On Sarah Palin as McCain’s choice for VP, I came out immediately and said that it was a mistake. I wrote in part: Count me among those stunned by McCain’s pick for his VP candidate. […]
My ASPO Slides are Available
I just learned today that the two presentations I made at this year’s ASPO conference are now available. The slides are pretty self-explanatory, but they only served as background for the talk so people could […]
Rationing by Running Out
This looks ominous: Gasoline Inventories at Lowest Levels Since 1967. Source: This Week in Petroleum Of course we used a lot less gasoline in 1967, so on a ‘days of supply’ basis, this is probably […]
Games Politicians Play
In a bid to keep 1st generation biodiesel technology competitive with the more desirable 2nd generation variety, politicians have voted to keep a $1/gal tax credit for biodiesel made from food, but deny the credit […]
Goretex in Fuel Cells?
In the category of “You aren’t going to believe this” is a story that was just sent to me by a reader. In a breakthrough being hailed as one of the biggest in 20 years […]
Live from ASPO
Me With Jim Kunstler at ASPO 2008 Live from the 2008 ASPO Conference, where I am still running on European time (waking up at 3 a.m. and dead tired by 8 p.m.). The talk of […]
David O’Reilly Speech on Energy Policy
Still traveling until middle of next week (in London right now, back to Amsterdam tonight, California tomorrow), so limited communications from me until then. Lots going on in the world of energy. Oil has cracked […]
You Heard it Here First
As I warned on Saturday: Gas Prices Climb Quickly as Refineries Remain Closed At least 14 Texas refineries, representing nearly a quarter of the nation’s refining capacity, will probably remain shut for the next week […]
Defining Price Gouging
As I warned yesterday, we may be on the verge of runaway gas prices in some areas. Today I spotted this story at CNN: Complaints of rising gas prices as Ike hits Some excerpts: WASHINGTON […]
Flirting with Disaster
Update: Governors in several states have now declared states of emergency due to potential gasoline shortages. One example: Governor Riley Declares State of Emergency MONTGOMERY – [Alabama] Governor Bob Riley on Friday afternoon declared a […]