Insights from our Editorial Team
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Apr 11, 2013 |
The Japanese nuclear disaster two years ago has gotten people thinking about what they might do if such an accident happened in their neck of the woods. Here in the United States, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are in charge of radiological emergency preparedness.
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Apr 10, 2013 |
Odds are that Ernest Moniz will replace Steven Chu to head the U.S. Department of Energy, or DOE. Like Chu, Moniz is an academic with stellar credentials but he has a bit more political savvy than the departing secretary. Moniz showed that when he testified on Tuesday to the full Senate Energy Committee.
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Apr 09, 2013 |
The impact of Hurricane Sandy on electrical power systems was widespread and in many areas extensive. The key to many restoration efforts was information. Beyond using basic information about the extent of outages derived from traditional sources, some utilities and grid operations were able to get more granular and more detailed information about specific problems by using some relatively new technologies.
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Apr 08, 2013 |
One of the few industrial components to have thrived over the last five years is that of the oil industry, which has taken some of its vast wealth and risked it to help build tomorrow’s energy technologies. And while the segment has not gone completely sour on alternative energy, it is now saying that it is getting more bang for its buck by investing in oil and gas development. What does this portend for the future of renewable energy and where those projects might raise funds?
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Apr 05, 2013 |
The federal and state assistance given to green energy is under sharp attack from free market thinkers. Part of their motive, though, is political -- to make “green energy” a dirty phrase so that oil and coal companies can increase their negotiating power. It’s a tack taken right from the environmental movement’s handbook. And it’s having an effect, causing wind developers to say last December that they would agree to a six-year phase out of their lucrative tax credit.
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Apr 03, 2013 |
In February, President Obama signed an executive order with the intentions of beefing up the cybersecurity protection for bits of critical infrastructure, including the electric power structure strewn across the country.
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Apr 01, 2013 |
Thirty-four years ago, I was just opening my eyes to the world. But they were not open to the energy sector -- much less to what happened at Three Mile Island 34 years ago or that I would one day cover this segment of the American economy.
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Milken Institute Study Provides FrameworkMar 28, 2013 |
In political circles where everything is polarized, it can be difficult to find common ground. But in the real world where there are no clear answers, such diplomacy is a must. And it is especially true when it comes to developing energy policy and when leveraging public and private funds.
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Mar 27, 2013 |
On February 12 2013, the President signed Executive Order (EO) 13636 entitled “Improving Critical Infrastructure (CI) Cybersecurity.” Working within the confines of existing laws and agency authority, the EO directs better cybersecurity information sharing, creation of a cybersecurity Framework, and development of a DHS voluntary to encourage the adoption of the framework by CI, all of it with civil liberties and privacy concerns in mind.
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Mar 26, 2013 |
Four years ago, the environmental movement had been riding high until its “magic carpet ride” suddenly crashed. But the re-election of Barack Obama has given the green cause renewed hope and one that is manifesting itself both on Capitol Hill and in the market place.
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