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“Declining energy prices lower the cost of living”
http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=26072&src=email Between June 2014 and February 2016, the CPI for urban consumers fell 1.2%, and the EIA found that the biggest component of this decrease was reduced expenditures on energy. The energy component of the C-CPI-U decreased by 35.3%, showing … Continue reading
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Wastewater to energy
Scientists at Virginia Tech have recently identified two bacteria that break down organic matter in human waste. This has allowed them to identify a way for wastewater treatment plants to generate energy. This YouTube video provides a good overview.
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Solar power as a backstop technology
Earlier this month, Morocco switched on it’s huge concentrated solar plant, Noor 1. Morocco has historically relied on imported fossil fuels. This solar plant will significantly lower Morocco’s carbon emissions and start a move to a greater reliance on alternative energy. … Continue reading
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Shale Gas Well Drilling in PA
Shale Gas in PA is a topic that was discussed by our group. What we wanted to focus on shale gas wells drilling in PA is its external cost on environment. Being a less important point, the future of shale gas and its effect … Continue reading
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Pennsylvania’s Plans For Controlling Methane Emissions From Shale Gas Operations
Shale gas releases methane (CH4), a greenhouse gas, that is twenty-one times more likely to cause global warming than carbon dioxide (CO2). There are huge shale gas reserves in Pennsylvania and a relatively long history for companies to exploit them. It … Continue reading
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Chinese Coal Consumption
This article looks at the decline in demand for coal in China as a result of multiple factors. The first factor is China’s general move towards renewable energies such as wind, solar, hydro, and nuclear power. China has been a … Continue reading
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The Economic Lasting Effects of Oil Spills
One of the topics my group my maybe potential focusing on is the economics of oil spills. Before the BP oil spill happened in the Louisiana’s marshlands, people like Randy Borne were able to catch about seventy dozen wire crates blue … Continue reading
Nigerian Fuel Scarcity
One of the topics my group is planning on looking into for the project is the scarcity of fuel in Nigeria. In recent news, Nigeria, Africa’s biggest exporter of petroleum, has been experiencing a major shortage of fuel in terms … Continue reading
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Effects of Major Oil Deal
Saudi Arabia and Russia, the two biggest oil-exporting nations in the world, reached a deal on Tuesday to freeze their production at their current record-high levels of production. This deal is meant to prop up the price of oil, which … Continue reading
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Solar Star Power Plant
Online as of June 19th, 2015, the Solar Star I and II power plants in Kern and Los Angeles Counties California deliver an estimated energy capacity to power 255,000 homes and are some of the largest solar operations in the … Continue reading
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