In my previous article — Leonardo DiCaprio’s Huge Carbon Footprint — I discussed the seeming inconsistency of Leonardo DiCaprio’s climate change activism and his excessive fossil fuel consumption. My argument was that with his own […]
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Huge Carbon Footprint
Leonardo DiCaprio recently won the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in The Revenant. I saw the movie, and to my layman’s eye it certainly seemed like an Oscar-worthy performance. I was rooting for […]
A Critical Review of the 2015 Energy Balance for Corn Ethanol
The USDA recently updated the numbers on the energy balance of corn ethanol in 2015 Energy Balance for the Corn-Ethanol Industry. Today returning guest Todd “Ike” Kiefer scrutinizes the numbers in the report and he […]
Cellulosic Ethanol Falls A Few Billion Gallons Short
Ten years ago a visionary named Vinod Khosla gave a presentation called Biofuels: Think Outside the Barrel. It seems to have disappeared from his Khosla Ventures website, but you can find an archived version here. […]
It Really Was A Trillion Dollar Blunder
A few days after Christmas I appeared on CNBC Asia’s Squawk Box to discuss the volatility in the oil market. Bernie Lo asked a question about OPEC’s strategy, and I characterized their decision to defend market share […]
My 2016 Energy Predictions
When I made my annual energy predictions a year ago, I noted that I foresaw a “lot of uncertainty in the energy markets” and indicated that “the direction on several fronts is unclear.” That certainly […]
Grading My 2015 Energy Predictions
Introduction “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” ― Yogi Berra I haven’t looked forward to this post since about mid-year, when it became clear that I wasn’t going to have a repeat […]
The Top 10 Energy Stories Of 2015
Introduction As I have done for several years now, I like to close out the year by highlighting the top stories in the energy sector. The 2015 list was challenging, because so many of the […]
Where The Carbon Emissions Are
Introduction With world leaders meeting in Paris this week and next to formulate plans for tackling carbon emissions, I believe it’s critical to understand the source of those emissions. After all, if you are going […]
Energy on the Edge: Understanding the Challenge
Energy on the Edge Along with the OPEC meeting that takes place late this week, the biggest story in the world of energy is the Paris Climate Change Conference (Conference of Parties 21, or COP21) […]