This is the 3rd installment in a series that examines data from the recently released 2013 BP Statistical Review of World Energy. The previous posts – Renewable Energy Status Update 2013 and Hydropower and Geothermal Status Update 2013 […]
Hydropower and Geothermal Status Update 2013
This is the 2nd installment in a series that looks at the recently released 2013 BP Statistical Review of World Energy. The previous post – Renewable Energy Status Update 2013 – focused mainly on wind […]
Renewable Energy Status Update 2013
Today I begin a series that looks at the recently released 2013 BP Statistical Review of World Energy. Because the past two posts have dealt with the Keystone XL pipeline project, I thought it would be […]
Protecting a Drowning Man from Sunburn
Later this week I intend to start a series covering the recently released BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2013. However, first I want to follow up on last week’s post The Increasing Irrelevance of […]
The Increasing Irrelevance of the Keystone XL Debate
Keystone XL’s Insignificant Contribution to Climate Last week President Obama unveiled a new plan to combat climate change in a speech at Georgetown University. While there is generally broad consensus that his comments further threaten […]
Avoiding Energy’s Big Buts
This past week I posted the following graphic on my Twitter account (@RRapier) showing the explosive growth of renewable electricity, particularly over the past decade: The first response to this graphic was “But…INTERMITTENT!”
Did Global Oil Consumption Slow in 2012?
I hate the phrase “Innocent until proven guilty.” When serial killer Ted Bundy killed his first victim, he wasn’t innocent just because a court had yet to convict him. The correct phrasing — which practically […]
Oil Industry Declares War on E15
(RR edit: Some of you need to turn on your sarcasm detectors). I just finished reading a story that made my blood boil. It was about how the oil industry is using dirty tricks to […]
About Those Plunging Oil Prices
Over the past three weeks, there have been numerous headlines insinuating that a freefall in oil prices is underway. Last week I read that the various causes were a slowdown in China’s economy, OPEC’s decision […]
Who Loses from Rising Natural Gas Prices?
Chemicals and Fertilizer Industries In last week’s post Who Wins from Rising Natural Gas Prices?, I discussed the sectors that would benefit from rising natural gas prices. This week, let’s talk about the potential losers. […]