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THE AMERICAN ENERGY SECURITY
STUDY IS AVAILABLE HERE
Click the link below to read the completed study and important supporting documents, including
and executive summary and commentary from Governor Ernie Fletcher (R-KY), Chair of the Southern States Energy Board.
Click here for the complete study release |
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Kentucky House Bill 299
The
majority leader of the Kentucky
House introduced House Bill 299,
after receiving substantial
information and briefings from
American Energy Study
representatives. Some of the
language was actually adopted from
AES materials. After receiving
a unanimous vote in both the
Kentucky House
and Senate, the Governor signed the Bill into law on April
21, 2006. |
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Posted
12/10/06 |
Biomass Pyrolysis-Aston University,
U.K. (Research-TV)
Broadcast quality footage of the
fast pyrolysis process, biomass
footage and interviews with the
Bioenergy
researchers as shown on Research-TV
on Tuesday 6 June 2006,
12:15-12:30GMT. |
| 6/25/06 |
Diesel Blues (The Wall Street Journal)
Truck drivers in the Rocky Mountain states have recently been parking their rigs, thanks to a diesel fuel shortage that has forced rationing at stations and raised prices by nearly 40 cents a gallon since early July. Welcome to the latest government-inspired energy mess. |
| 7/30/06 |
 Study: Coal-to-Liquid Plants Future of U.S. Energy (The Natchez Democrat)
NATCHEZ — America stands at a crossroads and for local leaders the roads cross in
Adams County.
While officials from Natchez and Adams County were visiting the future coal-to-liquid
plant in East Dubuque, Ill., officials from the Southern States Energy Board issued a
study looking at the current energy situation in the America... |
| 7/18/06 |
Coal Pushed for Energy Independence
Gov. Joe Manchin was elected chairman Monday of the Southern States Energy Board, a regional group that represents some of the country’s biggest oil-, gas- and coal-producing states.
On Monday, the group released a 211-page report calling for a host of tax breaks, government-insurance programs and other incentives to help coal replace foreign oil supplies. |
| 7/17/06 |
American Energy Security Study Introduced July 17, 2006
We are pleased to introduce the American Energy Security Study, a national initiative led by the Southern States Energy Board (SSEB). This study is developing a plan for America to establish energy security and independence through the production of alternative oil and liquid fuels from our vast domestic resources that include coal, biomass, and oil shale... |
| 7/14/06 |
Study Cites Plan to End U.S. Oil Imports (The New York Times)
WASHINGTON, July 14 — American imports of oil could be eliminated by 2030, a new study by an interstate consortium asserts, if the nation turns to an aggressive program of energy efficiency and commercialization of four already-demonstrated technologies for making transportation fuels. |
| 6/20/06 |
Ohio - Columbiana Port Authority Eyes $3B Coal Liquefication Plant (The Business Journal)
EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio -- The Columbiana County Port Authority Monday night took the first steps toward what it hopes is the construction of a $3 billion coal liquefaction plant in Wellsville that would employ 200 to 300 technicians... |
| 3/8/06 |
Ten Basin-Oriented CO2-EOR Assessments Examine Strategies for Increasing Domestic Oil Production
Ten basin-oriented studies released by the Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy examine the potential to economically recover the oil remaining in mature fields in the United States using carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) technologies... |
| 4/21/05 |
Growth in biomass could put U.S. on road to energy independence
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., April 21, 2005 — Relief from soaring prices at the gas pump could come in the form of corncobs, cornstalks, switchgrass and other types of biomass, according to a joint feasibility study for the departments of Agriculture and Energy... |
| 8/9/04 |
 Is Oil Shale America's Answer to Peak-Oil Challenge? (Oil & Gas Journal) (163KB PDF)
Recent discussions regarding the advent of a peak in global crude oil production generally fail to address the potential of America's rich, massive oil shale resources to augment petroleum supplies.
While hope is often expressed for continued reserves growth... |
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