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A new study from IHS CERA shows that building the proposed Keystone XL pipeline would not add to greenhouse gas emissions, confirming a key point in the State Department’s draft environmental review of Keystone XL about potential emissions increases from going forward with the $7 billion project.

Given the Obama administration’s struggles to increase exports, it’s baffling that officials continue to hold back on one of the surest ways to expand trade of American products to other nations. I am speaking of proposals to export liquefied natural gas (LNG).


Big data in the oil patch

Posted: July 31, 2013 by Ken Cohen

One of the more intriguing sections in the McKinsey & Company “game changer” study I wrote about recently is the section on harnessing digital information to raise productivity.

The Gasland II flameout

Posted: July 30, 2013 by Ken Cohen

We live at a time when documentaries can have far-reaching influence on the public dialogue. The best ones explore issues with integrity and intellectual honesty. Nowhere is this more important than with regard to energy policy – where facts and science should guide our discussions.


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