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By Marin Katusa, Casey’s Energy Opportunities Stop the presses. The United States is no longer the world’s biggest consumer of energy. After topping the energy consumption charts for more than a century, the U.S. has been left behind as…

Frederick Sheehan is the author of Panderer to Power: The Untold Story of How Alan Greenspan Enriched Wall Street and Left a Legacy of Recession (McGraw-Hill, 2009). Unemployment is stuck in a rut. One reason is the tendency to look…

PBS has a great video and article on how dispersants are being used in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig blow-out. The video is below. The related article linked at the bottom has another video on using methane to measure the…

Just a reminder, I will be on BBC Radio Five Live sometime around noonish tomorrow ET. I will post the links to my BNN piece from last week later today. The topic of today is jobs. There were a number of posts in which economists and media…

BBC's travel program Fast Track had a story about how Santiago has been working hard since the earthquake to (re)build its position as a cool global city. I have never been to Santiago (let alone Chile) so I cannot say whether there is any…

Topic of the Day: Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Gulf oil spill likely to reach Florida Keys, Miami, report says - latimes.com Should BP nuke its leaking well? - National Post Scientists confirm Gulf floor is beyond repair and…

WSJ video courtesy of Fox News. Market Watch says: Tropical storm Alex, after crossing the Yucatan Peninsula, is gathering strength over the warm waters off eastern Mexico and could become a hurricane within the next 24 hours, the…

By David Galland, Managing Director, Casey’s Energy Report At first glance, no two individuals could seem more different. The Doctor, middle-aged and balding, could be the very archetype of the college professor. The Dealman is young with…

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Link of the day Anadarko Says BP Should Pay for Oil Spill After Being Reckless - Bloomberg.com The Usual Fare Wall Street Reform Could Cost Goldman Sachs Billions - Huffington Post The Economist Off the Deep End on BP and…