I have written a few posts in the past about Jatropha curcas, a tropical shrub with the potential to make an important contribution to our fuel supplies. (See here and here for previous essays concerning […]
Impending Gasoline Supply Crunch
Implicit in the previous post on the recovery of gasoline demand is that the conditions are setting up for a gasoline supply crunch – and the price rise that goes along with that. As I […]
Gasoline Demand Has Recovered
It’s been taking place slowly, week after week, but low gas prices have brought gasoline demand back up. There has been anecdotal evidence that suggested demand might be heading higher, such as recovering sales of […]
Energy at the WSJ
The online version of the Wall Street Journal has a new section devoted entirely to energy: Energy – WSJ It contains numerous energy-themed articles ranging from ‘going green’ to changes in the refining industry to […]
Big Oil Buys Big Ethanol
Some people think that the oil industry is hostile toward the ethanol industry because they consider them a real threat. But I always point out that the oil industry dwarfs the ethanol industry by such […]
The Green in the Stimulus Package
The stimulus package that President Obama would like to see passed – and is currently under debate in Congress – has about $100 billion (of $900 billion total) that is devoted to renewable energy and […]
TDP Chemistry
While the most recent two posts (here and here) on Changing World Technologies’ thermal depolymerization (TDP) process were reposts, this one has not been previously posted here. Regular reader “Optimist” was initially optimistic about the […]
Too Many People?
It seems to be a given in many circles that the earth is overpopulated. I can see how some could come to this conclusion. There are people everywhere we look. Encroachment of suburbs into farmland, […]
Repost of TDP: What Went Wrong
The is Part II of my look at Changing World Technologies’ thermal depolymerization process. This essay came from a reader, and was originally posted on April 12, 2007. But I also want to add some […]
Repost of TDP: The Next Big Thing
Because of the upcoming IPO for Changing World Technologies (See this story at Seeking Alpha) the articles that I wrote on the company are getting quite a bit of traffic. I thought I would bump […]