Would someone please stuff a sock in this woman’s mouth? She is making an absolute fool out of herself every time she speaks: Ferraro: My comment wasn’t racist, it was fact First she says that […]
Someone Muzzle This Woman
Debunking Robert Zubrin
A reader asked me a while back to take a look at the claims of Robert Zubrin, and comment. So I took a look at his claims, and while I found things that were wrong, […]
Today’s Stories of Interest
There were quite a few interesting stories today, so here are a few Drumbeat-inspired headlines and excerpts. Gasoline: Painful, and getting worse NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — So gasoline prices are at an all-time high. But […]
Farm Prices Headed North
What prompted my previous essay on the vicious circle that has been started was this story: Farmland prices continue to jump The latest results mirror a trend noted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in […]
A New Gasoline Price Record
Update: I am gasoline-centric like most in the U.S., but as a reader pointed out, diesel prices are way up there as well. Whereas gasoline just barely beat last May’s record, diesel is currently $1.00/gal […]
A Vicious Circle
What a vicious chain of events our politicians have set into motion. It just continues to worsen. It started out innocently enough. Oil prices were climbing. Our energy production was shifting to an ever greater […]
Slow Squeeze
I have been thinking a lot lately about the impact of $100+ oil prices on the world economy. Like many others, I am trying to work out the probable implications – for the overall economy, […]
Cellulosic Ethanol is Dead
Cellulosic Ethanol is Dead! Long Live Biomass Gasification! My thunder has been stolen. I have been kicking around a post in my head for the past couple of weeks. I just haven’t had time to […]
70 MPG Volkswagen Golf Hybrid
Thanks to a reader for calling this story to my attention. I will be spending most of my time in the U.S. by summer, and I think I am going to have to get a […]
Understanding EROEI
Introduction The concept of energy return on energy invested, or EROEI, is terribly misunderstood. I have heard people argue that EROEI doesn’t matter, only economics. This misses a very key point: EROEI is going to […]