In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I answer questions about compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles, and talk a little bit about global warming. Some of the topics discussed are: The environmental footprint of a […]
The Professor Who Knew Too Little
It is clear that many people have a very simplistic — but wrong — view of the energy markets. This extends to politicians who believe they can usher in a return to $2 gasoline, as […]
Gas Prices & Keystone Pipeline — R-Squared Energy TV Ep. 14
In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I answer more questions about gas prices, and discuss the Keystone XL pipeline and future development of Canada’s oil sands. Some of the topics discussed are: The EROEI […]
Ethanol Exports and the Future of the Ethanol Industry
Were U.S. Taxpayers Subsidizing Ethanol Exports? Over the past couple of years, U.S. ethanol exports have soared. Last year a news article in Financial Times charged that these exports were being subsidized with U.S. tax […]
Study: Eliminating Coal-Fired Power is Worth 0.2 Degrees in 100 Years
Who could have dreamed solving climate change would be so easy? A new paper in Environmental Research Letters called “Greenhouse gases, climate change and the transition from coal to low-carbon electricity” concludes that replacement of all […]
Follow-up to Alan Colmes’ Interview
During my interview last week with Alan Colmes (embedded below), a few points were discussed that warrant some elaboration. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com The first is the conversion from winter to summer gasoline, which I […]
Natural Gas Liquids and Algae as Fuel — R-Squared Energy TV Ep. 13
In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I answer questions about natural gas liquids and algal fuel. Some of the topics discussed are: The difference between natural gas liquids (NGLs) and crude oil How NGLs […]
President Obama’s Role in Current Gas Prices
Newt Gingrich — Gas Price Fairy If you have been following the news at all, you know that President Obama is catching a lot of heat over rising gas prices. He used his weekly radio […]
Why Bill O’Reilly’s Gasoline Price Solution Doesn’t Work
Today’s column was supposed to be about what has happened with ethanol exports following the expiration of the ethanol tax credit. That is an interesting story (and exactly what I felt would happen once the […]
How To Kill The Global Warming Cause
First There Was Climategate, Now There’s Gleickgate In 2009, shortly before the Copenhagen summit on climate change, a server at the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia in the U.K. was hacked. […]