There is a good article on solar energy in the current issue of Mother Earth News. The theme is similar to my article The Future is Solar, and the author comes to similar conclusions: Solar […]
Responsible Ethanol Goes Bankrupt
Last year I wrote a story about an ethanol company that was trying to produce ethanol in a more sustainable fashion: E3 Biofuels: Responsible Ethanol They had a great idea. Use corn to make ethanol, […]
Beginning of the Correction?
It’s no big secret that I think oil prices ran ahead of themselves in the past couple of months. I don’t think they should have cracked $90 this year (and despite mass amnesia by analysts, […]
Two Dead in Pipeline Explosion
This is one case in which I was a bit slow to process the information. I heard about this pipeline explosion not too long after it happened, but the seriousness was not immediately apparent to […]
Renewable Energy Tempts Workers
I saw an interesting little story today from The Glasgow Herald. I can’t find an online version, so here it is: Renewable Energy Tempts Workers By Mark Williamson More than half of the skilled staff […]
This Week in Petroleum 11-28-07
2nd Update Crude was down sharply following today’s release. The AP explains: NEW YORK (AP) — Oil’s rise to $100 a barrel, which seemed a done deal as recently as two days ago, was dealt […]
You Have to Admire Google
These guys just seem like they are really trying hard to do the right thing: Google’s Goal: Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal Mountain View, Calif. (November 27, 2007) – Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced a […]
The OPEC Showdown
It has been clear for some time that OPEC members are deeply split over whether $100 oil is good for them in the long-term. Saudi Arabia, having been in this game a long time, probably […]
Termite Power
When I was in graduate school at Texas A&M in the early 90’s, I selected chemical engineering Professor Mark Holtzapple as my research advisor. His work was exactly in my area of interest: Biofuels from […]
Welcome Guardian Readers
Introduction About a month ago, I was contacted by The Guardian, one of the major newspapers in the U.K. They were launching the Guardian Commercial Partners Network. While there is potentially some ad revenue involved, […]