SOURCE: US EIA The shale revolution at work today across the oil and gas industry was made possible by…
Doha was a Dud—but an Economic Miracle is still Happening!
The Doha climate change conference concluded this week with what has become a familiar ring. Nothing much of import happened…
The Future of Software Licensing: Creating Value from the Wisdom of the Crowd in a Recurring Revenue Ecosystem
For software and information products companies recurring revenue strategies are a key to improving the quality of earnings, enhancing the…
Pure Essence of the Laws of Physics
Instantaneous, in perfect balance, universal—those are characteristics of the electric power grid. Imagine anything else in your life with such…
TCLABZ Crowdsourced Scenario Process
These are the most exciting times in the electric power industry since Thomas Edison was alive—that’s both the bad news…
Trend Analysis from the Wisdom of the Crowd
Tech and Creative Labs (TCLABZ) was born out of the disruptive innovation realization that insight could be extracted from the…
Put America’s ‘Spare’ Oil Productive Capacity to Work
Global oil prices are driven by a ‘rule of thumb’ that suggests prices will go up when the spare capacity…
TCLabzTRENDS is the new name for ZAP! Crackle! Pop!
SOURCE: TCLABZ I started this blog in 2008 when I exited from Ventyx after an eight year run as division…
The ‘Death Rattle’ of Carbon Policy
In both the EU and the US carbon policy correctness has run its course having been discredited by scandal, the…
EPA Plays ‘The Hunger Games’ with Coal
The US EPA proposed new rules March 27, 2012 that limit the amount of carbon dioxide that may be emitted…
The Cushing Manifesto
“Right now, a company called TransCanada has applied to build a new pipeline to speed more oil from Cushing to…
Sackett’s Sack US EPA at Supreme Court 9-0
This was a victory worth savoring. The US Supreme Court in a 9-0 ruling overturned a lower court decision denying…
Solar Goldilocks Symbolism in Tariff Decision
Not too big. Not too small. It was just right! That seems to be the key takeaway from the decision…
Gasoline Prices, Inflation and Politics: A Volatile Mix
The impacts of higher oil and gasoline prices are beginning to ripple across the economy. Wells Fargo Economics reported today…
Between FERC and a Hard Place
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is trying to avoid being drawn into the political battle over the regulatory agenda being…
Poland Vetoes EU Low Carbon Policy
“The Council examined draft conclusions (6837/12) on a roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050, which…
The Economics and Politics of Domestic Energy Production Growth
The good news is America finally has a national energy policy we can believe in. Even better news is that…
The Seeds of the Next Power Boom were Sown in the Last Bust
The electric power industry is driven by boom and bust cycles as market fundamentals and volatility sends signals to market…
The IPCC May Have Outlived its Usefulness – An Interview with Judith Curry
Reprinted with permission from Oilprice.com “As the global warming debate increases in its intensity we find both sides deeply entrenched,…
‘Go Early, Go Ugly, Fail Fast’ Strategy with Chevy Volt
The news out of Detroit had all the feel of a wake. GM announced that it was suspending production of…
Is Bill Clinton in Hillary’s Doghouse over Keystone XL Pipeline?
Every husband has been there. It is not a good place to be. But when you are the former President…
The Answer to Oil Price Spike Outrage is Right Before Our Eyes
Our world is in a ‘funk’—again over global oil price spikes caused by concerns about conflict between Iran and Israel…
Red Tape and Regulation Strangulation
$10,185 per Job! Did you read the story in the Economist magazine about regulation in America? If not I urge…
Setting the Stage for Change: Big Picture Energy Trends
Technology and global competition are profoundly impacting our energy future. The evidence is all around us in wind and solar…
The Good News and Bad News about Energy in President Obama’s Budget
President Barack Obama’s FY2013 budget includes $27.2 billion for the Department of Energy. US DOE says the budget priorities are…
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