November 30, 2012 at 2:32 pm
Contributed by: Chris
I have a short post up at Slate today, elaborating on the natural gas liquids aspect of the IEA’s widely-reported assertion that the U.S. will surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s top oil producer.
Read it here: The U.S. Will Not Actually Produce More Oil Than Saudi Arabia in 2020
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November 28, 2012 at 10:36 am
Contributed by: Chris
For SmartPlanet this week, I debunked the hottest story in energy for the last two weeks: The IEA’s assertion that the U.S. will overtake Saudi Arabia as the world’s top oil producer by 2020. After exploring the data, I found that not only will the U.S. not surpass Saudi Arabia in oil production, but it won’t become self-sufficient in oil or become a net oil exporter, either.
Read it here: U.S. will not surpass Saudi Arabia’s oil production by 2020
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November 14, 2012 at 11:28 am
Contributed by: Chris
For SmartPlanet this week, I offered a crazy idea: Instead of carbon policy, we could pursue a national feed-in tariff for renewable energy. It might be possible that President Obama could even implement the idea through FERC without needing the approval of Congress, but some legal opinions would be needed to confirm that.
Read it here: Beyond carbon policy: A national feed-in tariff
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November 14, 2012 at 9:00 am
Contributed by: Chris
I was interviewed last week by Susan Phillips for a show about the new “energy independence” meme, featured on NPR affiliate WHYY in Philadelphia. You can read her article and listen to the show here:
Energy independence more rhetoric than reality
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November 8, 2012 at 3:36 pm
Contributed by: Chris
I’m pleased to have written my first article for Quartz, a new online publication of Atlantic Media. My original title was “Scarcity training.” I argue that Sandy is a glimpse into a future in which scarcity is more frequent, and that people need to build resilience and self-sufficiency into their lives.
Read it here: Sandy as a glimpse into the future: Americans should prepare for a scarcity of resources and a fight for survival
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