Category Archives: Energy
New Study Reveals Economic Consequences of Continuing Restrictions on Domestic Energy Exploration
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — America’s reliance on foreign energy will grow by 19 percent over the next 20 years, expanding the transfer of U.S. wealth to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) by more than $600 billion, according to a report by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). The two-year [...]
Obama to tout job-creating efforts in Ohio speech
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will travel to Ohio on Jan. 22 to build public support for his jobs agenda. Obama will meet with workers, small business owners and community leaders in Lorain County, near Cleveland. It’s the second stop on the president’s “White House to Main Street” tour. He visited Allentown, Pa. last month.
Obama [...]
China manufacturing grows for eighth month
China’s manufacturing sector expanded for the eighth straight month in October, pointing to further signs that the recovering economy is on firmer ground, a survey by an industry group said Sunday.
The state-sanctioned China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said its purchasing managers index, or PMI, rose to 55.2, nearly a full point higher than in [...]
Five Technologies That Could Change Everything
By MICHAEL TOTTY
It’s a tall order: Over the next few decades, the world will need to wean itself from dependence on fossil fuels and drastically reduce greenhouse gases. Current technology will take us only so far; major breakthroughs are required.
What might those breakthroughs be? Here’s a look at five technologies that, if successful, could radically [...]
Power Plants Face Potentially Costly New Air-Pollution Rules
By IAN TALLEY
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to issue new air-pollution rules for coal- and oil-fired power plants by November 2011, according to court documents.
While the new regulations will likely reduce emissions of cancer-causing pollutants by millions of tons annually, they could mean costly technology upgrades for the industry.
A consent decree released [...]
The Coming Energy Revolution
Smart-grid technology will bring huge savings to companies as varied as Cisco, PG&E, and Cargill, and to consumers, too. But who will foot the bill?
By Rachael King
Food producer Cargill is taking a carving knife to its electricity bills. At a plant in Springdale, Ark., where the company handles about 50,000 turkeys a day, electricity bills [...]
Executives: Smart Grid Will Take Off in the U.S.
Steve LeVine on September 24
A key part of the Obama Administration’s green-energy policy is the development of a so-called “smart grid.” This is a new electric power system that would coordinate power demand with the fuel supply — for instance, from solar and wind, which only work when there is sun and wind. [...]