…Waxman-Markey energy and climate bill (HR 2454) becomes law, utility bills will soar. Farm and business energy costs will skyrocket — and be passed on to consumers, or defrayed by…

…of inflation, excluding food and energy, has remained roughly constant over the past year, as the chart below indicates, despite the recent rise in energy costs. As I’ve argued before,…

…in February. Energy costs advanced sharply for the second consecutive month–up 4.0 percent in March… The index for all items less food and energy, which rose 0.3 percent in February,…

…pressures are not solely due to higher oil prices. In fact, it’s not a foregone conclusion that higher energy prices will translate into higher non-energy prices at all. One might…

…less than comprehensive bill. Does this remind anyone else of 2001? In the spring of 2001, Bush’s energy bill had to be passed immediately because of California’s energy crisis. But…

…JCXFE “Personal Consumption Expenditures: Chain-type Price Index Less Food and Energy, Index 2009=100, Quarterly, Seasonally Adjusted” CPILFESL “Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food & Energy,…

…that had delivered healthy calves before the fracking operations started. Along with Aruba, the Parrs in 2011 sued a number of energy companies active near their land. Halliburton Co. won…

…are important questions [Le2012a, Le2012b]. Because of the miscibility of energy, questions of residence time are very difficult to answer. A joule of energy can’t be tagged with a radioisotope…

…*Subsidies to renewables, energy efficiency programs and the like, while highly desirable, have only indirect effects on the use of carbon energy. They shift the demand for fossil fuels to…

One important factor to keep in mind when thinking about the economy is that energy’s share of personal consumption expenditure is now 4%, or about half of what it was…