Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Science fiction movies used to scare us with out-of-control robots bent
on world destruction. If there’s a runaway robot now, it’s global
corporations doing what’s best for the shareholder rather than the
citizens and nations of the world.
Crude oil surged above $76 a barrel, the biggest gain in two weeks, after BP Plc said it will shut Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay field, where 8 percent of U.S. oil is produced.
Industrialized dilemma: What to do about Russia? /
Putin says can’t give Japan guarantees on planned oil pipeline /
Iraqi oil official seized /
From Group of 8, Energy Focus Is on Oil /
Did World War III start yesterday morning?
Figuring out how to meet the world’s demand for energy involves choosing between two complex formulas: Cost optimization based on the cheapest forms of energy available vs. the risk of pumping the resulting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. (Summary of a talk by Dr. Nathan Lewis of Caltech)
Why pellets are packing the power / A hundred thousand points of light: Thinking out of the grid / Energy surety for mission readiness (microgrids and the military) / Movie casts the electric car as hero, GM as bad guy
With concerns that energy use will rapidly increase over the next several years while fossil fuels diminish as well as numerous other energy uncertainties including the results of climate change, Sandia National Laboratories is proposing applying the principles of surety to energy.
US State Department: “Clean Energy Solutions” / Greenspan raises red flag on energy / How a ‘green’ Britain should look in the year 2020 /
Revealed: Blair’s energy blueprint / Russia’s energy wasteland / EU pitches Russia free trade for fuel / Dear Financial Times, ‘Energy Security is within our control’
An article in the recent issue of Joint Force Quarterly argues that the military should shift from oil and oil-based infrastructure to new systems.
‘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)
Does local energy security mean building decentralised off-the-grid energy systems?
Oil Sands’ Natural Gas Demand Expected to Triple /
Are Gasoline Alternatives Fuel for a Revolution? /
EU countries seek to annex lucrative tract of Atlantic seabed /
Oil price surge may delay airline recovery /
Can oil companies handle more storms? /
Saudi oil production for April dropped to 9.1 million b/d
An overlooked, practical and affordable approach using mature existing technology. The author suggests five electric rail solutions. (Originally presented at the recent Washington D.C. peak oil conference.)
