Guardian Survey

The Guardian has sent me a couple of e-mails asking Guardian Commercial Partners to offer a survey to readers. Some of the questions are about how often you read this (and other) blogs, whether it […]

Corn Futures Behaving as Expected

Last May, in The Mythical Ethanol Threat, I discussed the massive overbuilding that was going on in the ethanol sector. I knew that it would squeeze margins, but that would also put the pressure on […]

Oil Stocks for 2008

CNN is recommending oil stocks for 2008: Oil stocks: Best picks for 2008 They cover the integrated oil companies, the independents, the refiners, natural gas, and oil services. Here is what they said about the […]

Gas Prices Rise

We are still on track for $4 gasoline by Memorial Day. If gasoline inventories have fallen significantly by mid-March, it is a near-cinch. One of my recent OPIS reports also said that investors have gone […]

Toyota Promises Plug-in Hybrid

Move over, Chevy Volt. You have some very serious competition: Toyota Will Offer a Plug-In Hybrid by 2010 DETROIT — The Toyota Motor Corporation, which leads the world’s automakers in sales of hybrid-electric vehicles, announced […]

Coskata Hype

Several noteworthy energy stories in the past 24 hours, so a few quick posts. First up is the Coskata news that has everyone talking: GM Takes Stake in Small Biofuels Firm Bill Roe, president and […]

Debunking Matt Simmons

I don’t suppose this essay is going to make me any new friends, but what’s good for Vinod Khosla is also good for Matt Simmons. A couple of years ago, I took on Vinod Khosla […]

The Prius Tops the Explorer

Looks like people are beginning to respond to high gas prices: Toyota Prius sales pass Ford Explorer Americans bought more Toyota Prius hybrid gas-electric hatchbacks last year than Ford Explorer sport-utility vehicles, the top-selling SUV […]

A New Peak Looms

The bandwagon of those who insist that world oil production has peaked has really filled up in the past six months. Even big names like Matt Simmons threw caution to the wind and declared that […]

FTC Investigates Carbon Offsets

I am still on the road, but wanted to quickly stick something fresh up for discussion. I have long been suspicious of the whole carbon offsets business (and frankly, it reminds me of buying indulgences). […]