I know it’s been a bit heavy on ethanol lately, but I continue to get quite a bit of activity over the recent Rolling Stone article. That’s the whole reason for writing a FAQ. I […]
Bob Dinneen Responds to Rolling Stone
Author: Robert Rapier
A Disjointed Energy Policy
Hypothetical question: If a group of farmers in Iowa cut a deal with Tyson Foods to produce 2nd generation renewable diesel via a hydrotreating process, would Congress step in to stop them from receiving the […]
Jeff Goodell Debates the Rolling Stone Article on CNBC
The guy is very well-spoken. Guess where he got that “recycled natural gas quote.” 🙂
The Ultra-Light Loremo
Over the weekend, I happened onto a link for a German car that is being designed for an amazing 157 miles per gallon (1.5 l/100 km). The car is called the Loremo, an ultra-light, two-cylinder, […]
Pure Venom
It is disturbing to me that an industry that plays as important a role in modern life as that of the farmer is so vilified. It must be that people simply do not recognize the […]
TreeHugger Sells for $10 Million
This one caught me by surprise: Discovery Acquires TreeHugger.com For $10million Discovery Communications has announced the acquisition of TreeHugger.com for what is believed to be $10 million. TreeHugger.com started as an environmentally focused blog in […]
University of Delaware Breaks Solar Efficiency Record
UD-led team sets solar cell record, joins DuPont on $100 million project Using a novel technology that adds multiple innovations to a very high-performance crystalline silicon solar cell platform, a consortium led by the University […]
This Week in Petroleum 8-01-07
Edited to add: Just got a note from the API. They added: According to today’s API report outlining last week’s production figures, gasoline production reached an all-time high of 9.63 million barrels per day, nearly […]
LS9’s Oil-Crapping Bugs
I have only half-jokingly commented before that the ideal microorganism for energy production would consume garbage and excrete gasoline, which would float to the top of a reactor to be skimmed off via a low-energy […]
Windows Vista Sucks
Windows Vista sucks. There, I said it. I feel better now. Off-topic, but I am really hacked off. I had gotten an upgrade to Windows Vista with a laptop I bought in December, and I […]