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The week in review: The fuel-policy uncertainty Jakarta Post For such an important policy reform that has been on and off the national agenda since late 2007, the debates on the need to limit subsidized-fuel sales that dominated the nation's attention this week seemed pointless and a waste of time and energy. |
Let There Be Light Syria Today "The diesel crisis is not about distribution," said Ziad Ayoub Arbache, an advisor and lecturer on energy economics at Damascus University. "There is in fact a problem with managing the crisis which is the seasonal increase in demand for diesel and ... |
Subsidising the Sun: Should the government support solar? MindfulMoney But as the green technology investor Ben Goldsmith argued in a recent Economist debate, "correctly phased renewable subsidies are by their nature temporary. The very purpose of subsidies is to kick start new and desirable industries. and more » |
 Global Warming (blog) | The Keystone XL Pipeline: A Line in the Sand for America's Future Global Warming (blog) These developing energy technologies have been invested in, loaned to, subsidized, and mandated—yet they've repeatedly fallen short. If the vaunted renewables aren't yet ready for prime time, what will we do if, for example, Iran makes good on its ... and more » |
Hybrid and Pure Electric Cars 2012-2022 MarketWatch (press release) This unique report takes a detailed look at the market size from 2012-2022 and the government support, technology and new model launches that will get it there. It assesses work on energy harvesting in vehicles from light, heat and shock absorbers, ... and more » |
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