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Falling U.S. Energy-Related CO2 Emissions & Hydraulic Fracturing
The Energy Information Administration today released figures that give everyone in the industry reason to cheer: U.S.
Divestment Hot Air From The Beehive State
More divestment bluster, this time from the academic senate at the University of Utah, which voted narrowly in favor of a resolution calling on the
Isn’t It Ironic
Although the things that Alanis Morrisette speaks of in her famous song are not de facto ironic, the title of the song does pop into my head when I see or hear of certain things in the news.
Ignoring Icarus: The Obama Administration and Taxpayer-funded Solar Companies
The story of the dizzying rise and precipitous fall of one-time solar energy darling SunEdison bears more than a passing resemblance to the Greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus – and is yet another salutary lesson about the dangers of flying too high, too soon.
Refiners and Tax Day: Producing More Than Just Fuels
By mid-January, news sources have thoroughly exhausted reports on American’s Yuletide spending and attention inevitably turns to the day of reckoning: Tax Day.
Cars At The Capital: Preserving Automotive Heritage (And Fuel Choice) For American Motorists
If you happen to be in Washington, D.C.
Cars At The Capital: Petrochemicals In Cars From Taft To Today
Since the early 20th century, U.S. presidents have embraced automotive technology. President William Howard Taft, an early automobile enthusiast, broke the long presidential tradition of using horse-drawn vehicles and brought the presidency to more modern times with his use of the White steamer, a pre-gasoline steam-powered car.
Chicken Little, Er The Biofuel Industry Had A Pretty Good Year: Part II
Just over a year ago, the Primer highlighted how EPA finally recognized the vehicle and fueling infrastructure compatibility constraints in using its legal authority to propose reducing the annual requirement for the nation’s biofuel mandate, known as the Renewable Fuel Standard or RFS, from what is written in the law that created the program.