I had posted a response to Judy Dugan’s latest hysterics at Huffington Post, but it has been “pending moderation” for 4 days now. I suppose because I didn’t violate any of the rules that would […]
Disgusting Tactics from the Hillary Clinton Campaign
Or, Why I Would Rather See Obama Win the Democratic Nomination. First off, this is not a post about energy policy. Nor is it an endorsement of anyone. I am not overly inspired by the […]
Critiquing Robert Zubrin on Energy
A couple of weeks ago, I said that I would be working on several posts. One of them, a book review for Robert Bryce’s new book, Gusher of Lies, is finished but I won’t post […]
Impending Food Crisis?
I know this is my second pessimistic post this week, but along with an energy crunch, I have been concerned about a food crunch. The whole ethanol love affair has had me worried for a […]
Infinite Underwater Energy
I am always on the lookout for novel energy sources that don’t have obvious knockout factors. I have kept vaguely abreast of developments around tidal energy, and it always seemed like this should be a […]
Unintended Consequences
The Politics of Biofuels In response to a recent query from an independent student newspaper in the UK, I wrote up this editorial piece on the politics of biofuels. The original can be found here. […]
A Storm on the Horizon
Trouble is brewing. Trouble I have been warning about since I started writing this blog. Trouble that was a big factor in me starting to write this blog: Energy leader sees clouds “An oil crisis […]
Chavez Targets “Big Milk”
After threat to cut off oil, Chavez says Venezuela may expropriate milk plants CARACAS, Venezuela: President Hugo Chavez warned that some milk plants may be expropriated to ease shortages, singling out Italy’s Parmalat SpA and […]
The Politics of Biofuels
In response to a recent query from an independent student newspaper in the UK, I wrote up an editorial piece on the politics of biofuels. I will post it over here in a few days, […]
Biofuels Aren’t Green?
At least that’s what a new study says. I think it paints with a pretty broad brush, because I do in fact think some can be green. But a new study published in Science, echoing […]