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Overreaching climate policy, demagoguery about oil imports/national security, and volatility in the supply and price of energy threaten to sway policymakers in the direction of greater intervention into energy markets.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. The history of policy in general and energy policy specifically is rife with dysfunctional actions that caused harm to energy markets. Hence the motto of the Center is: Good intentions do not justify bad policy!
The Center is guided by Energy Exceptionalism (EE), a concept it pioneered.? Inspired by American Exceptionalism, EE is a concept grounded in a strong reliance on economic analysis, not emotion or politics.
EE recognizes that markets and governments fail. EE uniquely:
- Is committed to a deep understanding of the lessons of energy history;
- Believes that innovation, not government proscriptions, is the silver bullet to our energy crisis;
- Is colorblind as to energy resources and does not pick winners and losers, but rather recognizes that many mistakes are made by believing that we can know the future;
- Is not Democrat or Republican, not left or right; and
- Is deeply committed to relying on principled decision making, not compromise or politics.
Energy Exceptionalism provides definition, insight, experience, vision, and leadership in a debate much in need of these qualities.
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Natural Gas Policy: Energy Exceptionalism in Action |
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Carbon and Energy Markets is guided by Energy Exceptionalism (EE), a concept it inspired by American Exceptionalism, EE is a concept grounded in a strong reliance on economic analysis, not emotion or politics.
EE recognizes that markets and governments fail. EE uniquely:
- Is committed to a deep understanding of the lessons of energy history;
- Believes that innovation, not government proscriptions, is the silver bullet to our energy crisis;
- Is colorblind as to energy resources and does not pick winners and losers, but rather recognizes that many mistakes are made by believing that we can know the future;
- Is not Democrat or Republican, not left or right; and
- Is deeply committed to relying on principled decision making, not compromise or politics.
Energy Exceptionalism provides definition, insight, experience, vision, and leadership in a debate much in need of these qualities.
Is there an example of Energy Exceptionalism in action? Funny you should ask.
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In Defense of Oil Imports |
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Written by ken malloy
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Thursday, 26 November 2009 22:19 |
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Oil imports are bad! has been hammered into our psyche since the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo. "Energy Independence" is a slogan supported by groups of every stripe and ideology. It is the central reality of our quest for a sound energy policy. Just one problem!...We do not have an oil imports problem.
It seems almost Un-American to defend oil imports. There is virtually complete agreement in the public dialogue on energy policy that the US should reduce oil imports. Some couch this as supporting energy independence or, the latest tool of demagogues, national security. Surprising to some, there is no analytical basis for these positions. Indeed, there are strong arguments that oil imports are beneficial to the US economy and that efforts to reduce them will result in higher energy prices with no commensurate benefit.
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Energy Policy After the Collapse |
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Written by ken malloy
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Saturday, 21 November 2009 15:48 |
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The Tipping Point is here. It seems incontrovertible that we must contemplate a radical departure in energy policy due to national/international financial developments.
This article outlines what happens to energy policy after the crisis.
The thesis consists of five simple steps:
1. The United States will soon experience an economic crisis of historic proportions.
2. The Liberty Movement prevails and there is a Return to First Principles.
3. Energy is recognized as fundamental and one of the keys to the rebirth of the US economy.
4. Historic energy policy is repudiated and disregarded.
5. Energy Exceptionalism triumphs.
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