Tag Archives: Correlation
Climate Change and National Security
An advisory panel assembled by the National Research Council, an independent provider of scientific expertise that’s chartered by Congress, has stated that U.S. intelligence agencies should take climate change and its resulting impacts more seriously. The 14-member panel, which acknowledges that intelligence agencies are already studying how global temperatures will affect national security, advises that intelligence agencies [...]
“Solar” and “Jobs” = BFF
Did you know that for every megawatt of solar power produced and installed, 30 jobs are created worldwide1? The solar industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, making it a tremendous job creator. With coal mines employing a mere 0.18 workers per megawatt2 and wind plants 17, solar energy accounts for more [...]
Energy Efficiency = More Sex?
My first foray into this topic, “Sex is better with energy efficiency,” was warmly – aye, steamingly– received. (We are a simple people, no?) So let’s dive deeper… First, for the record: Jimmy Carter is a great man, a courageous humanitarian, and a vastly underappreciated former President. It’s not his fault. But one of the [...]
Low Natural Gas Prices and U.S. Electric Generation
The dramatic drop in natural gas prices in the U.S. has been widely discussed in recent months. Prices as of April 27 range from $1.90 to $2.54/MMBtu at various trading points around the U.S. and are at the lowest point in a decade. Some analysts have even suggested that full storage in Fall 2012 could result [...]
The Correlation Between The American Home and Oil
If there’s one asset the world has little use for, it’s an American single family home priced above 250K, reachable only by car. The great, post-war buildout of America’s suburbs relied upon the continuance of a favorable arbitrage between rising wages, and low transportation costs. Now that this profitable scheme has come to an end, [...]
The Correlation Between LNG Exports and Natural Gas Prices
Natural gas producers are searching for options to increase their revenues as gas prices in the United States have sunk to levels not seen in more than 10 years. As this year’s mild winter continues, gas storage is brimming with inventories that are 42% higher than a year ago and 38% above average. Although producers [...]