That might as well be the title of the Wall Street Journal article Surprise Drop in Power Use Delivers Jolt to Utilities. An unexpected drop in U.S. electricity consumption has utility companies worried that the trend isn’t a byproduct of the economic downturn, and could reflect a permanent shift in consumption that will require sweeping […]
OH NO!!!! Americans using less electricity!!!!
November 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: electricity · Energy
Warming Summers …
November 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Larry Summers is now officially part of the senior Obama Administration team on economic issues. Let us be clear, energy and global warming are cross-cutting issues, so cross-cutting that stances on views on these issues should be examined against essentially all appointees. While Summers has the shadow of a controversial early 1990s World Bank memo […]
Tags: cap and trade · carbon tax · climate change · environmental · Global Warming · government energy policy
The US Chamber of Commerce and “21st Century Energy” — a glance with thoughts
November 24th, 2008 · 4 Comments
For much of this year, the US Chamber of Commerce has been engaged in a public campaign related to energy issues. Early in the year, the Chamber aligned themselves with the National Association of Manufacturing in battling against any meaningful action on global warming, including running ads against action strongly reminiscent of the infamous […]
Tags: analysis · business practice · Energy · government energy policy