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Exploring the Costs and Benefits of Shale Gas
Marcellus shale gas drilling site in West Virginia. Image from Jeanne Briskin's (EPA) presentation at EESI’s briefing on June 21, 2011.With environmental pressures mounting against coal-fired power...
View ArticleDOE Technology Review Would Shift Research Priorities
The Department of Energy (DOE) released its first Quadrennial Technology Review, identifying the technology areas in which focused DOE research and development (R&D) could make the biggest...
View ArticleMore Job-Creating Biomass Crop Projects Announced Recently
Over the summer, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the establishment of nine new biomass production project areas across the U.S. as part of the Biomass Crop Assistance Program...
View ArticleMilitary Advisory Board Urges Action to Cut U.S. Oil Dependence
Biofuel critics and petroleum boosters have been on the rise in Congress –a big change in the political climate from five years ago when the Energy Independence and Security Act was enacted. While the...
View ArticleGlobal Population Passes Seven Billion: Will the Next Farm Bill Be Up to the...
The United Nations estimates that the global population passed seven billion on October 31. Demographers estimate that 2.3 billion more people will be on the planet by 2050. Will there be sufficient...
View ArticlePetroleum Insecurity Increases While Biofuel Incentives Expire
Before the House adjourned in December, the Committee on Foreign Affairs met to discuss the growing threats to U.S. economic and energy security due to continuing U.S. dependence on petroleum. Since...
View ArticleRising Oil Prices Pushing Large Consumers to Shift to Alternative Fuels
With no relief from high oil prices in sight, large institutional transportation fuel consumers are shifting to alternatives. From the Department of Defense, to the airline industry, to Fed Ex, the...
View ArticleEPA Helps Move E15 Biofuels Closer to Market
This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the first applications for registration of ethanol for use in making gasoline that contains up to 15 percent ethanol (E15). This is a...
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EESI to Help Develop an Energy 101 Curriculum
Nurturing tomorrow’s future energy leaders by providing them with clear, impartial information and sharp critical-thinking skills is essential to ensuring that our energy production be both sustainable...
View ArticleHouse and White House at Odds over Spending for the Military’s Biofuel Future
The United States needs to reduce dependence on petroleum for a host of economic, energy, and environmental security reasons. Even the Pentagon is concerned about the military’s own vulnerability to...
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Call for Universities to Divest in Fossil Fuel Companies
In an attempt to curb carbon emissions and fight climate change, students from more than 100 colleges and universities around the United States are asking their administrations to divest holdings in...
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Renewables now cheaper than fossil fuels in Australia
Photo credit: AGKWind power in Australia is now cheaper than energy from fossil fuels, according to a report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). Electricity generated from new wind farms costs...
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Electricity Generated From Renewables Up 12.8% From 2011 to 2012
The amount of U.S. electricity generated from non-hydro renewable sources increased by 12.8 percent from 2011 to 2012, according to the latest “Electric Power Monthly” report released by the U.S....
View ArticlePetroleum Consumption Declines Again in 2012; Can the U.S. Continue This...
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Department of Energy Unveils 'Energy 101' Framework
Colleges Urged to Create ‘Introduction to Energy’ Courses Open to All UndergraduatesMarch 12, 2013—In an effort to help address the array of energy challenges facing the country, the U.S. Department of...
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EESI Submits Comments on Proposed Updates to Fracking Regulations
Fracking Well (copyright Tim Evanson)The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed updates to its 30-year-old regulations of hydrological-fracturing (fracking) on Federal and Indian lands. These...
View ArticleBioenergy and Agriculture Funding Affected by Omnibus Spending Bill
Janaury 17, 2014On Thursday, January 16, the Senate voted 72-26 to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 (H.R. 3547), also known as the omnibus spending bill, to fund the government through...
View ArticleBudget Proposal Contains Robust Mandatory Funding for Farms, Forests and...
March 7, 2014On March 4, President Obama released his $3.9 trillion fiscal year (FY) budget proposal. The proposal reflects the President’s commitment to an "all of the above" energy strategy, as well...
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