Coal Kept the Lights On During the Winter Months
May 4, 2018The winter of 2017/2018 saw freezing weather, causing energy demand to increase above normal levels. One of the longest and…
Renewables Generated 103 Percent of Portugal’s Electricity Consumption in March
April 27, 2018Portugal’s renewable electricity production (mostly from hydropower and wind energy) exceeded monthly consumption in March. The average renewable generation for…
Krugman Misleads on Renewables
April 25, 2018From his perch at the NYT, economist Paul Krugman has launched another attack on people with different political views. In…
New England Needs More Natural Gas Pipelines
April 23, 2018New England has become heavily dependent on low cost natural gas, which accounts for about half of its power generation…
Massachusetts Limits Gas Pipelines, Imports LNG from Russia Instead
April 16, 2018Environmentalists are winning in Massachusetts by getting natural gas infrastructure projects shelved. Natural gas consumers in the state, however, are…
Murphy Debate on Climate Change Policy at Yale Political Union
April 13, 2018On February 27, 2018, I was the guest at the student-led Yale Political Union, debating the resolution, “The free market…
