BioOil, also known as pyrolysis oil, is not quite renewable petroleum, but it is a renewable liquid fuel made from the destructive distillation of biomass. A Canadian company has announced that they will build a […]
House to Vote Today on Energy Bill
The House is scheduled to vote today on their latest incarnation of an energy bill: Energy bill vote pushed to today amid opposition WASHINGTON — Congressional Democratic leaders pushed back a vote on an energy […]
This Week in Petroleum 12-5-07
Update following the release: Big surprises all around this week: Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the Week Ending November 30, 2007 U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) dropped […]
Solar is the Solution
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 […]