While I have done a lot of critiquing on my blog, reader Evan Mitchell turned the tables on me and provided a thorough critique of the energy plan I recently proposed in An Open Letter […]
Up Like a Rocket, Down Like a Feather
That’s a very common saying in the refining industry. When oil prices are rising, gasoline prices generally rise pretty quickly. I say generally because during the recent oil price run-up, gasoline didn’t keep pace because […]
EPA Denies Ethanol Waiver
No big surprise here, and I have been advising people that there was very little chance that the EPA would grant the waiver, but they have officially denied the ethanol waiver request from the state […]
The Hydrogen Electrolyzer Debunked?
Popular Mechanics just ran the tests and reported on the results: Water-Powered Cars: Hydrogen Electrolyzer Mod Can’t Up MPGs I have told people not to waste their money, but that is just based on the […]
Tester’s Energy Plan
Tis the season for energy plans. Coming up on the elections, everyone has to have a plan – and I was just e-mailed a copy of Montana Senator John Tester’s plan. There are some good […]
Pinning Pelosi
I received an interesting e-mail yesterday: Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Author of “Know Your Power: A Message to America’s Daughters” will answer questions in a live discussion on washingtonpost.com today (Wednesday, Aug. […]
Obama Was Right
I was traveling the past couple of days, or I would have been all over this story. As it stands, I certainly won’t be the first one to make this point. You may know that […]
Obama Was Right
I was traveling the past couple of days, or I would have been all over this story. As it stands, I certainly won’t be the first one to make this point. You may know that […]
Taxes versus Subsidies
The RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization, has just issued a report comparing the effectiveness of fossil-fuel taxes versus renewable energy subsidies for increasing the usage of renewable energy: Impacts on U.S. Energy Expenditures and […]
Watch Stephanopoulos Grill Pelosi
George Stephanopoulos was relentless with Nancy Pelosi on ABC News regarding the question of allowing a vote on opening up more areas for drilling. In between repeated questions of “Why won’t you allow a vote?”, […]