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 […]
Book Review: Julian Comstock
When I was a kid, “USA” was forever. I couldn’t imagine it any other way. I am sure kids growing up in the USSR in the 1970’s probably felt the same way about their country. […]
Annual Energy Outlook 2010
The Energy Information Administration just released their Annual Energy Outlook for 2010: Annual Energy Outlook 2010 It is about 220 pages long, and therefore I haven’t had a chance to read it thoroughly. But in […]