The first draft of my book chapter on jatropha and algae as fuel sources has been submitted. My posting frequency here will now go back to normal. Those book chapters are a lot of work, […]
Is Camelina the Next Jatropha?
We do love our wonder-crops. We want plants that yield large amounts of biofuel, and can do it on marginal soil. We want them to be drought resistant and require little fertilizer. And when one […]
The Wake Up Call on the BP Drilling Disaster
I have a few stories in the pipeline, but none seem particularly important with this BP disaster continuing to play out in the Gulf of Mexico. Following my previous story – in which I warned […]
The Demise of BP?
It was about six weeks ago that the man I work for walked into my office and asked what was happening in the world of energy. “This oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico”, I […]
BP’s Oil Rig Disaster May Bring an End to Support for New Offshore Exploration
Under normal circumstances, I would be all over the story of last week’s BP oil rig disaster. By now, you all know that BP suffered an explosion and a fire in the Gulf of Mexico […]
Ethanol Lobby Concerned Over Misinformation
Last week the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) issued a press release in which they complained of “exaggerations” and “false information” related to claims by Brazil’s ethanol industry: “Fuzzy Math” and Brazilian Ethanol: The Numbers Don’t […]
Understanding the Ethanol Tariff Issue
You may have seen the announcement earlier in the week that Brazil has eliminated tariffs on imported ethanol: Brazil Announces Temporary Elimination of Ethanol Tariff WASHINGTON – On Monday, the Brazilian Chamber of Foreign Trade […]
The Mining Disaster in West Virginia
The following guest post is by Dave Summers. Dave is known on The Oil Drum as Heading Out, and he is friend of mine and a recently retired professor from the Rock Mechanics and Explosives […]
Answering Questions on New Zealand
I am horribly swamped at the moment. I won’t go into the details, but suffice to say that I have some writing commitments that have all come due at about the same time. So I […]
The Electric Car Report
I am back home in Hawaii, and over the next few days hope my schedule settles down to normal. I am aware of some lingering technical issues that need to be resolved on the blog […]