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 […]
Revisiting Palin
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 […]