WORLD ENERGY MONTHLY REVIEW:
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Editor's Note
If there’s one thing pundits love, it’s to make predictions for the new year.
Is it too soon to do that now? No. So here’s my prediction: the price of oil
and gas will rise. ... |
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Letters to the Editor
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Failure to Prepare
by Hugh Ebbutt
An unprecedented gathering of world leaders from over 190 countries, came together in Copenhagen, Denmark, December 7-18, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, to try to decide what to do about it.
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Cash for Clunkers: Pass or Fail?
by Brian Tully
Did the much-vaunted program do anything more than prompt an
unsustainable sales spike? |
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My Prediction
by Richard R. Loomis
Energy demand is rising and supply is not. And until
our homes and cars learn to run on sunshine or breezes, there’s only one direction
for oil prices to go.
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Spotlight on North America
Greenhouse gases get a mandated threshold level, the Senate’s energy bill leaves
vital issues up in the air, and cap and trade is causing a loss of membership
in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
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Spotlight on Latin America
Venezuela claims a major discovery, Russia seeks a consortium to boost operations
in four countries, and South America’s surplus of natural gas leads to auction
action.
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WORLD ENERGY FEATURED ARTICLES:
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In
Tough Times, Investing in Both Energy and the Environment
by Tony Hayward
Group Chief Executive
BP
The world will recover from its global recession, states the author.
As this happens, the world’s citizens will need more energy,
and the earth’s climate will need protection. Both needs
can be met with the proper investment and mutual effort now.
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A
Stable Foundation and New Growth from Energy
by David J. O’Reilly
Chairman and CEO
Chevron Corporation
Far from an energy weakling, states the author, the United States
is an energy powerhouse. Moreover, the domestic production of energy
from all sources can provide sorely needed economic stability and
new growth. |
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Realistic
View of National Energy Challenge Is Needed
by Thomas F. Farrell
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Chairman, President and CEO
Dominion
Even amidst the worst economic crisis in decades, the new president
and new Congress must keep the dire need for a sound energy policy
at the forefront. An energy CEO looks at electricity, coal, nuclear
and more, and he urges the new administration to be involved and
pragmatic. |
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Toward
a Green Revolution
by James E. Rogers
Chairman, President and CEO
Duke Energy
Establishing energy independence and fostering environmental stewardship
require a commitment to affordable, efficient alternative fuels.
The author illustrates how his company is both taking steps to
reduce coal’s carbon footprint today and investing across
the alternative alternatives spectrum – including solar,
wind and hydro – to find the clean, safe sources of energy
tomorrow. |
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