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. […]
Butanol & Natural Gas Reserves — R-Squared Energy TV Ep. 12
In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I answer questions about butanol and natural reserves. I had intended to discuss the Open Fuel Standard when talking about butanol, but ultimately did not. I will […]
No Free Lunch in Our Energy Options
Land Usage and Wildlife vs. Carbon Emissions If I had to describe the theme of my upcoming book with just one phrase, it would be “There is no free lunch in our energy options.” Sometimes […]
Peak Oil & Carbon Emissions — R-Squared Energy TV Ep. 11
In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I answer questions about peak oil and carbon trading markets. Some of the topics discussed are: Whether peak oil has been discredited Recent media headlines on peak […]
Confused about Energy and Power?
When I recently solicited feedback for topics to cover for my upcoming book, several people requested that I discuss the difference between energy and power. Just two weeks ago Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., who is […]
Electric Cars & Overpopulation — R-Squared Energy TV Ep. 10
In this week’s episode of R-Squared Energy TV, I answer questions on the future of electric cars, and the global population, which many feel is the root of so many problems. Some of the topics […]
Refinery Closures Lead to Rising Gas Prices and Job Losses
Refinery Closures and the Keystone Pipeline There have been several announcements in recent months of refinery closures that will likely impact gasoline supplies (and prices) on the East Coast. Some of those closures have been […]