From last night’s presidential debate transcript, both of the candidates sound off on energy policy. Comments from me are inserted into the text as [RR: comment]. Schieffer: Let’s go to — let’s go to a […]
Solar Rickshaws
During my trip to India back in March, I got to experience a variety of transportation options. One of those was the auto rickshaw. I commented at the time that the efficiency of the thing […]
McCain Losing It
I have held my tongue this week, but the McCain/Palin tactics are starting to really disgust me. I have been scratching my head and asking myself what has happened to this man. I once admired […]
The Demise of the Oil Bubble
When I made my $1,000 bet that oil prices wouldn’t reach $100 in 2007, I felt like that was a pretty safe bet. Up until about the first week of September in 2007, it was […]
The Future of Oil
Here is a link to an interview I did for the Fuzzy Logic Science Show on Canberra (Australia) community radio: The Future of Oil I haven’t listened to it myself, but if anyone picks up […]
Why Energy Independence Eludes the U.S.
The following is an essay I wrote by request for another website. Regular readers won’t see anything they haven’t seen before, but I figured I would go ahead and post here as well. It is […]
The Solar Stage is Set
I have been pretty disgusted by this whole $700 billion bailout. I felt like we let a lot of people get away with some very bad behavior; behavior that enriched some at the expense of […]
Biodiesel, Green Diesel, and Jet Fuel
It is annoying to me that the definition of cellulosic ethanol has now been officially coopted in last year’s energy bill to include gasification processes. To me, that’s like redefining the definition of ‘birds’ to […]
Forbes Making Misleading Claims
Forbes magazine is making claims that the U.S. is exporting oil to other countries: America’s Oil Export Problem (Yes, Export) The U.S. could cut oil imports by nearly 15% tomorrow without using less gasoline, invading […]
Five Reasons Oil is Headed to $250
Any time I write about investing, I always stress the long-term. Short-term fluctuations don’t drive my investment decisions. I try to see 5 or 10 years into the future, and position myself accordingly. This is […]