Wow! I just checked a few stocks that I tend to watch, and Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) has now fallen to $1.85 a share. It is now down more than 95% off its high, and down […]
Updated Corn Ethanol Economics
Executive Summary: The current cost to produce a gallon of ethanol is approximately $3/gal. The current price of ethanol is $2.86/gal, which explains why ethanol producers are shutting down. If corn and natural gas prices […]
Ethanol Roundup
Couple of ethanol-related stories of note in the past few days: Corn prices hurt ethanol industry Iowa’s ethanol industry is being squeezed by high corn prices that are partly due to the estimated 3.3 million […]
The Oil Industry for Dummies
Because apparently, this is a business that any dummy could run. Take Ed Markey’s new bill, for instance: America’s untapped oil “Big Oil is more interested in pumping up prices and pumping up their own […]
Solar One Event
I recently received the following press release from Solar One, a non-profit organization that specializes in solar energy awareness and advocacy. Since I am passionate about solar energy, I am happy to call attention to […]
More Calls for Nationalization
As I have been saying, expect more of this: That’s pretty scary, but not unexpected. As oil prices continue to rise, governments will make desperate moves that will probably worsen the situation. Can you imagine […]
Bill O’Reilly is an Idiot
It is simply amazing to watch someone authoritatively pontificate on something that they clearly know nothing about. One of the major reasons we have such an energy problem in the U.S. today is that people […]
Bill O’Reilly is an Idiot
It is simply amazing to watch someone authoritatively pontificate on something that they clearly know nothing about. One of the major reasons we have such an energy problem in the U.S. today is that people […]
Fire from Water
Based on some of the comments following my post on the “water car”, I think several people misunderstood the point. It was not to debunk the water car. You can in fact run a car […]
LS9 Stock
There was a major story a few days ago about LS9 in the Times Online: Scientists find bugs that eat waste and excrete petrol I have previously written several articles that mentioned LS9, including: LS9’s […]