Oct 24 2011
Tweet ‘All politics is local,’ is the commonly held phrase. This same phrase can be easily applied to energy. ‘All energy is local.’ The evolution of the energy sector is from the bottom up, from the gasification of street lamps to universal electricity service, the electricity and gas sectors are rooted in community and politics. …
Oct 01 2011
At least, when my son is older, he can understand why I was always pushing for all of us to get going. It doesn’t matter what the temperature will be in 2050. It will be hot – thus action must be taken.
Sep 12 2011
The political tension that previously marked energy conferences, has given way to more practical and technical issues. However, it can expected that this aspect will emerge again.
Aug 15 2011
Tweet August has emerged as an important month to charge my batteries and get my thoughts straight on a number of energy related topics. This is essential as I’ve been asked to speak at two big events in September. The organizers from the Eastern Partnership have been kind enough to invite me to their …
Jun 16 2011
Tweet The push for or against nuclear power has taken on a new dimension since the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan earlier this year. The German government decision to go it alone, without nuclear power, is influencing the debate in Europe. These were some parameters of the debate last night at the Common Sense Society …
Mar 19 2011
Tweet The critical situation at the Japanese Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has already influenced European energy policies but may have limited impact in Central Eastern Europe. The Japanese nuclear crisis is in its early days, but is characterized by the attempt to prevent massive amounts of radiation being unleashed from damaged nuclear reactors, destabilized …
Nov 16 2010
Tweet The difficult transition to a low carbon energy sector is strikingly apparent when looking at the Polish market. However, as the participants at the 5th Energy Forum, held this year in Sopot, Poland, displayed – some market actors are more willing to make this transition than others. The reason that I mention Poland as …
Oct 11 2010
Tweet I was invited to give a presentation at the CEE Energy 2010 conference organized by EastEuro Link in Budapest September 30th and October 1, 2010. I decided to diverge from the typical conference presentation about energy developments and the need for cross border cooperation and how companies operate in the CEE and SEE region. Instead I …
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Jun 19 2012
We like our shale gas a little naughty and the Earth a little dirty
Commentary
by Michael LaBelle
Tweet The shale gas industry, may be headed for a meteoric rise as global demand for the ‘cleaner’ fossil fuel grows, but the word ‘clean’ will need to be applied to the gas extracted 2 miles below the surface to 10 miles above the surface. Somehow the irony of extracting a ‘clean’ fossil fuel, that ‘only’ emits …
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