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Midday with Dan Rodricks : Power Ahead Consumption & Sustainability


Midday begins a week of daily programming devoted to one of the most urgent matters facing people of Maryland, the United States and planet Earth -- our energy problems and solutions. The week begins with a look at energy consumption and sustainability. Our guests include Alan Knuckman, Agora Financial's broad-market analyst, Malcolm Woolf, director, Maryland Energy Administration and Laura Schaefer, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Center for Energy, University of Pittsburgh.


Peak oil notes - May 23

A mid-week update. Oil prices have fallen $2-3 a barrel this week on weaker …

Rooftop Revolution: How Solar Energy Is Putting Power Back in the Hands of the People

The sun is waiting to be tapped for clean, cheap energy if we can get our …

Difficult Truths about 'Difficult Oil'

As we work down the hydrocarbon pyramid, energy gets messier and much more …

Energy Return on Investment

EROI studies for most energy resources show a decline, indicating that …

Earth Trek: The Journey Home

Lurking behind the cover story of terrorism and modern unease is an even …

Shale gas, tight oil, and fracking - May 21

•At margins of shale oil boom, a tempered euphoria •Fracking envy …

Half of oil burnable in 2000-2050 to keep us within 2 degrees warming has been used up as we hit 400 ppm

We have a race between peak oil and global warming. Symptoms of these …