Doubts

An abundance of natural gas and the diversity of the supply should quell any doubts about the ability of gas to supply the country with energy well into the next century, according to a report issued Wednesday by the American Gas Association (AGA).

Doubts have been raised by a western U.S. business organization about the Obama administration’s green jobs goals based on the results of a Spanish university economist’s study that contends Spain’s government-subsidized program has destroyed 2.2 jobs for every new green job created. The Western Business Roundtable, an advocacy group, said this should cause the Obama administration to think twice about citing Spain as a “model” for what the United States should do.

Doubts have been raised by a western U.S. business organization about the Obama administration’s green jobs goals based on the results of a Spanish university economist’s study that contends Spain’s government-subsidized program has destroyed 2.2 jobs for every new green job created. The Western Business Roundtable said this should cause the Obama administration to think twice about citing Spain as a “model” for what the United States should do.

Giving a nod to robust production growth from U.S. unconventional gas plays and depressed commodity prices, a new report out of Fairbanks, AK, raises doubts about the prospects of a long-haul pipeline to tap Alaskan North Slope gas for delivery to Lower 48 markets.

Giving a nod to robust production growth from U.S. unconventional gas plays and depressed commodity prices, a new report out of Fairbanks, AK, raises doubts about the prospects of a long-haul pipeline to tap Alaskan North Slope gas for delivery to Lower 48 markets.

FERC has its doubts about granting Franklin Resources Inc. blanket authority to buy unlimited amounts of securities in U.S. traded utilities for its clients, the Commission revealed, recently labeling the investment firm’s application deficient and sending the company, generally known as Franklin Templeton Investments, a detailed and extensive list of questions to be answered (EC08-111).

FERC has its doubts about granting Franklin Resources Inc. blanket authority to buy unlimited amounts of securities in U.S. traded utilities for its clients, the Commission revealed, recently labeling the investment firm’s application deficient and sending the company, generally known as Franklin Templeton Investments, a detailed and extensive list of questions to be answered (EC08-111).

While many in Alaska and elsewhere have harbored doubts that the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA) would yield a viable proposal for a pipeline to commercialize the state’s vast gas reserves, last week two of the three major North Slope producers joined hands and stepped up to the task. Their gasline gambit has stirred new optimism that a pipeline might actually get built.

Researchers at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University are raising doubts about the long-term effectiveness of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in meeting the nation’s energy needs while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but an industry trade group claims their analysis is hopelessly flawed.