Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Staff E3 Biofuels: Responsible Ethanol /
UK’s Blair Signals Support for Nuclear Power /
MPs warned of UK’s fragile energy supply /
U.S. Grants 1st License for Major Nuclear Plant in 30 Years /
Asia Shows Solar Power is Not Just for the Rich
China’s crude oil import up 20.5 percent in May /
Iran ideological army takes on energy contracts /
Nigerian oil dispute flares into full-scale revolt /
GAO: Issues Related to Potential Reductions in Venezuelan Oil Production
Let wind farms pay to help endangered species they hurt /
Blagging in the blogosphere /
Mauritius: Recycling of All Resources for Sustainability /
How to be Fuel and Food Rich under Climate Change
How to Cool a Planet (Maybe) /
Environmental Chiefs Join Forces to Fight Growth in Air Travel /
Air-conditioning: Our Cross to Bear /
Daimler Hopes Americans Are Finally Ready for the Minicar
US military sees oil nationalism spectre /
The US military oil consumption in Iraq and Afghanistan /
China’s Economy Forecast to Grow 10.3% in First Half /
Is Oil In a Price Bubble? /
Iraqi oil production back at 2.5 mln bbl/day /
Drilling on Wall Street
Natural Gas concerns continued /
Even OilCos still cannot deal with aftermath of Katrina /
Norway Crude-Oil Output Slides /
High cost of asphalt steamrolls plans /
Royal Society of Edinburgh Energy Report published /
Hanford nuclear waste plant cost rises to $11.55 billion
Sure, there is a lot of oil and gas left out there for the driller’s bit (if you can wait long enough for a delivery of drill bits). But the deposits that the extraction companies will encounter will be smaller, further afield, and more expensive to develop and produce. The Anadarko and Phelps Dodge plays certainly illustrate another point, one for which T. Boone Pickens is equally famous: that you can still “drill for reserves on Wall Street.”
And to their shock, the car companies built probably the most advanced car Detroit ever built, and the most maintenance-free car. And when all the car companies were forced to do it, they realized that it threatened their business model. It also threatened the oil industry. So they wanted to dismantle it. (Wide-ranging discussion on many energy issues.)
Civic problems the SAME around the world / World urban issues at your fingertips / Forget slum dwellers, ‘the problem is Donald Trump’ / Interactive map – urban growth
Hey kids! It’s a DIY solar thermal panel! / SF mayor: Catch a wave to make power / UK homeowners get green light for ‘eyesore’ wind turbines / Large-scale, cheap solar electricity
‘Green chemistry’ pays off / Think globally? Act domestically. / ‘How green Is my conscience?’ / Vancouver to Halifax on a gallon of gas – 3,145 mpg / A slow-road movement? / A waste of energy (NYT on Congress inaction)
Great book, terrible title. Andre Viljoen has put together a book of the most profound importance at this point in history. How will we feed our cities beyond the age of cheap oil?
