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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: 05-2012
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Storytelling our energy future
Energy columnist Chris Nelder muses on the stories we tell about our energy future, and explores some behavioral and cognitive research about the power of storytelling.
May 30, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT | By Chris Nelder
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The energy transition juggernaut
Energy columnist Chris Nelder reviews public opinion polls and finds that money is no longer able to stop the energy transition juggernaut.
May 16, 2012, 2:37 AM PDT | By Chris Nelder
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Fuel to Byrne
Energy columnist Chris Nelder digs into the dirty details of U.S. “oil” supply and finds that only about two-thirds of it can actually be used as vehicle fuel.
May 2, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT | By Chris Nelder