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Responsible energy or subsidy slut
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Monday, August 16, 2010 |
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When people hear of "responsible energy", the first thing that comes up in their mind are “renewables,” or “wind,” or “solar.” These fuels are thought to be capable of replacing the hydrocarbon/nuclear/hydro power combination. Nothing could be farther from truth. There is no likelihood of these alternatives replacing the prevalant model in the near future. Moreover, they are costly, and if funded through subsidies, come at the expense of other people, writes Marita K Noon in CARE. |
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Dumb energy policies just keep coming
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010 |
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E15 ethanol mandates will benefit a few at the expense of many. The environmentalist agenda is pushing us towards that direction.Federal laws currently require that fuel suppliers blend more and more ethanol into gasoline. The ethanol activists say that supply will follow if we create the demand.Those who will pay for it, and those who worry about the environmental impacts of ethanol production and use resist the ethanol activism, writes Paul Driessen in CARE. |
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Expensive solar power can mean another Enron
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Sunday, August 08, 2010 |
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The target of target of 20,000 MW of solar electricity by 2020 may be desirable, but it will be economic suicide in today's solar technology costs. It is very unlikely that a technology breakthrough will come globally which makes solar power economical. Moreover, solar power needs a lot of land. We should not waste money duplicating global R&D either, writes Swaminathan S Anklesariya Aiyar in The Economic Times. |
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Consumers Would Suffer under the Renewable Electricity Standard
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Thursday, August 05, 2010 |
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The proposal of the senate to impose the Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) on electric utilities is a big fraud. Wind and solar are costly, uneconomic and uncompetitive. Carbondioxide has no noticeable impact on the climate. Energy produced without CO2 emissions is not clean. The scheme is a rip-off and the claim that it creates green jobs is absurd, writes Fred S Singer in The Independent Institute. |
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US: Double taxation could crush oil companies and their workers
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010 |
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Democrats want to double down on oil-firm income taxes. It would crush oil companies and their workers.If passed, Mr. Menendez's bill would leave domestic energy producers at a considerable competitive disadvantage relative to their foreign competitors, writes William F. Shughart II in The Washington Times. |
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BP Oil Spill: Avertible catastrophe
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Saturday, June 26, 2010 |
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When some are attuned to the possibility of impending catastrophe, some are unprepared for it.The Dutch belong to the first group and Americans to the second. The Netherlands offered the American government ships capable of handling a spill larger than the BP spill which appeared to be underway at that point in time.The U.S. government said "Thanks but no thanks", writes Lawrence Solomon in Financial Post. |
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Obama’s Drilling Announcement Hurts More Than It Helps
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Friday, June 04, 2010 |
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After the oil spill in Mexico, Obama ordered to stop the exploration works. It would do more harm than good. Several people would lose their livelihoods and oil will become even more expensive.We can't afford it at all, write Marita K Noon in CARE.
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A disaster with many fathers
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Friday, May 28, 2010 |
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The blame for the oil spill shouldn't squarely be placed on environmentalists, but they shouldn't escape mention, as they did. BP is guilty of nothing, but self-interest. In his finger-pointing Rose Garden speech, Obama blames everyone, but himself, writes Charles Krauthammer in The Washington Post. |
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For all its blunders, BP didn't cut and run
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Friday, May 28, 2010 |
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The abuses hurled against BP, though much deserved, is too harsh. It is true that the mistakes made by its officials did much harm. But, when confronted with the crisis, they did everything they can to alleviate the pain.They took the responsibility and did everything they can to clean up the mess, writes Steven Pearlstein in The Washington Post.
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Keep drilling, with focus on safety and accountability
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Thursday, May 27, 2010 |
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The Oil spill in the gulf of Mexico is no adequate reason to put a rein on oil production. All human activity carries some risk. No one argues against driving on the roads, even though risks are involved. The same principle applies to energy production. However, there should be safety measures and accountability, writes GARY WOLFRAM in freep.com |
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