I have said before that a shakeout in the ethanol industry is inevitable. As I wrote here: When a commodity has such incredibly low barriers to entry, it is only a matter of time before […]
The Week in Energy – September 7, 2007
Note: This will be my last time to post in this format (a block of stories in one post). Others have commented, and I agree, that this is a bit unwieldly. Besides that, I have […]
This Week in Petroleum 9-06-07
Another week, another all-time low on gasoline inventories. As I wrote last week: Gasoline inventories were not this low following Hurricane Katrina, and yet we have had an uneventful summer. It is very possible that […]
World’s Smallest Gasoline Engine
While I try to be very careful about posting hype masquerading as a legitimate technology breakthrough, this story is too good to pass up (even though it contains a lot of hype). I don’t know […]
The Good and Bad in the United States’ Energy and Farm Bills
About a month ago I was asked to contribute to the next issue of Subsidy Watch regarding the recently passed energy bill. The issue was just published: Subsidy Watch, Issue 16, September 2007 My comments: […]
Energyville Sneak Preview
Update: The game is now live for all at: http://www.willyoujoinus.com/energyville/ ———————— Chevron is going to unveil a game tomorrow called Energyville. The details are: Chevron, one of the world’s leading energy companies, is launching on […]
World’s Largest Producer of Geothermal Electricity
I would have guessed Iceland, but it’s actually the U.S.: Beyond the sun, a new wave of clean energy As policymakers promote alternative energy sources to reduce the United States’ emissions of greenhouse gases and […]
My Composting Experiment
“We stand, in most places on earth, only six inches from desolation, for that is the thickness of the topsoil layer upon which the entire life of the planet depends.” R. Neil Sampson in Farmland […]
The Week in Energy – September 1, 2007
As I mentioned in the previous post, I plan to start posting on a more infrequent basis. Every 5-10 days, I will post some short excerpts/links to energy stories I found interesting, odd, or comical. […]
R-Squared Lite
After hearing numerous suggestions and kicking around the options, I have decided not to completely close shop. However, I will do things a bit differently from here on. I don’t plan to spend more than […]