I Took This Picture of a CNG Bus on a Recent Trip to D.C. You may have seen the news this week that a report by the Potential Gas Committee says natural gas reserves in […]
How Much Natural Gas to Replace Gasoline?
Tag: gasoline
The Lawyers Win on Hot Gas
I recently wrote an essay called A Lost Litigation Opportunity in which I discussed the root of the so-called ‘hot gas’ issue. I firmly believe that this is all about the big business of lawyers […]
A Lost Litigation Opportunity
While the so-called ‘hot gas’ issue has been discussed here several times before, there are new developments out in California that have Oil Watchdog and the $295/hr lawyer behind this ‘consumer organization’ crying over lost […]
Perpetual Confusion over Energy Balances
People continue to be confused about the energy balance of gasoline versus ethanol. The ethanol lobby, in my opinion, deliberately spreads this sort of misinformation to persuade people that producing ethanol is a wise usage […]
Gas Boycotts and Gas Prices
Gas BoycottsYou have probably gotten the e-mails. “Don’t buy gas on Wednesday of next week and force the oil companies to lower prices.” Or, “Boycott Shell this week, ExxonMobil next week, etc.” Sometimes I explain […]
Hot Gas Lawsuit in Utah
I wrote this up a couple of weeks ago, but never got around to posting it. I guess business is slow for the folks who sue people for a living: Suit Seeks to Deflate Excess […]
Why Are Gas Prices Rising?
Gas prices are once again headed higher, and most people are probably wondering why. The Charleston Gazette (1) provides a typical reaction: Lee Franc, a client manager from St. Petersburg, spent about $40 to put […]
Key Questions on Energy Options
A question was recently posed to me: What is the most important question concerning ethanol production? That got me to thinking about important questions regarding not only ethanol, but all of our energy sources. There […]
E85, M85, or Gasoline?
Introduction Joseph Miglietta has sent me a new essay, this time getting into some of the advantages and disadvantages of methanol. I do believe that long-term we are likely to see more methanol come online […]