I am getting numerous questions about the situation with California’s surging gasoline prices. Therefore, I want to take some time to explain what makes California’s gasoline situation unique. The EPA defines gasoline specifications, but many […]
Hofmeister: A Difficult Decade Ahead For Oil Prices and Supplies
Potential for Expansion of Global Oil Production I, along with my editor Sam Avro, recently conducted a broad-ranging interview with John Hofmeister, former President of Shell Oil. The topics touched upon included future oil supplies […]
The Potential of Methanol
Last week I received an email from John Bockris, a retired Distinguished Professor from Texas A&M University. I presume Professor Bockris had come across some of my writings on methanol, as that was the topic […]
Ethanol Policy: How to Grow Production Sustainably Without Subsidies
In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I discuss potential improvements to U.S. ethanol policy. I explain the fundamental principles that guide my thoughts on energy policy, which primarily involve moving toward more sustainable […]
Gasoline Prices Doubled Under Obama: True or False?
The Claim: President Obama Has Doubled Gasoline Prices During the Republican primaries, a number of candidates made a claim that at first glance seems improbable: That under President Obama, gasoline prices have doubled. A current […]
Mitigating the Long Recession; and CNG Vehicle Restrictions
In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I answer two viewer questions. The first question is whether I believe that nuclear energy or hydraulic fracturing will offset the impacts of my “Long Recession” scenario. […]
Responses to Thorium Reactor Story
9/16/11 Update: New story from Wired — Thorium potential ‘overstated’ says government report Following last week’s R-Squared Energy TV episode that discussed thorium nuclear reactors, there were a number of comments and emails from readers […]
Are Democrats More Likely to Release Strategic Oil Reserves?
Election Season In Issue #7 of Energy Trends Insider, a reader asked about the potential implications of the Obama Administration’s recent announcement that they were considering a release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve […]
4 Reasons Why Gas Prices Are About to Fall Rapidly
While U.S. gasoline prices have been on the rise for the past two months — and are presently $0.15/gallon higher than they were a year ago — I expect that gasoline prices will start to […]
Carbon Trading & Thorium Reactors
In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I answer two viewer questions. The first is on California’s upcoming carbon trading markets, which includes a discussion on resource shuffling. The second question is on the […]