prices... Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:54:05 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/189040?rsstype=latest&cid=51 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/188649?rsstype=latest&cid=51 Oil prices did spike to triple-digit levels in early 2008, then drop sharply. But think about the fact that right now, with the world economy still seriously depressed, oil is at $80 a barrel. This suggests to me that high oil prices are largely caus... Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:38:28 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/188649?rsstype=latest&cid=51 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/187969?rsstype=latest&cid=51 Car-share services across North America are proving they're not a passing fad as a growing percentage of urban dwellers facing high parking prices, a lack of spaces, urban congestion and urban smog, not to mention higher fuel prices are choos... Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:47:53 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-break/187969?rsstype=latest&cid=51 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/186883?rsstype=latest&cid=51 From the WSJ's Weekly Report:Latest Risk to Alaska Gas Pipeline: More Gasby: Ben CasselmanJan 30, 2010TOPICS: Energy, Supply and DemandSUMMARY: The discovery of huge new natural-gas fields across the contiguous U.S. is threatening Alaska's plans for ... Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:44:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/186883?rsstype=latest&cid=51 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/real-deal/186961?rsstype=latest&cid=51 This chart is from Frank Holmes's shop US Global Investors. You will notice that it shows the return for different commodities ranked by best return at the top. Another item you many notice is that a strong performer in one year has a tendency to per... Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:05:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/real-deal/186961?rsstype=latest&cid=51 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/186297?rsstype=latest&cid=51 South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham the R in the D/R/I Senate's tripartisan climate bill sandwich known as Kerry, Graham and Lieberman is declaring the death of cap and trade in this New York Times article: Realistically, the cap-and-trade bills... Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:33:19 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/186297?rsstype=latest&cid=51 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/186301?rsstype=latest&cid=51 Despite a crippling recession and tight credit markets, the American wind power industry grew at a blistering pace in 2009, adding 39 percent more capacity. The country is close to the point where 2 percent of its electricity will come from wind turb... Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:25:54 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/186301?rsstype=latest&cid=51 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/186471?rsstype=latest&cid=51 By Mark Kimbrell. Note, this post does not necessarily represent the opinions or priorities of Focus the Nation, and instead represents the author's sentiments alone. Last week represented defeat after defeat for the climate movement and progressiv... Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:36:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/186471?rsstype=latest&cid=51 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/185704?rsstype=latest&cid=51 If there's one lesson from the health care debacle, it is that Waxman-Markey was and is a dead end. Many of us objected to the bill on the grounds that it supports a lot of phony offsets for twenty years, imposes lots of costs and regulation in the... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:52:03 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/185704?rsstype=latest&cid=51 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/184774?rsstype=latest&cid=51 The American Petroleum Institute (API) released its annual oil statistics for 2009 to the press yesterday afternoon, and I participated in their media teleconference this morning covering the results. The numbers reveal some interesting shifts, and t... Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/184774?rsstype=latest&cid=51 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/184801?rsstype=latest&cid=51 From the inbox: Hi John- I am working on a story on alternative energy and I was hoping to speak to you about federal and state subsidies. If you have a moment can you give me a call tomorrow (Friday a.m.)? My question is are federal and... Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:01:42 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/184801?rsstype=latest&cid=51