Hug the Green Industry, Kill Big Oil When Barack Obama was campaigning for president, I thought he displayed a “comic book” view of the energy industry: Lots of stereotypes of the good guys and the […]
Investor Interest in U.S. Biofuel Production Set to Soar
I just finished writing the 4th chapter in my book tonight. This chapter was a primer on renewable energy, covering biomass, hydropower, wind, solar, geothermal, and ocean energy technologies. Interesting tidbit from this chapter: The […]
Book and Travel Update, and Some Interesting Stories
Book Update I have mentioned it on here a couple of times, but I am under contract to deliver a book on energy by the end of this year. I initially had a pretty good […]
The Battle for Libya’s Post-Gadhaffi Soul (and Oil)
As hostilities in Libya wind down, one thing is clear: A number of nations will jockey for access to Libya’s oil. It happened in Iraq, where ironically the U.S. was shut out as Russia, China, […]
Keeping Michele Bachmann Honest on Gas Prices
The Promise: Gas Below $2 a Gallon Like many of you, I am often unhappy with our political leaders. One thing that annoys me the most is that many will say or do just about […]
How to Fix the Broken Cellulosic Ethanol Incentive System
Overview: Mandates, Zero Production, Penalties, and the Failure of the Current System In the previous post, I discussed the annual ritual of rolling back the cellulosic ethanol mandates by 90% or more. For three years […]
Cellulosic Ethanol Targets: Mandating the Nonexistent
Another Year, Another Chapter In what is becoming an annual ritual, the EPA is once more scaling back the cellulosic ethanol mandate for 2012. The 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act mandated that we would […]
Will a SmartGrid and GM’s Volt Stimulate the Electric Vehicle Industry
The following guest post is from Victor Sequeira. Mr. Sequeira is Principal of VerisNRG LLC, a Houston based energy consultancy. He can be reached at victorseq [at] comcast [dot] net —————————— Can GM’s Volt Provide […]
When Falling Oil Prices are Bad News
Economic Heartache Normally, consumers consider falling oil and gasoline prices to be good news. They have to pay less to fill up their tanks. And if the reason for that is that oil supplies are […]
The Need for a Real Domestic Alternative Energy Policy in the USA
The following is a guest post from Andrew Smolski of OilPrice.com. ———————————– Alternative energy (or renewable energy) is a new manufacturing industry paradigm that is in its infancy. However, the discussion is not new, and […]