Talk about thinking outside the box, check out Chevron’s latest project
Traditional power meets alternative energy and Big Oil meets Silicon Valley in Chevron Corp.’s new project to use solar power to produce oil at a field in California. Using solar energy to produce oil might sound odd, but it makes a lot of sense in places like California, where much of the oil is especially […]
Extreme pain at the pump in Mississippi, Montana
A new study looking at driving patterns, fuel prices and income levels around the country, measures how much people in different states are spending on gasoline. The results are sobering. The typical consumer in a majority of states — including Texas, Maine, Arizona and Michigan – spend more than 5% of their incomes on gasoline. […]
David Holt: What ‘Back Burner’ Issues Need Attention?
The following op-ed from David Holt, President of Consumer Energy Alliance, appeared on the National Journal website here, in response to the discussion question “What ‘back burner’ issues need attention?” August 24, 2009 There are indeed critical issues being overlooked in the current energy discussion. By focusing so much attention on the climate change component […]
Testimony by Dave Harbour, Ocean Policy Task Force Public Meeting, Aug. 21, 2009
Madam Chair and members of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force[1]: I am Dave Harbour, a retired Alaska regulatory commissioner[2]. I publish an energy website and serve as a volunteer member of the Consumer Energy Alliance Board of Advisors[3]. Since you wish to recommend Ocean policy that is based on science and facts I offer you […]
Letter to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
August 20, 2009 The Honorable Gary Gensler Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street, NW Washington, DC 20581 Dear Chairman Gensler: Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that supports the sensible utilization of energy resources to improve U.S. economic and energy security. Our diversified membership represents a […]
Alaska by numbers
Advocates of increased domestic drilling have enough important battles brewing in the country’s lower 48 states to keep them busy. But it is important that we don’t inadvertently overlook Alaska, or dismiss it as a region where drilling is alive and well. In some respects, drilling is alive and well in Alaska. The state accounts […]
CEA: LCFS a Road Map to Higher Fuel Costs, Expanded Foreign Energy Dependence, Loss of U.S. Jobs
Consumer Energy Alliance responds to ethanol coalition’s support for a Low-Carbon Fuel Standard WASHINGTON – August 14, 2009 Earlier this week at an energy forum in Nevada, a national coalition representing ethanol producers unveiled a “road map for a greener America” founded on the adoption of a policy known as the Low-Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). […]
And now, a common sense tip on saving energy
The challenge of helping the world consume fuel more efficiently is a highly complex business that owes a lot to cutting edge science and technology. But when U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu appeared on Comedy Central recently, he offered some decidedly low-tech advice: Make it White. White, as in white roof, that is. Chu reminded […]
Green shoots emerge, but U.S. industry still needs a lot of support
Historically, one of the biggest impediments to true energy independence has been our country’s collective failure – and that means policy makers, business people and man on the street types alike – to stay focused on the goal through bad times and good. Many people still associate the last big push to wean ourselves off […]
CEA Alaska Director in Richmond Paper: “Let Alaska Jumpstart Economy”
“We must unleash our world leadership in conservation and 21st century technology to develop our resources safely. We can stop the economic hemorrhaging caused by our dependence on foreign energy. To help do that, we must safely produce Alaska’s energy while protecting its environment.” “Alaska‘s energy can help jumpstart our economy and provide resources to […]