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Alternative Energy Challenges
The various obstacles to alternative energy compound the fundamental challenge of how to supplant a fossil fuel–based supply chain withone driven by alternative energy forms themselves.
Jun 18, 2013
To power up or power down? That is the question
Recently I read that our challenge in the twenty-first century is to triple global energy demand “so that the world’s poorest can enjoy modern …
Jun 18, 2013
Former Soviet Union crude oil exports declined by 5.5 % in last 2 years
Russia is at its 2nd and last oil peak. The easy oil is gone. The FSU export peak comes ahead of the production peak.
Jun 17, 2013
Peak oil review - June 17
A weekly update including: Oil and the Global Economy, The Middle East North Africa, China, Quote of the Week, The Briefs
Jun 17, 2013
Shale gas, tight oil, and fracking - June 17
•Why America's Shale Oil Boom Could End Sooner Than You Think •Boulder and other Colorado cities try to fight fracking •First County In The …
Jun 16, 2013
Results may vary: Beware of kaleidoscopic vision in the oil and gas industry
Like children looking through a kaleidoscope who are unaware of its actual workings, the media and the public have been misled into believing that early production results in the shale natural gas …
Jun 15, 2013
The Microgrid Solution
“The move to the smart grid is impossible to achieve in one big operational mass,”...“Breaking it into bite-sized pieces — this is …
Jun 14, 2013
Energy transitions - June 14
•Community Solar Concept A Big Hit At Michigan Energy Fair •A Secret Success Story •Generating interest in homegrown power •Power to the …
Jun 14, 2013
EcoChat: Gasland Part II: Courting Controversy, Driving a Movement
Gasland Part II, the highly anticipated anti-fracking documentary sequel, premiered at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival on April 21st.
Jun 13, 2013
When Risk Assessment is Risky: Predicting the Effects of Technology
Each new technology, regardless of benefits,brings its own risks. In many complex situations where there are multiple questions with poorly constrained …
Jun 13, 2013
Peak oil notes - June 13
A mid-week update. After falling on Monday and Tuesday, oil prices rebounded to roughly unchanged on Wednesday on a weaker dollar and a report from Libya that oil production has fallen to less …
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