Diesel Decline Continues
The decline in the price of diesel has continued for the fifth consecutive week, according to EIA.
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Quote of the Day
“Reality is a sandwich I did not order.” – Zippy and Zerbina
Baseball and Politics
Nate Silver, a statistcis guy better known for his baseball work, has turned his skills to the world of politics. (h/t Dan McKay, who is also the one who turned me on to Silver’s baseball stuff)
Respect The Man’s Shrubbery
New Mexico politics quote of the week: I can honestly say I think I would recall being cited for urinating in a bush. And I don’t think I would urinate in a bush at a police station. Jerome Block, in today’s Journal
Taters of the Lost Ark
So you’re in a product marketing meeting for a major toy company that’s developing an Indiana Jones Special Edition Mr. Potato Head. And you are pure inspiration: “Why not call it `Taters of the Lost Ark’?” A product cycle later, you walk into your local K-Mart, and there it is. How cool would that be, …
The Renewable Tax Credit Mess
Everyone seems to agree that renewing the current federal renewable energy tax credits is a good idea. So why isn’t it happening? My colleague Mike Coleman in this morning’s Journal: Virtually every member of Congress claims to support extending tax credits to the fledgling wind and solar industries. But despite a half-dozen chances and a …
It’s All About the Infrastructure Now
Matt Wald has a story in this morning’s New York Times that illustrates what increasingly seems like the core issue associated with the energy transformation now underway. Wald writes about a rapid rise in demand for Amtrak train tickets, which is turning out to be more cost-effective ways to get around. Market forces may have …
Optimism on Energy
The Economist, in this week’s edition, has a remarkably optimistic take on the global energy picture: Wind power is taking on natural gas, which has risen in price in sympathy with oil. Wind is closing in on the price of coal, as well. Solar energy is a few years behind, but the most modern systems …
Food Up Again
The Economist food price index is up again this week, up 4 percent, at 267.7.
elasticity
We’ve been trying at the newspaper to measure and explain the changes afoot as the price of energy soars. My colleague Lloyd Jojola had a great piece this morning looking at bus ridership, which has exploded: One commuter route has seen passenger loads more than double in the past couple months. ABQ Ride boardings surpassed …