I am still traveling for a few days, and will be back in Scotland on January 13th. One of the e-mails I received while I was traveling was a guest submission. The author wrote: Mr. […]
Guest Essay on Energy Independence
50 people who could save the planet
(Also, a Barack Obama discussion in the comments following this essay). The Guardian has just published a list of 50 people who may save us all from “stranded polar bears, melting glaciers, dried-out rivers and […]
Update on Book Publication
Nate Hagens at The Oil Drum just wrote a review of a paper by Professor Charles Hall, who like Nate and myself also contributed a chapter to the renewable energy book that will be published […]
I Fought the Law
And I won. For the most part. Thanks to all who wrote and commented with advice. Here’s what happened. As I wrote earlier in the week, I had a little misunderstanding with the game wardens […]
GM Drops the V8; WSJ on $100 Oil
GM Drops the V8 This is pretty significant in my opinion: GM Drops V-8 Engine on Rising Fuel Prices, Regulation Jan. 3 (Bloomberg) — General Motors Corp., the world’s largest automaker, canceled a $300 million […]
Saudi Aramco Delays Khursaniyah
It never ceases to amaze me just how quickly people can develop amnesia. Take the case with oil production in Saudi Arabia. A year ago, their production was declining. A number of people argued that […]
The Bet
Background In December of 2006, there was a lively discussion at The Oil Drum about what would happen with oil prices in 2007. Although almost everyone felt that oil prices would rise, some argued that […]
CNN on $100 Oil
CNNMoney had a couple of articles yesterday about oil prices finally hitting $100/bbl: $100 oil and the ‘S’ word Friend of R-Squared, Doug MacIntyre, was quoted at length: The Energy Information Administration, the Energy Department’s […]
The Game Wardens Make a House Call
I seldom post off-topic material, but this is definitely off-topic. So, if you would rather read only energy-related posts, I will have another post up in a couple of days. While I won my $1,000 […]
Nanosolar Update
Happy New Year to all. Still in the U.S. for a few more days, just checking in when I can. I have been pretty interested lately in what Nanosolar is doing, so this is a […]