Fossil fuels
PolitiFact: "With time and money, US can replace banned Russian imports with domestic oil"
It should do more than just replace Russian with domestic oil 1 for 1.
The Naked Scientists: Is green energy more expensive?
Does cutting down on fossil fuel prove to be more cost effective for the green energy consumer?
The Guardian on Republicans and fossil fuels
"Republicans pledge allegiance to fossil fuels like it’s still the 1950s"
A To-Do List for the New Climate Activists on Exxon’s Board
After a week when three oil giants were forced to face climate urgency, a guide to what concrete change might look like.
It’s Too Late for Big Oil’s Pivot to a Carbon Tax
The American Petroleum Institute is considering endorsing a carbon price. That’s a big shift, but a carbon price alone is not good climate policy.
NPR Marketplace: "Fossil fuel pollution is killing 8.7 million people a year, study says"
By Scott Tong
Leveraging Open-Source Tools for Collaborative Macro-energy System Modeling Efforts
U.S. Open Energy Outlook
Not all fossil fuel subsidies are created equal, all are bad for the planet
Subsidy (noun, \ ˈsəb-sə-dē \) “a grant by a government to a private person or company to assist an enterprise deemed advantageous to the public”
Österreichs Energie Kongress
Pamhagen, Austria
The Economics of Energy
Fall 2015
The Economic Case for Environmental Rules
Overall, the benefits of the 1970 Clean Air Act exceed costs by a factor of 30 to 1.
A ton of coal, gone tomorrow
Green accounting = honest accounting
Pollution has a price, just not for the polluter
Burning oil or coal causes more in external damages than it adds value to GDP
Energy Content of World Trade
Production-based energy use follows an inverse U-shape, consumption-based energy use does not.