energy

EspañolThe power outages that have been periodically affecting parts of Venezuela will now become the norm throughout the country, as the Venezuelan government rolls out a daily rationing plan. Minister of Electric Power Luis Motta…
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EspañolAlthough the Venezuelan government blamed the decrease in size of the Guri dam — the fourth largest artificial lake in the world — on El Niño, engineers said recently that the crisis was actually caused by mismanagement of…
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By now it's old news: Pope Francis came to the United States last week; he visited Washington, New York, and Philadelphia; gave speeches before the United Nations and the US Congress; and met with President Barack Obama, among others.…
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EspañolThe world is ending. We're running out of natural resources, the population is growing, and someday we won't be able to feed all those people. Genetically modified frankenfoods are causing nightmares of all sorts, and the climate…
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I recently learned that Richard Gordon, emeritus professor at Pennsylvania State University and one of the most influential free-market energy economists of all time, passed away last month at the age of 80. For those who are unfamiliar,…
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EspañolNew York, California, Wisconsin, and Connecticut have the least efficient energy regulations of all the US states. This is according to data provided by the Index of Energy Regulation published on August 7 by the Pacific Research…
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EspañolSeeking to overcome the major energy challenges Chile, Minister of Energy Máximo Pacheco and the National Energy Commission (CNE), presented a bill to Congress on Tuesday to reform the country's power auction system. The…
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EspañolAs of Tuesday, July 22, the Argentinean government has spent 97 percent of its total budget for energy subsidies in 2014. It has used AR$40 billion (US$3.2 billion) of its AR$42 billion (US$3.4 billion) budget, and authorized an…
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About a month ago, the Obama Administration published its Clean Power Plan, which aims at cutting carbon emissions from the electric power sector by 30 percent below the 2005 levels. In addition, the plan aims at reducing pollution that…
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EspañolThere is nothing more humorous than listening to Costa Rica's political parties talking about how much they care about the environment, when they don't lead by example. I, personally, do not play the environmentalist card,…
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EspañolThis past week, the US Department of Commerce finally gave in to pressure to allow limited exports of crude oil — sort of. The department took steps to redefine some ultra-light forms of oil, known as condensates, that have been…
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Español Few corporations are as ingrained in a nation's consciousness as Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) is in Mexico. A symbol of national unity, many celebrate the anniversary of the the expropriation of foreign oil companies and the…
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