I am way behind on reading books that have been sent to me for review by various publishers. The pile on my desk is growing, because I have a bad habit of starting new books […]
Nuclear Power in Japan, Methane Hydrates, and Gasoline Prices — R-Squared Energy TV Ep. 21
In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I cover: Japan’s decision to abandon nuclear power (which will contend for the top energy story of the year — regardless of how it plays out) ConocoPhillips’ […]
Current and Projected Costs for Biofuels from Algae and Pyrolysis
A reader recently called my attention to a new and very interesting presentation from the Department of Energy’s Biomass Program: Biofuels Design Cases The presentation explored the question of whether the U.S. government is spending […]
Rare Earth Elements and Pyrolysis Oil — R-Squared Energy TV Ep. 20
In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I talk about the significance of China’s dominance of rare earth element production, and the conversion of pyrolysis oil into fuel. The questions answered this week are: […]
Why High Oil Prices are Here to Stay
On May 3rd I will be delivering a talk called Moving Beyond Oil Dependence as a part of UC Santa Barbara’s Spring 2012 Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. The talk will roughly follow the outline of […]
Discussing Peak Oil, Speculators, Oil Shale, and Alternative Fuels
I am traveling some over the next two weeks, and did not have a chance to record my weekly video segment this week. However, last Friday I was a guest on Alan Colmes’ show on […]
The Hard Truth: Even Liberals are Big Fans of Oil Subsidies
Survey Says… If you were to survey people and ask the question “Should we subsidize oil companies?” — the overwhelming majority would undoubtedly respond “No!” The notion that we are subsidizing oil companies generates outrage […]
Natural Gas Prices & Canada’s Economy — R-Squared Energy TV Ep. 19
In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I talk about the impact of natural gas in the U.S., and the Canadian economy. Some of the topics discussed this week are: How I think natural […]
Cutting Through the Rhetoric on Speculators and Oil Prices
Let’s Play ‘Blame the Speculators’ Most people would probably agree that speculation in the oil and gas markets is hurting American consumers. Consider the case of Aubrey McClendon. Mr. McClendon is the CEO of Chesapeake […]
The Impact of $5 Gas Prices, and Eco-Proppants — R-Squared Energy TV Ep. 18
In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I talk about the impact I believe $5 gasoline will have on most people, and whether there are any environmentally friendly proppants that can be used for […]