]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/energy-policy Blog Articles Tagged with 'energy-policy' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/150821?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Dan Yurman of Idaho Samizdat has posted a comment provoking blog entry describing potential job creation effects of an expansion of the DOE nuclear power plant loan guarantee program initially authorized by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. One importan... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/atomic-insights/150821?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:47:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/151132?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Via FiredogLake I learn that the Wall Street Journal is reporting on a drop in electricity consumption in the US. An unexpected drop in U.S. electricity consumption has utility companies worried that the trend isn't a byproduct of the economic downtu... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/greenpeace-weblogs/151132?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:05:35 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/150983?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Despite our pre-Thanksgiving prep-for-bloat kind of lethargic mood, we thought we point you to a couple of interesting videos. Here's one from the BBC about the disassembly of the Sellafield Cumbrian plant. This isn't a nuclear power plant, but a pla... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/150983?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:35:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/151117?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy The COP14 climate talks next week are taking place amid circumstances that are drastically changed compared to the last round of negotiations; the world's economy is in severe turmoil. That means one thing - global leaders' resolve to combat climate ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/151117?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:56:47 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/150985?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Over at The Huffington Post, Greenpeace's Jim Riccio offers up some red meat in his provocatively titled guest post, President Obama and Nuclear Power's Spin Campaign. Riccio accuses NEI of mischaracterizing President-elect Obama's support for nuclea... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/150985?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:54:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/150986?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Interestingly, Kentucky's Governor Steve Beshear pursued an energy policy during his campaign but was notably silent about nuclear energy being a part of that policy - you can see his campaign manifesto on energy issues here. But, boy, when he comes... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/150986?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:55:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/150569?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Barack Obama has created a top-notch team to guide his transition into the White House (see Obama fills key posts on environment, energy teams ). Next, he should create a team to guide America's transition to a new energy economy.I'm not talking... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/climate-progress/150569?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:04:41 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/150327?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Time to scratch a name off your Energy Secretary candidate list? ABC's Jake Tapper and Martha Raddatz are reporting that retired Marine General James L. Jones has emerged as the leading candidate to serve as the National Security Adviser for Presiden... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/nei-nuclear-notes/150327?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:55:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/150255?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy The analysis in the current edition of the Department of Energy's This Week in Petroleum highlights an unexpected finding from the department's Short Term Energy Outlook: a forecast of a pronounced uptick in US oil production for next year, by 8% c... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/150255?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:45:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/150490?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Cross-posted from the Breakthrough InstitutePresident-elect Barack Obama's incoming Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, called for major reforms to our nation's health care, financial, and energy systems at the Wall Street Journal's CEO Council today, chal... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/150490?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:45:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/150217?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Nike, Starbucks, Levi Strauss, Sun Microsystems and Timberland Challenge Lawmakers to Raise the Bar for U.S.Climate and Energy Policy; Call for CO2 Emission Cuts, Clean Energy Investments, Coal Plant LimitsCross-posted from WattHead - Energy News and... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/150217?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:21:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/150491?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Nike, Starbucks, Levi Strauss, Sun Microsystems and Timberland Challenge Lawmakers to Raise the Bar for U.S.Climate and Energy Policy; Call for CO2 Emission Cuts, Clean Energy Investments, Coal Plant LimitsToday, five leading US companies joined Cere... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/150491?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:38:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/150218?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Cross-posted from WattHead - Energy News and CommentaryIn a prepared video address delivered today at the Global Climate Summit in Los Angeles, CA, President-elect Barack Obama pledged to turn over a new chapter in America's leadership on climate ch... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/150218?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:59:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/150493?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy In a prepared video address delivered today at the Global Climate Summit in Los Angeles, CA, President-elect Barack Obama pledged to turn over a new chapter in America's leadership on climate change. In the short address, viewed by an audience tha... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/150493?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:39:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/150094?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Obama gets it right in an interview on 60 Minutes: Steve Kroft: When the price of oil was at $147 a barrel, there were a lot of spirited and profitable discussions that were held on energy independence. Now you've got the price of oil under $60. Mr. ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/150094?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:57:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149694?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy By Kate Sheppard Obama is tapping many Clintonites for his transition team. Photo: John Raoux / AP The Obama-Biden transition announced the names of the Agency Review Team leads, who will be charged with completing a thorough review of key ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/149694?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:04:21 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/149649?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy The Journal's Neil King Jr. reports:Mums the Word, Peakniks!Should the deans of the peak-oil movement give the world a break and shelve their dire warnings of impending supply shortages?So urges Robert Hirsch, one of the true eminences of the peakist... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/149649?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:26:49 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/149560?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy With the developed world in recession, crude oil futures slipped to $57 on fears the developing world wont be able to sustain demand, Bloomberg reports. The signals are worrisome: Chinas electricity output declined for the first time in four years du... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-capital/149560?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:27:52 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/149527?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Cross-posted from the Breakthrough InstituteThe stark tone of the International Energy Agency's World Energy Outlook 2008 is a dramatic departure from their normally staid and frequently rosy projections about the world's energy future (I presented h... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/149527?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/149528?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Cross-posted from the Breakthrough InstituteThe world's energy watchdog, the International Energy Agency, released their annual World Energy Outlook report today, and it starts out with a bang. The first paragraph of the IEA report reads: The world'... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/149528?rsstype=tag&tag=energy-policy Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:55:00 -0500