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Editor’s Note
Take it from a Texan: Hurricanes are a part of living along the U.S. Gulf Coast. When they make landfall in our more populated areas, all manner of hardship transpires for individuals and industries alike.Read this article for FREE |
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How the Ethanol-Blending Requirement Works
by Robert Rapier
Congress requires phasing in 9 billion gallons of ethanol
this year. With gasoline demand slowing, this mandate can mean overblending
or underblending – with possible penalties.
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Sarah’s
Got My Vote
by Steve Huey
Say what you will about John McCain’s bombastic VP choice,
but Gov. Palin understands energy. And when you understand energy, you understand
foreign policy.
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Field Report: On the Ground at DNC 2008
by Erika-Marie S. Geiss
Though the Democrats talked a good green game, their
concentration on tomorrow’s energy diversity didn’t address the foreign-dependence
issues we face right now.
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Hype
Me Once, Shame on You …
by Richard R. Loomis
Why wait for an actual hurricane to cause gasoline panic
and finger-pointing when you can create hysteria by hyping a tropical storm?
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What Does the DOE Do?
by Richard R. Loomis and Erika-Marie S. Geiss
Spread too thin and bogged down
with bureaucracy, the Department of Energy is government at its most inefficient.
Maybe it’s time for the private sector to take charge.
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No Easy Answers to Iran’s Continued Nuclear Development
by Cyril Widdershoven
Iran’s uranium enrichment program is a thorn in the side of Western interests, and sanctions may be ineffective against a threat to close the Strait of Hormuz.
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Spotlight
North America
Oil-related scandal rocks the halls of Congress, the Gulf reports on hurricane
damage, and Canadians choose between energy policies.
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Spotlight on Africa
Total returns to Sudan, a proposed refinery in Mozambique raises environmental concerns, and Japan and Italy share a contract to produce liquefied natural gas in Algeria.
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Current
Trends and Issues: Renewable Energy
Dr. Tony Hayward
Group Chief Executive
BP p.l.c.
An exponential rise in energy demand, boosted by population and
economic growth, has magnified concerns about climate change and
energy security. The author asserts that both need to be addressed
together through a sound alternative energy strategy that requires,
among other steps, investment in clean technologies from governments
and the energy industry worldwide.
A Podcast of this article is Available, Click
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The
Future of Global Energy
Abdallah S. Jum’ah
President and CEO
Saudi Aramco
In addressing the world’s rising energy demands, notes the
author, three issues are at the forefront of supply security: alternative
energy sources, environmental protection and increased demand from
China and India. Each issue is discussed from a Saudi Arabian perspective,
with an eye toward continued cooperation among nations and policymakers
worldwide.
A Podcast of this article is Available, Click
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Delivering
America’s Energy Security
Clarence P. Cazalot
Jr.
President and CEO
Marathon Oil Corporation
One of the most serious and defining issues of our time is how
to ensure America’s energy security. The author presents
what he considers the three major components of a viable national
energy strategy – efficiency, diversity and technology – along
with some examples of what the oil and gas industry is doing to
address these items.
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The
Real Reasons Energy Prices Are High,
and What We Can Do
Jeff Bingaman
Chair, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
U.S. Senate
Proposals to open more federal lands to lease sales will do nothing
to bring more domestic oil to market or lower the price of oil
or gasoline, contends Sen. Bingaman. The senator instead suggests
that companies develop the vast acreages they have already leased,
and that the government takes measures to curb speculation in the
oil markets and raise the value of the dollar by reducing the federal
debt.
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