The job of “consumer advocate” has got to be one of the easiest jobs in the world. You don’t need any credentials, you don’t need to fact check, and you get to write your own […]
One Confused Economist
This story baffles me. High fuel prices are puzzling The middlemen who buy and sell fuel on the wholesale market have seen Los Angeles gasoline prices plunge more than 50 cents in the last two […]
Now That’s an About Face!
It’s been almost two years now that 60 Minutes did a special on ethanol, in which Dan Rather was just bubbly with enthusiasm. He had as a guest Berkeley Professor Dan Kammen, who heads up […]
Perpetual Confusion over Energy Balances
People continue to be confused about the energy balance of gasoline versus ethanol. The ethanol lobby, in my opinion, deliberately spreads this sort of misinformation to persuade people that producing ethanol is a wise usage […]
Why We Will Never Address Global Warming
I made the comment below recently in the discussion following an essay: If you put it to a popular vote, and people learned that GHG emissions could be arrested (hypothetically) if they were willing to […]
Building Green
At some point, I hope to own a zero energy home. (My wife is not as enthusiastic, so I have some persuading to do). Until then, I will cheerlead for those who are building green. […]
Electric Cars versus the ICE
Someone asked today at The Oil Drum about the primary reasons one would favor electric cars over the internal combustion engine (ICE). I responded Yes. To me there are two big incentives. One is that […]
The NYT on Food versus Fuel
The New York Times weighed in today with an article on the food versus fuel issue, with emphasis on what’s going on in the 3rd world: An Oil Quandary: Costly Fuel, Costly Calories Definitely worth […]
The AP on Oil and Gas Prices
The Associated Press takes a question on oil and gas prices, and does a pretty good job explaining the factors affecting prices: Ask AP: Your News Questions, Answered Q: Background (my numbers maybe a little […]
Chavez Had Me Fooled
It seems I have been wrong about Hugo Chavez. I had thought the man didn’t have a clue about the oil business. While companies like ConocoPhillips were pulling in $15.5 billion profits*, they were investing […]