Transportation, Emissions, Biofuels and Whiskey
By Dian L. Chu, Economic Forecasts & Opinions A new report released by the Carbon Disclosure Project notes that globally, 98% of transportation runs on fuel made from oil. The transportation sector...
View ArticleObama Is Clueless on the Economy
By Dian L. Chu, Economic Forecasts & Opinions (Updated Sep. 14 adding an ending segment of investing strategy.) On Labor Day, President Obama announced a new $50-billion infrastructure plan next...
View ArticleJob Creation and Green Energy
By Dian L. Chu, Economic Forecasts & Opinions Even though unemployment claims drop, while job openings rise, the U.S. economy still shed 95,000 jobs in September with steep losses in government...
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131 = The Number of Years to Replace Oil
By Dian L. Chu, Economic Forecasts & Opinions It seems the panic time for both green enthusiasts and peak oil pundits. According to a new paper by two researchers at the University of California –...
View ArticleNatural Gas: Better Days Ahead (in Two Years)
By Dian L. Chu, EconForecast Natural gas posted the first weekly increase this month in the week of Nov. 14, on forecasts of colder than normal temperatures in most of the eastern U.S. from Nov. 24...
View ArticleNatural Gas: Worse Than Coal & Diesel in Greenhouse Emissions?
By Dian L. Chu, EconForecast Natural gas has long been touted as a cleaner alternative because natural gas releases about half as much of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide as coal does. Although the...
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Guest Post: The Case for Subsidizing Alternative Fuel Projects
By Bob van der Valk Dateline: Terry, Montana, February 2, 2011 On January 25, 2011 President Obama proposed in his State of the Union speech to eliminate $4 billion a year in tax exemptions for oil...
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Solyndra Solar Failed By Poor Cost Structure, Not China
By EconMatters The ongoing news coverage of Solyndra, the ill-fated solar panel manufacturer which filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 6, and the circumstances surrounding its loan from the U.S. government...
View ArticleThe Unintended Consequence of Green Cars
By EconMattersEnergy and environment conservation has been high on every nation’s agenda probably even before the oil crisis in the 1970s. Green cars such as hybrids and electric cars have been...
View ArticleSmart City and Energy Harvesting, An Infographic
By EconMatters Staff As part of the global sustainability initiative, countries (and cities) around the world are shifting into high gear working towards becoming part of the “smart cities”. For...
View ArticleSolar in Oil Drilling: Beat Them or Join Them?
By EconMatters Solar energy has garnered quite a buzz lately as China is set to beef up its solar installation. Fundamentally, many energy forecast scenarios by numerous agencies suggest while...
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