[Update: I copy at bottom a follow-up exchange I had on Bob`s thread with another reader - radio silence from Bob.] Bob Murphy has a new post up at his blog, " CBO Testimony Misleads on Cost of Cap-and-Trade ", that draws attention to a new blog post at the Institute of Energy Research that...
Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson has done it again*, by proposing in a speech on October 1 in Washington, D.C. that the U.S. shelve cap-and-trade legislative approaches to managing greenhouse gas emissions in favor of direct carbon taxes that are rebated to consumers . Tillerson`s full speech is here ; the press...
The coal- and utility-funded "free-market think tank" Institute of Energy Research has a just released another study that tells us the obvious about the regressive consequences of the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill and the benefits likely to flow to its corporate supporters, while masking...
A little birdy told me this story yesterday, which I think I was the first to ”Tweet". ExxonMobil has announced a $600+ million venture with Craig Venter' s advance genomics firm to develop fuels from algae. An Exxon scientist noted: "the potential advantages and benefits of biofuel...
Apparently Rob Bradley `s self-proclaimed "free-market" energy blog, "MasterResource", has experienced a recent increased flow of traffic, so Rob is busy patting himself on the back and spinning his blog to his new readers . But what`s the reason for the increased traffic? Is MasterResource...
[Update: I`ve added more background on Exxon, "Malthusians" and productive engagement.] How has Rob Bradley showed his hand? By shutting down reasoned (if challenging) debate at his blog, in the face of comments that were certainly more "free market" than displayed by Rob himself...