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The Energy Futurist
Chris Nelder
Chris Nelder
Columnist, Energy
Chris Nelder is an energy analyst and consultant who has written about energy and investing for more than a decade. He is the author of two books on energy and investing, Profit from the Peak and Investing in Renewable Energy, and has appeared on BBC TV, Fox Business, CNN national radio, Australian Broadcasting Corp., CBS radio and France 24. He is based in California.
Chris Nelder
Chris may or may not have financial holdings in the companies he writes about at the time of publication, as he is an active investor and trader in equities and ETFs. He also occasionally travels at the expense of companies or their press relations agencies in order to report on a company or industry event related to it. Chris prominently discloses this information when appropriate. These relationships have no influence on his coverage. Companies he covers do not get to review columns in advance, or select or reject topics.
He writes for SmartPlanet, but is not an employee of CBS.
Archive: 01-2012
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The Siren song of LNG exports
Natural gas fever has overtaken America, pumped up by a vigorous industry propaganda campaign, columnist Chris Nelder writes.
January 25, 2012, 5:00 AM PST | By Chris Nelder
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The revolution will be bottom-up
How will we respond to the Great Contraction? Columnist Chris Nelder argues that Americans must face energy challenges on their own.
January 18, 2012, 5:00 AM PST | By Chris Nelder
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Regulation and the decline of coal power
Energy futurist Chris Nelder explains why coal-fired electricity generation is on the wane, and why it’s not just because of the EPA.
January 11, 2012, 2:10 AM PST | By Chris Nelder
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Three deformations of the apocalypse
Energy futurist Chris Nelder offers three scenarios for the next five years: the good, the bad, and the likely.
January 4, 2012, 5:00 AM PST | By Chris Nelder