Secretary Chu in Newsweek

My dependence on good internet service has been underlined by a week where it has not been available. Unfortunately the motel we were stayin...

The risks of "cap and trade"

When discussions arise about Climate Change, and the possibility that carbon dioxide and the other greenhouse gases are responsible for the ...

Energy Summit - the second morning

The second day of the Summit began early, but still had all four University Chancellors and the University President in the room at 7:30 am ...

Energy Summit - the second part (until 3 pm)

This is the second post on the contents of the Energy Summit held at the University of Missouri this week. The first post covered the keyn...

P60. Pick Points

There seems to be a fair bit of chat in the blogs at the moment about the fate of the “cap and trade” legislation that has appeared in the H...

The House Energy/Climate bill

The first major energy/climate legislation has begun to take shape, and it is worth looking to see what the House seems to think is the way ...

OPEC decisions, Cap and Trade, and Scientific Conclusions

The real impact, as opposed to the immediate market response, of the decision of OPEC not to cut their current levels of production will no...

Why we really need Cap and Trade

In President Obama’s interview with the NYT he said “We have proposed a cap and trade system, which could create some additional costs, bu...

P48. Pick Points

Half-a-dozen or so stories of interest: There has been considerable debate about fossil fuel producers being given tax breaks to encourage p...

P47. Pick Points

Half-a-dozen or so stories of interest: Up in Canada Suncor expects to produce around 300,000 bd of crude from its operations in Alberta. B...

Cap and Trade

The Administration has stated that it is looking favorably at the concept of “cap and trade” as a way of controlling the generation of carbo...

P34. Pick Points

Half-a-dozen or so stories of interest. Beginning by perusing the snippets that dribble into the Houston Chronicle blog from CERAweek, Repr...