Amy Myers Jaffe, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at the Baker Institute, writes about shale gas in a commentary in today’s Wall Street Journal. Jaffe, who also is the director of the Baker Institute Energy Forum, writes:… Continue Reading
Today on her blog, Baker Institute fellow Amy Myers Jaffe takes economist Paul Krugman to task for a column in which he dismisses the concept of an oil market bubble in 2008. “Dr. Krugman’s quick, six sentence dismissal of the… Continue Reading
Texas Monthly apparently subscribes to the notion that the composition of your desk is newsworthy. The magazine recently came to the Baker Institute to profile Energy Forum director Amy Myers Jaffe‘s desk. You can view a photo of Ms. Jaffe’s… Continue Reading
UPDATE: U.S. Senators John Kerry and Lindsay Graham, along with U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, had a press conference on December 10 announcing their desire for bi-partisan cap-and-trade legislation. Their letter to President Obama lays out their overall vision of the… Continue Reading
For decades, the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the U.S. Department of Energy have been presenting “business as usual” scenarios and, for decades, the predictions, which effectively create an oil price “reality” mindset, have never materialized. So might it be… Continue Reading
Oil prices are trading near $80 again, buoyed by a U.S. stock market that appears to point to an economic recovery that would get people back in their cars. No matter that gasoline demand typically falls this time of year… Continue Reading
Today’s report in the Wall Street Journal that the Obama administration is “encouraging key Arab states to boost oil exports to China to reduce Beijing’s reliance on Iranian energy” and thereby remove China’s resistance to a tougher stance towards Tehran’s… Continue Reading