Archive for 'February 2012'

Surface effects part of fracing in popular view

February 29, 2012 8:50 AM by bobt

Political conflict over hydraulic fracturing turns on a semantic point crucial but perhaps not evident to the oil and gas industry.

New clean energy standard move shows failure to learn

February 17, 2012 8:50 AM by bobt

As Congress begins its latest effort to choreograph energy choice, Americans should lock their cash drawers.

Scorecard needed to gauge oil market worried about Iran

February 8, 2012 8:50 AM by bobt

Perils linked to Iran are escalating so rapidly that an observer needs a scorecard to gauge market effects.

Politics makes emissions trading a peculiar market

February 6, 2012 11:20 AM by bobt

The trading in units of permission to emit carbon dioxide is supposed to be a market-based response to global warming. It’s really politics.