I have noted before that every president since Nixon has talked about the need to get the United States off of foreign oil and moving toward energy independence. Jon Stewart recently captured this theme in […]
Setting the Ethanol Record Straight
Based on my Site Meter, it appears that a lot of new readers are stopping by because of my recent inclusion in the Top 10 list of ethanol enemies. Because the article presents a highly […]
I’m Number 5!
I am still in Europe through the end of the week (today in Germany), but working on several articles and trying to get caught up on correspondence. Today I started getting a lot of e-mails […]
Five Positive Notes on Next-Generation Biofuels
In the previous essay, I discussed some of the challenges that next-generation biofuels face according to a recently released USDA report: Next-Generation Biofuels: Near-Term Challenges and Implications for Agriculture Here are five positive notes from […]
Five Challenges of Next-Generation Biofuels
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has just issued a report detailing the outlook and challenges of next generation biofuels. I provided some input during the drafting of the report, which hopefully was of some […]
Footprint Forum 2010
During the week starting June 6th I will be in Siena, Italy to participate in Footprint Forum 2010, put together by the Global Footprint Network. In fact, when this post goes up I will be […]
Examining Calera Corporation’s Claims
The following is a guest post by Dr. Jerry Unruh. Jerry is a Ph.D. chemist that I had the pleasure of working with for several years. (More on Jerry in A Conversation on Energy Issues). […]
Changing Attitudes on Climate Change
I have long taken a detached view of the climate change debate. As I have explained before, this is not because I don’t view it as a very serious issue, it is simply because I […]
Final Thoughts on Methanol
The previous essay on methanol versus ethanol resulted in a number of interesting comments. It was one of the best discussions we have had around here in a long time. Many issues were raised in […]
Methanol versus Ethanol: Technical Merits and Political Favoritism
The previous essay sparked a lively discussion about the potential of methanol as a fuel, so I decided to write an essay particularly devoted to methanol. I was especially motivated to write this because of […]