Sometimes I come across information that isn’t publicly known. That occasionally happens because I am digging, and I uncover something newsworthy. I can generally report on those kinds of things. But sometimes it is because […]
Oil Moving Back Up
On my latest trip to Amsterdam this week I saw 19 oil tankers parked off the coast in the North Sea (ironically next to a Dutch offshore wind farm). These tankers are being used for […]
Is the Dark Cloud Over Solar Energy Beginning to Break?
Sitting in DFW Airport, about to make my way back to Europe. I will be offline for a day or so. This seems like a good time for the latest from Money Morning, which as […]
The White Revolution
When I was recently transcribing the interview that Vinod Khosla did for the Milken Institute, something he said caught my attention: Hybrids are an uneconomic way to reduce carbon dioxide. If you go to hybrids […]
Book Review: Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller
Jeff Rubin – the former chief economist at CIBC World Markets – has always struck me as someone who “gets it.” I have seen him do a number of interviews, both on television and in […]
Chemistry: The Future of Cellulose
I am not a big believer in a commercial future for the biochemical conversion of cellulose into fuels. There are many big hurdles in place that are going to have to be overcome before cellulose […]
With Oil Prices Poised to Jump as Much as 70%, Every Investor Needs an Energy Strategy
[RR note: This blog occasionally posts guest posts, and energy investing is a topic that is visited on a fairly regular basis. The website Money Morning recently noticed that I had linked to one of […]
Thoughts on New Fuel Efficiency Standards
After I wrote The Problem with CAFE a couple of years ago, a lot of people concluded that I am against higher CAFE standards. That’s not exactly the case. In a nutshell, my problem with […]
Pacific Ethanol Plants Declare Bankruptcy
I don’t actually enjoy posting “I told you so” stories, especially when the news is negative. This means someone has failed, and I don’t enjoy seeing people fail. But when I put a spotlight on […]
Misinformation from Jon Stewart
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M – Th 11p / 10c Ken Salazar thedailyshow.com Daily ShowFull Episodes Economic Crisis Political Humor I watch very little TV, but one show I always make it a […]