The Greenhouse Impact of Unconventional Gas for Electricity Generation

Environmental Research Letters v6 n4 (doi:10.1088/1748-9326/6/4/044008) / by Nathan Hultman, Dylan Rebois, Michael Scholten and Christopher Ramighttp://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/6/4/044008 [Abstract] New techniques to extract natural gas from unconventional resources have become economically competitive over the past several years, leading to a rapid and largely unanticipated expansion in natural gas  production. The US Energy Information Administration projects that … Continue reading »

A Review of Solar Energy: Markets, Economics and Policies

World Bank / by Govinda R. Timilsina, Lado Kurdgelashvili, and Patrick A. Narbel http://bit.ly/t2IeC1 [Summary] Solar energy has experienced phenomenal growth in recent years due to both technological improvements resulting in cost reductions and government policies supportive of renewable energy development and utilization. This study analyzes the technical, economic and policy aspects of solar energy … Continue reading »

DR-CAFTA and the Environment

World Bank / by Barbara Cunha and Muthukumara Mani http://bit.ly/sb7Y5r [Summary] The Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement with the United States aims to create a free trade zone for economic development. The Agreement is expected to intensify commerce and investment among the participating countries. This paper analyzes the changes in the production and trading … Continue reading »

Analysis of Impacts of a Clean Energy Standard as requested by Chairman Hall

US DOE, Energy Information Admin. http://www.eia.gov/analysis/requests/ces_hall/ [Introduction] This report responds to a request from Chairman Ralph M. Hall for an analysis of  the impacts of a Clean Energy Standard (CES). The request, as outlined in the letter included in Appendix A, sets out specific assumptions and scenarios for the study. [From an E&E News story by Hannah … Continue reading »