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Update: One more noteworthy story from Newsweek: The Coming Energy Wars Oil drives so much of the global economy, it’s almost impossible to fully imagine the world of $200 oil. No question, the shock will […]
As I indicated in the original post – Coping with Gas at $100 a Gallon – here are some of the comments on my thought experiment on $100 gasoline. Comments were varied, ranging from things […]
I recently received a press release from National Wind, a developer of wind farms. I usually ignore press releases, but I thought this was topical enough to investigate. Further, I haven’t written anything on wind […]
A recruiter from Google recently contacted me and asked if I would put a note on here that they are looking for candidates for their Renewable Energy Group. You may recall that I previously wrote […]
Solar-Powered Prius (Source: http://www.solarelectricalvehicles.com/) At the end of my recent essay on Nissan’s electric car announcement, I wrote “For my next calculation, I need to see how much power I could generate by putting a […]
One of the things I have stated repeatedly is that even as I see the world moving to solar power by necessity, we will always need liquid fuels for long-haul transport and airline travel. Turns […]
I am fond of thought experiments. I like to ask “What If?” This can help me frame a problem. For instance, if I wonder how much land it would take to generate enough electricity to […]
In case you haven’t seen it, the peak oil panic really hit the mainstream this weekend: Energy fears looming, new survivalists prepare Convinced the planet’s oil supply is dwindling and the world’s economies are heading […]
In a post I wrote just over a year ago – Peak Oil: End of the World? – I posed the following: If you think the public is outraged now, wait until gas is $10 […]
It seems that the reality of our situation is sinking in at Ford: Ford’s trouble: $4 gas is here to stay NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Ford Motor Co. executives say they believe that $4 gas […]