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Energy Policy by Crisis

By James Greenberger on August 30, 2011 Comments Off on Energy Policy by Crisis Energy and Economy, energy policy, energy security, foreign oil, Jim Greenberger, National Summit on Energy Security, oil, oil shock, Oil Shock Wave, Politics & Legislation, SAFE, Securing America’s Energy Future, Washington D.C.

Talks about a sobering scenario, called Oil Shock Wave played out at the National Summit on Energy Security that simulated a cabinet level crisis meeting following an oil supply disruption that illustrated the profound dependence of our society to imported crude oil and all the vulnerabilities that result from that unhealthy dependence.

Energy Issues Could Help Define the 2012 Republican Primary

By Silvio Marcacci on August 24, 2011 Comments Off on Energy Issues Could Help Define the 2012 Republican Primary 2012 republican primary, Andrew Schenkel, Barack Obama, cap-and-trade, energy politics, ethanol, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, mitt romney, Newt Gingrich, Politics & Legislation, Republican presidential primary, Ron Paul, Silvio Marcacci

Argues that energy and environmental issues, and the candidate stances on them, will play a large role in the 2012 presidential election. While president Obama’s position may be well known, for most Americans the platforms of the Republican candidates are just now coming into focus.