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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: 03-2012
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Why baseload power is doomed
Energy columnist Chris Nelder explains why baseload power generation from nuclear and coal plants will be phased out in favor of renewables.
March 28, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT | By Chris Nelder
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Scoring the rhetoric on Obama’s energy policies
Obama takes credit for increasing fossil fuel production, while the fossil fuel industry blames him for falling production. So what’s the truth?
March 21, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT | By Chris Nelder
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High oil prices: Fortunately and unfortunately
High oil prices are changing our world in many ways; some for the good, and some for the worse, columnist Chris Nelder writes.
March 14, 2012, 2:16 AM PDT | By Chris Nelder
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Oil demand shift: Asia takes over
Energy columnist Chris Nelder shows how the oil demand of the East will overtake the West this year, and why more efficient vehicles won’t solve our problem.
March 7, 2012, 5:00 AM PST | By Chris Nelder