AUTHOR ARCHIVES: Robert Bradley

Gluts and low prices: nothing new Blog

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“Glut Hits Natural-Gas Prices,” read a front-page headline in a recent edition of The Wall Street Journal. The article began: “U.S. energy companies are pumping so much natural gas out of the ground that prices are plummeting, and the cheap…

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Barack Obama: Enron’s Heir Blog

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Ten years ago today, Enron declared bankruptcy. But Enron’s intellectual legacy lives on in the Obama administration as Rob Bradley explains in National Review Online:
Ten years ago today, on December 2, 2001, Enron declared bankruptcy. The company is now…

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U.S. Energy Subsidies: Wind and Solar Have No Argument Blog Wind

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A recent report of the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has put the kaput to the argument that natural gas and coal receive more federal subsidies than politically correct energies (wind, solar, and not much else). In FY 2010, wind’s…

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Fossil Fuels Fight Back Blog Wind

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Remember “green” Enron and “beyond petroleum” BP? Ken Lay and John Browne touted their respective companies as the new future of an old industry. Shell, too, burnished a green image from its European headquarters.
In contrast was Lee Raymond of…

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Political Capitalism: Risky Business Blog

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The collapse of renewable-energy highflier Solyndra has increased media attention to government “green” bets elsewhere. And what has come to light is other renewable energy projects in trouble, as well as government (taxpayer) bets on energy efficiency projects.
“While Solyndra LLC’s flameout has fueled criticism of…

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