About a month ago I was asked to contribute to the next issue of Subsidy Watch regarding the recently passed energy bill. The issue was just published: Subsidy Watch, Issue 16, September 2007 My comments: […]
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Energyville Sneak Preview
Update: The game is now live for all at: http://www.willyoujoinus.com/energyville/ ———————— Chevron is going to unveil a game tomorrow called Energyville. The details are: Chevron, one of the world’s leading energy companies, is launching on […]
World’s Largest Producer of Geothermal Electricity
I would have guessed Iceland, but it’s actually the U.S.: Beyond the sun, a new wave of clean energy As policymakers promote alternative energy sources to reduce the United States’ emissions of greenhouse gases and […]
My Composting Experiment
“We stand, in most places on earth, only six inches from desolation, for that is the thickness of the topsoil layer upon which the entire life of the planet depends.” R. Neil Sampson in Farmland […]
The Week in Energy – September 1, 2007
As I mentioned in the previous post, I plan to start posting on a more infrequent basis. Every 5-10 days, I will post some short excerpts/links to energy stories I found interesting, odd, or comical. […]
R-Squared Lite
After hearing numerous suggestions and kicking around the options, I have decided not to completely close shop. However, I will do things a bit differently from here on. I don’t plan to spend more than […]
Reflections at the Crossroads
I spent this weekend on a couple of offshore production platforms. The isolation provided a very reflective atmosphere for me, and some things came into focus. I have been trying to juggle a lot lately. […]
Ethanol/Alternative Fuel FAQ
Of course you are against ethanol. You work for Big Oil. Is ethanol reducing dependence on foreign oil? What’s this EROI/EROEI/Energy Return Business? Is EROEI the Same Thing as the Process Efficiency? Isn’t the Energy […]
Big Oil and Iraq
I am about to be traveling, but I wanted to throw this out for discussion. Over the past few years, I have heard various claims that oil companies were complicit/ultimately responsible over the Iraqi invasion. […]
National Geographic Story
Update: This was a story originally posted in August of 2006 (Wow, that’s been the fastest year of my life), but E3 Biofuels has come up in discussion quite a few times lately. I am […]