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The Power Of Pressure: Next Steps For Oil & Gas Companies Embracing "Eco-Nomics"
2014-04-28 10:20:54| oilandgasonline News Articles
Oil & gas companies that have postponed getting on the clean tech train – usually because they don’t believe there are enough proven technologies on the market – should think again about getting the journey started. Now that what we call the “eco-nomics” of clean tech solutions actually makes good business sense, we’re seeing more oil & gas companies adopt processes such as capturing the energy used in gas processing. In fact, three of the 10 most active investors in clean tech startups happen to be among the world’s largest oil & gas companies, according to research firm Cleantech Group. By Audrey Bold
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The Losing Economics of Investing in Aging Coal Plants: Part 1
2014-03-30 06:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Energy Collective: Across the United States, economics are increasingly favoring investment in renewable energy at the expense of dirty coal energy. As the price of solar dips below coal and even natural gas in some instances, the domestic demand for coal wanes and a growing number of companies are eager to get out of their investments in aging coal plants that cost more than theyre worth to upgrade and, in a growing number of instances, just to keep running. As the nations coal power plants age, they become more...
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The economics of shale oil: Saudi America
2014-02-15 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economist: DENNIS LITHGOW is an oil man, but sees himself as a manufacturer. His factory is a vast expanse of brushland in west Texas. His assembly line is hundreds of brightly painted oil pumps spaced out like a city grid, interspersed with identical clusters of tanks for storage and separation. Through the windscreen of his truck he points out two massive drilling rigs on the horizon and a third about to be erected. Less than 90 days after they punch through the earth, oil will start to flow. What if theyre...
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Amy Hoak's Home Economics: Why some homes have a secret 'For Sale' sign
2014-02-05 10:33:27| Real Estate - Topix.net
Why? Because when a home sits on a Multiple Listing Service for months, and undergoes a few price cuts, prospective buyers will suspect there's something wrong with it.
Economics Daily Digest - January 30: How Do We Make the Economy Work Again?
2014-01-31 12:20:13| Footwear - Topix.net
Jon Aberman and Mark Walsh speak with Roosevelt Institute Senior Fellow and Director of the Bernard L. Schwartz Rediscovering Government Initiative Jeff Madrick about technological innovation that doesn't lead to productivity increases, the jobs emergency, and how to make the U.S. economy more competitive.
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