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Thomas ShewskiOwnerHigh Energy Services

Take-Or-Pay Coal Contracts

April 27, 2009

Analysis of:Coal Prices Crumble | www.forbes.com

    Both steam and metallurgical coal demand are down.  United States steam coal (for electricity generation) is down due to the economic slump affecting industrial demand and switching to cheaper natural gas-fired electricity generation in some areas of the nation.  Metallurgical coal demand is down due to the crushing drop in steel production domestically and globally.                    Although coal demand is down significantly, it does not necessarily allow coal under contract to be excused for purchase.

Thomas ShewskiOwnerHigh Energy Services

Draft Climate Bill

April 27, 2009

Analysis of:Administration Stops Short of Endorsing Climate Bill | www.nytimes.com

    House Democrats issued a draft climate bill titled “The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009” on March 31, 2009 which proposes to reduce CO2 emissions and require the development of renewable energy on a nationwide scale.  The section that follows highlights important provisions contained in this 648 page draft bill.

Thomas ShewskiOwnerHigh Energy Services

Potential New Emissions Rules: Effect on Electricity Generation

April 27, 2009

Analysis of:Central New York Rep. John McHugh Takes Aim at Acid Rain | www.syracuse.com

    Some in Congress are using the debate in Washington, DC on carbon tax to also include additional limits on mercury, nitrous oxide (NOx), and sulfur dioxide emissions (SO2) from coal plants.  Many proposals have been floated in Congress (one of which is linked here) to limit these emissions.  If any of these proposals were to pass and become law, it will have significant impact on electricity generation.

Thomas ShewskiOwnerHigh Energy Services

Burn Likely to Continue to Be Down for Several Months

April 27, 2009

Analysis of:Genscape Coal Burn Falls 2 Percent Below Same Week 2008 | uk.reuters.com

    Domestic thermal coal demand is likely to continue to be down for several more months, with nothing positive on the immediate-horizon.

Sam TimpanoPresidentSam Timpano & Associates

And there really are unicorns and if you see one you will live forever

April 23, 2009

Analysis of:Obama: Earth Day Speech Touts Green Jobs, Cap-and-Trade | blogs.wsj.com

The "green economy" has the potential to produce significant job growth but the Cap-and-Trade portion of this plan is failed. Cap-and-Trade is a reward for irresponsible behavior and will not remove one ounce of CO2 from the atmosphere. This is a system ripe for manipulation and corruption. It will actually increase prices and could serve to limit the value of the alternative energy initiative and job creation.

Sam TimpanoPresidentSam Timpano & Associates

Used tires are both fuel and solid waste. The cloud on this issue is more in the minds of environmentalists than rational people.

April 20, 2009

Analysis of:Are Old Tires Fuel or Solid Waste? - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com | greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com

Used tires, along with used plastic containers, used aluminum cans and a host of other manufactured good are at the same time fuel and recycled feedstocks as well as solid waste and are important parts of the energy/environmental equation. They are a substantial risk to the environment if not properly disposed of and are a hazardous waste if left to landfills or "used tire mountains" exposed to the environment. Used tires have a place in the whole business of recycling and environmental responsibility.

Thomas ShewskiOwnerHigh Energy Services

Key Features of Draft Climate Bill

March 31, 2009

Analysis of:Democrats Unveil Climate Bill | www.nytimes.com

    House Democrats issued a draft climate bill titled “The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009” on March 31, 2009 which proposes to reduce CO2 emissions and require the development of renewable energy on a nationwide scale.  The section that follows highlights important provisions contained in this 648 page draft bill.

Himadri BanerjiChairman and Managing DirectorEcoUrja

Amorphous Metal and Smart Grid for Distribution Network Loss Reduction

March 30, 2009

Analysis of:Making every electron count: the rise of the SmartGrid | www.deloitte.co.uk

In 2009, over 16 percent of all energy used is expected to be in the form of electricity, up from 9 percent in 1973. The losses average about 8.8 percent for the world, though in US and Europe the same is 7%.Currently, the average efficiency of the world's legacy electricity grids is around only 33 percent. This contrasts with 60 percent efficiency for grids based on the latest technologies. The future technologies for distribution networks will include amorphous metal, copper and smart grid technologies.Further, the cost of power outages and power quality disturbances is estimated at $180 billion annually in the United States alone.The stimate for the world would be around $768 billion.The smart grid technology can reduce this considerably.

Himadri BanerjiChairman and Managing DirectorEcoUrja

Can Obama's Cap and Trade Rescue The Amazon and The Andes From Deforestation

March 30, 2009

Analysis of:A NAFTA for carbon trading? | features.csmonitor.com

As per a feature by Eoin O'Carroll in the 16th March edition of Christian Science Monitor, he reports that David Cleary, the director of conservation planning for South America at The Nature Conservancy, has suggested using some carbon market revenues to support initiatives south of the American border.  Current international policy, including the Kyoto Protocol, does not recognize the protection of forests as a source for carbon emission reductions. Developing nations cannot receive credits for reducing heat-trapping gases from one of their biggest sources: deforestation. Yet, if the Amazon goes, the climate shifts will hit the United States almost as hard as Brazil, Peru and the other Amazonian countries. Therefore a NAFTA for carbon trading would allow American companies to spend the revenues from carbon trade on deforestation and to include a provision in the U.S. carbon trading system that allows U.S. companies to gain carbon credit for offsets in Latin America?

Himadri BanerjiChairman and Managing DirectorEcoUrja

The Dimming Reality of Rio Tinto and Chinalco Deal

March 30, 2009

Analysis of:Market upturn may deflate Rio-Chinalco deal | www.reuters.com

Prospects may dim for Rio Tinto's $19.5 billion proposed link-up with Chinalco if strong markets boost the attraction of a rights issue and investors believe a new chairman is more willing to consider alternatives.

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