Daily Archives: May 21, 2012

Made in America: Increase Access for Secure Energy Future

May 21, 2012
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Made in America: Increase Access for Secure Energy Future

American-made energy. With the Energy Information Administration projecting that the United States will need more than 16 percent additional energy by 2035, the idea that we could, before then, see 100 percent of our liquid fuel needs met domestically and from Canada is huge. Make that gigantic. Increased access to American energy resources is the…

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MDU Resources unit buys Bakken midstream assets

May 21, 2012
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MDU Resources Group Inc., through its Bitter Creek Pipelines LLC subsidiary, plans to pay $66 million for a 50% interest in Whiting Oil & Gas Corp.’s Bakken midstream assets near Belfield, ND.

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No One Can Afford Another Round of Iran Sanctions

May 21, 2012
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As Iran and the P5+1 prepare to meet in Baghdad on 23 May for the next round of nuclear talks, Europe should be seriously considering the implications of its planned sanctions on Iranian oil scheduled to be implemented on 1 July. Obama certainly is considering this. Greece is collapsing and the entire Euro zone is…

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Energy in the Time of Elections: Claims and Counterclaims

May 21, 2012
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Where there's oil and gas, there's milk and honey. That is the thrust of the American Petroleum Institute's report to the platform committees of the Republican and Democratic parties. It was previewed in Washington on May 15 by API President and CEO Jack Gerard, the oil industry's man on Earth, known for his tough attitudes…

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Do Anti-Dumping Duties on China PV Panels Make Any Sense?

May 21, 2012
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“Low Prices, Always Low Prices” that is the tag line of one of the world’s largest retailers. That may be why Wal-Mart is one of the world’s largest retailers. But when it comes to solar photovoltaic panels made in China the price is too low according to the US Government because the Chinese government is…

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Why the Smart Grid is More Than Just Smart Meters

May 21, 2012
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Richard Ford doesn’t like the term smart grid. “It means different things to different people,” says the manager of grid solutions at Toronto Hydro. “The term has become overused. It gets in the way.” Many hydro customers in the city associate the term with the smart meters in their homes and the time-of-use pricing they…

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