Energy Policy
Philadelphia and the “Bomb Trains”
Over the weekend, 11 cars from an 111-car CSX train derailed in South Philly. The cars were carrying crude oil, but there were no leaks, […]
Penn Receives $10 Million to Open Center for Energy Policy
What does every self-respecting “global energy hub” need? Why, an energy policy think tank, of course. Scott Kleinman, a 41-year-old Penn alum and lead partner […]
5 Questions: Iris Marie Bloom on Philly’s Dangerous Train Derailment
Crude oil car dangling over river in Philadelphia after train derailment http://t.co/5OPetb9vh4 pic.twitter.com/HV0B1tQBdX — ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) January 21, 2014 Iris Marie Bloom makes no […]
In Egypt, Is Obama Calling the Islamist Bluff?
Broken chatter over a broken Egypt is caught up in why the United States continues funneling $1.8 billion in annual aid to what is now, […]
A Bit Late, Penn Wades Into the Fracking Debate
A team of toxicologists at the University of Pennsylvania are mounting a major study on the health effects of fracking, the controversial method of removing […]
“When It Goes Bad, It Goes Really Bad”
When I heard that Don Argott was releasing a documentary about nuclear power, I thought it peculiar, since I knew the Rittenhouse-based filmmaker from his […]
BP to Pay $4.5 Billion for Gulf Disaster, Two Workers Face Manslaughter Charges
Mere hours after announcing that BP would pay a $4.5 billion settlement to the US Government over the 2010 Gulf oil spill disaster, two former […]
Why Obama Can’t Give You a Fair Shot and a Free Market
My wife and I sat down Tuesday night with a bottle of wine, a bowl of popcorn and a healthy dose of trepidation to watch […]
How Pennsylvanians Can Get Gas for Less Than $2 a Gallon
Psst: Don’t tell anybody, but the worst-kept secret in Pennsylvania is that the natural gas industry—the only economic salvation our dying state had—is leaving, and […]
Texas Pipeline Firm to Buy Sunoco for $5.3 Billion
Texas Pipeline Firm to Buy Sunoco. Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. is finalizing negotiations to acquire Sunoco for $5.3 billion. The Dallas-based pipeline firm will drop […]
Blame Impotent Congress and Yourself for High Gas Prices
Unlike our Euro brethren, who take off all of August to refresh themselves after their grueling 25-hour work weeks, those in the U.S. can’t catch […]
Don’t Blame Sunoco or Unions or Obama for Refinery Shutdowns
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series on how retooled refineries can save jobs and revitalize manufacturing. See Chris Freind’s “We Can Save […]
Rick Santorum Sold His Soul
The deceased—successful businessman, political activist, philanthropist, the ultimate family man—had been incredibly beloved. Friends and colleagues from far and wide came to pay their respects […]
We Can Save Philadelphia’s Sunoco Refinery Jobs
For the tens of thousands whose livelihoods depend on the Sunoco and Conoco-Phillips oil refineries in Philadelphia, Marcus Hook and Trainer, the Grinch arrived early […]
Turnpike Gets Car-Charging Stations
The Pennsylvania turnpike has been awarded $1 million to install electric car-charging stations at 17 service stations along the interstate. Car Charging Group L.L.C. got […]