Category Archives: Energy Security

Links to websites cover various energy security topics

Cost per Job in DOE’s Loan Program Qualifies for One-Percent Status

Posted on Saturday, October 22, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

As of today, October 22, 2011, the cost per job created (or saved) from the Department of Energy’s Federal Loan Guarantee Program is $554,217.61 (i.e., $35.9B in federal loan guarantees divided by 64,776 jobs). The most famous of these loan guarantees was the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, California, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics, Taxes | Tagged DOE, DOE Federal Loan Guarantee Program, Occupy Wall Street, One-Percenters, OWS, Solyndra | 4 Comments

My Occupy Wall Street Demands

Posted on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“These demands will create so many jobs it will be completely impossible to fill them without an open borders policy.” — Lloyd J. Hart, precocious and Jefferson-esque author of Occupy Wall Street Demands I recently discovered this list of demands from an … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Defense, Education, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Food Security, Humor, International Security, Media, Nuclear Power, Peak Oil, Policy, Politics, Socialism, Taxes, Unions | Tagged Alternative Energy, Corn, Cubs, Debt, Default, Ethanol, Fossil fuels, Humor, Immigration, Immortality, Lloyd J. Hart, Lolipops, Mass starvation, Ninjas, Nuclear Energy, Occupy Wall Street, Red Sox, Republicans, Sarcasm, Smoot-Hawley, Starvation, Tariffs, Twinkees, Unemployment, Unicorns, Unions | 24 Comments

Friedman Blames Israelis For Consequences of Arab Spring

Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Thomas Friedman appears to be attempting to distance himself from the disastrous consequences of all the columns on the Arab world he wrote over the past few years. These op-eds predicted the “wonders” of democracy would miraculously bring hope and rationality to the Middle … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Middle East, Peak Oil, Policy, Terrorism, War | Tagged Arab Spring, Democracy, Egypt, Middle East, Neoconservatives, Palestine, Syria, Thomas Friedman, United Nations | 15 Comments

Arab Spring Fallout: Egyptian Mob Overruns Israeli Embassy

Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

In February, I predicted that Egypt’s democratic revolution would lead to a rise in regional instability, particularly between Egypt and Israel. Late last month, I argued that Egypt’s transition to democracy was entering an extremely unstable phase, after thousands of protestors … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Middle East, Policy, Politics, War | Tagged Arab Spring, Cairo, Egypt, Egyptian military, Israel, Israeli Embassy attack | 2 Comments

9/11 in Numbers (Part III): How Have Things Changed?

Posted on Sunday, September 11, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Since 9/11, the government and most individuals are in weaker financial health, government has aggressively expanded, and the United States appears to be in a weaker position as a global superpower. That said, the United States still remains unmatched militarily, and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, China, Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Defense, Energy Security, Finance and Economics, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Peak Oil, Policy, Solar, Taxes, Technology, Wind | Tagged 9/11, 9/11 Anniversary, Carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, CDs, China, CO2, Defense budget, Facebook, Gasoline prices, global warming, Greenhouse gases, Nuclear Energy, Oil and Gas, Population, Russia, September 11, Solar Energy, Solar PV, Wind Energy | Leave a comment

9/11 in Numbers (Part II): Climate and Energy

Posted on Saturday, September 10, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Since 9/11, climate data appears mixed, while energy consumption in the United States has undergone a notable amount of change. Climate Measures of climate change present a mixed picture for the United States. While the average global monthly concentration of carbon dioxide … Continue reading →

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Posted in Clean Energy, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Energy Security, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Peak Oil, Policy, Solar, Wind | Tagged 9/11, 9/11 Anniversary, Carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, CO2, Gasoline prices, global warming, Greenhouse gases, Nuclear Energy, Oil and Gas, September 11, Solar Energy, Solar PV, Wind Energy | Leave a comment

9/11 in Numbers (Part I): The U.S. Military

Posted on Friday, September 9, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Since 9/11, the United States military has changed in several fundamental ways. Here are just a few of them: The Defense budget grew by 155% from FY2001 to FY2011 The number of active military personnel increased by 3.6% The Army and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Central Asia, Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Middle East, Policy, Terrorism, War | Tagged 9/11, 9/11 Anniversary, Afghanistan, DOD, DOD Budget, Iraq, Pentagon, September 11, U.S. Casualties, U.S. Military | Leave a comment

Music During 9/11

Posted on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

People have a tendency to develop emotional memories after a particularly traumatic event. Sometimes they are able to repress these memories, only reminded of them after hearing a sound or a song that brings them back. While I was fortunately … Continue reading →

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Posted in California, Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Media, Middle East, Policy, Politics, Terrorism, War | Tagged 11th ACR, 2001, 9/11, 9/11 Anniversary, September 11, The Blackhorse Regiment | Leave a comment

In Libya, the Hits Just Keep on Coming

Posted on Monday, September 5, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

While I correctly predicted that a more democratic government in Muslim countries like Libya would result in increased Islamic radicalism, I could not have imagined it might spell the beginning of an Arab apartheid regime. Today, the New York Times reported … Continue reading →

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Posted in Defense, Energy Security, International Security, Middle East, Nuclear proliferation, Policy, Politics, War | Tagged Apartheid, Islam, Libya, Nigeria, President Obama, Qaddafi, Racism, Sudan, Witchcraft | 10 Comments

Huntsman’s Jobs Plan a Good Start

Posted on Sunday, September 4, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Last week, the Huntsman campaign released an alternative to the President’s soon-to-be-released jobs plan. The plan includes four broad components including: 1) tax reform, 2) regulatory reform, 3) energy independence, and 4) free trade. I broadly agree with most of Huntsman’s proposed policies. … Continue reading →