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So which forms of energy should we subsidize?

dkoplow — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:29:57 +0000

I am often asked what forms of energy should be subsidized.

Nuclear power and nuclear bombs

dkoplow — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:44:26 +0000

Another useful summary of the proliferation concerns associated with "peaceful" power reactors from Henry Sokolski of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center:

Nuclear subsidy litigation goes to the European Commission

dkoplow — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:07:47 +0000

Energy Fair, based in the UK, has just launched a case before the European Commission challenging a range of subsidies to nuclear power in the UK. Among other issues, the complaint attacks ar

TEPCO: That Ain't My Isotope

dkoplow — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:46:17 +0000

When the World Nuclear Association (WNA), the nuclear industry's global cheerleader, describes potential damages from a reactor accident, they do so in a strategically http://www.world-nuc

Global subsidies to energy: bigger than cybercrime?

dkoplow — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:40:35 +0000

There has never been a systematic review of global subsidies to energy that capture all fuels, all countries, and both the consumer and producer sides of the market. However, a recent article

Parsing half-truths on the end of VEETC

dkoplow — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:51:04 +0000

Below is an article on the end of VEETC titled "Looking at Life With an Ethanol Subsidy," published in Farm Futures on December 28th. In only a few short paragraphs, it captures so m

Oil Change International brings a new level of visibility to international credit supports to energy

dkoplow — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:58:08 +0000

In a perfect world, publication of what is at its core a listing of financial commitments to energy activities by public banking institutions should not be an item of particular note. For the