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21 May

The Rise of Shale Oil

by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
The Rise of Shale Oil Michael T. Owyang and Hannah G. Shell St Louis Fed, Tuesday, May 15, 2018.        ...

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8 Mar

China’s War on Pollution

by Barry Ritholtz
China’s War on Pollution Will Change the World. click for full graphic Source: Bloomberg   This is quite fascinating: Four decades...

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14 Dec

Coal Declining Due to Economics, Not Regulation

by Guest Author
Coal Declining Due to Economics, Not Regulation St. Louis Fed On the Economy December 7, 2017       Cheaper alternative...

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5 Dec

CO2 Generation: Transportation versus Electricity

by Barry Ritholtz
This is fascinating: over the past decade, the rise of Natural Gas and the fall of Coal has helped drive electricity production as a...

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15 Nov

Coal’s Last Stand

by Barry Ritholtz
Nothing Trump Does Can Save Coal Don’t blame liberals and regulations; blame capitalism and technology. Bloomberg, November 15,...

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1 Nov

The Real Cost of Filling Up Your Car

by Barry Ritholtz
Interesting interactive graphic on gasoline prices around the world:   Gasoline Prices Around the World: The Real Cost of Filling Up...

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18 Oct

Puerto Rico Is Still in the Dark

by Barry Ritholtz
Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job:   Source: Bloomberg Businessweek  

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17 Oct

USA Is Smashing Its Clean Energy Targets

by Barry Ritholtz
Renewable energy infrastructure is expanding at a much faster rate than was thought possible ten years ago. Predictions made in 2006 for...

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20 Sep

Coming soon: National Network of Charging Stations for Cars

by Barry Ritholtz
Despite tremendous advances over the last decade, electric cars have yet to go mainstream. Even once Tesla ramps up production of its...

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20 Sep

Electricity Production is Radically Changing

by Barry Ritholtz
The age of batteries is just getting started. In the latest episode of our animated series, Sooner Than You Think, Bloomberg’s Tom...

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      Barry L. Ritholtz is co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. Launched in...

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