Category Archives: Energy Security

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Felling Pharaohs: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid (Part IV)

Posted on Sunday, February 6, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

While the last three parts of this series focused on issues ranging from the immediate impact on Egypt to the far reaching potential for unrest to spread to key American energy suppliers, it has ignored the crisis’ implications for Israel. … Continue reading →

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Felling Pharaohs: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid (Part III)

Posted on Saturday, February 5, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Blame Bush In its recent edition, The Economist credits former President George W. Bush for encouraging Arab democracy. I think he deserves blame. Given the volatility inherent in radical Sunni Islam, it is not in America’s interest to encourage a … Continue reading →

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Felling Pharaohs: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid (Part II)

Posted on Friday, February 4, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Shortly after the ignominious French 1954 defeat at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam, President Eisenhower introduced the concept of Domino Theory to describe the significance of Vietnam falling under Communist influence. He warned that one Communist victory could initiate a … Continue reading →

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Felling Pharaohs: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid (Part I)

Posted on Thursday, February 3, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Arab Discontent Abounds… Since unrest began in Tunisia in early 2011, news outlets have reported unrest or threats of unrest in eight Arab nations including Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen, comprising a combined population of over … Continue reading →

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Rebuke of Republican Rejection of Renewables Not Far Off the Mark

Posted on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Today, the New York Times published a Room for Debate series of columns on “Can the U.S. Compete With China on Green Tech?”. I wanted to focus in particular on David Roberts’ column, “Understanding the Objective“, which decries the Republican … Continue reading →

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Smart Meters, Stupid People

Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Only those who have been to a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) hearing in San Francisco can fully appreciate the “health hearing” described in this recent article in Greentech Media. Many new technologies face criticism, but resistance to PG&E’s ongoing … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Predictions for 2011

Posted on Saturday, January 1, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

To welcome the new year, I thought it might be interesting and fun to make some predictions about different events in 2011. Finance and Economics 1. Buoyed by healthier signs of a recovery, the S&P500 ends the year up 15% … Continue reading →

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