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Once upon a time, I wished that a balanced budget amendment would include a provision reading: Congress shall make no law which embraces more than one subject, that subject to be expressed in the title. All acts which repeal, revive or amend former laws, shall recite in their caption, or otherwise, the title or substance of [...] 
For the past few years, I’ve expressed frustration over my fears that global warming hype would damage popular will to embrace conservation and clean energy. (Short version: Much of the weather weirdness of the first part of the decade is likely more attributable to random noise and shorter-term cycles. “Global warming”, which is probably real, is [...] 
From a New York Times op-ed: Recently, however, we were able to conduct a study in Indiana, where daylight time was instituted statewide only in 2006. […] We found that daylight time caused a 1 percent overall increase in residential electricity use, though the effect varied from month to month. The greatest increase occurred in late summer [...] 
I just got back from a quick business trip to San Antonio. While there, I got to see gas selling for $1.999/gallon. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen gas below $2/gallon.
Remember the days when western governments pressured OPEC to boost production, to keep oil prices below $100 per barrel? Seen at the Wall Street Journal (subscriber link): Meeting for the first time since March, OPEC ministers on Tuesday will face a quandary: With the world economy still on the ropes, do they really want to be seen [...]
I’m working through my reading pile. This story from the newswires caught my eye a couple of days ago: Households worried about the high cost of keeping warm this winter will draw little comfort from the Farmers’ Almanac, which predicts below-average temperatures for most of the U.S. "Numb’s the word," says the 192-year-old publication, which claims an [...] 
Seen at GreenUpgrader: On Friday, the Governor M. Jodi Rell, unveiled the Connecticut Solar Lease Program. The program is run by the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF), and it is the first of its kind here in the US. By pulling together a number of rebates and tax credits, the CCEF is able to lease solar [...] 
Dang, I’ve accumulated quite a bit of material worth commenting on during the craziness of the past few weeks. Some of the more interesting articles include: Redstate referenced an article in the Telegraph entitled “The Great Oil Bubble Has Burst”. While Redstate seems inclined to play up the influence of off-shore drilling expectations in the recent [...]
Before I head back to the “perfect storm” of quarter-end work, the processing of 7/1 business, and other “fun”, I can’t help but pass along the following quote: We demand more energy and complain about high prices, but we restrict energy exploration and production. We embrace the promise of energy efficiency, but we are slow to [...]
I think having record-high fuel prices at a traditional vacation week has really focused the media attention on national energy policy (or the lack thereof). Many of the interesting articles I have encountered in the past few days have been energy-themed. Consider: WSJ.com’s Deal Journal: [JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon] On oil, which recently hit a record [...] |
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