Posts Tagged ‘energy independence’
The Cost of Energy Independence
I have noted before that every president since Nixon has talked about the need to get the United States off of foreign oil and moving toward energy independence. Jon Stewart recently captured this theme in a very funny, but troubling segment: An Energy-Independent Future...
American Freedom from Oil: A Bipartisan Pipedream
The following guest essay is by Kevin Kane. Kevin is a market analyst, economist, Asia political affairs strategist, and Korean language linguist living in Seoul, South Korea.American Freedom from Oil: A Bipartisan PipedreamBy Kevin KaneDuring election campaigns, presidential candidates, policy ...
Rep. Joe Barton’s Lack of Familiarity with Climate Bill Breeds Contempt
A plan, that in simplest terms would INCREASE our carbon pollution, reduce our energy security, and do nothing to help re-power the American economy.
We Want Energy Independence!
That is, as long as it doesn't increase gasoline costs by $0.40/gallon. That is one of a number of findings from Public Agenda in a new report called The Energy Learning Curve™ (PDF):What should we do about the energy issues we face? Public Agenda, in ...
Yes He Could
Feasible? Yes. Realistic? No.Do I believe the U.S. can be energy independent? Yes, I believe that with certain draconian measures, the U.S. could achieve energy independence within 10 years. But emphasis must be placed on 'draconian.' So yes, I think Barack Obama could make good on ...
Why Energy Independence Eludes the U.S.
The following is an essay I wrote by request for another website. Regular readers won't see anything they haven't seen before, but I figured I would go ahead and post here as well. It is a condensed version of some of the topics I have hit here several times....
America’s Energy IQ 2008
Update: I was on the call, asked the first question (about the disconnect in the EIA projections for ethanol usage of less than 10% in 2030 versus the mandate of 36 billion gallons by 2022) and then I had a phone problem. I e-mailed in the rest of my questions, ...
Book Review: Gusher of Lies
Critiquing Robert Zubrin on Energy
A couple of weeks ago, I said that I would be working on several posts. One of them, a book review for Robert Bryce's new book, Gusher of Lies, is finished but I won't post it until the book is officially released on March 10th. Beyond that, I ...
