Every time I check the pressure in my tires, it is always below the recommended pressure. Every time! And to be honest, it isn’t something I think about on a regular basis. When I had […]
CNN on Gas Prices
CNN has a very interesting article this morning on gas taxes, gas prices, and the impact they have had: U.S. gas: So cheap it hurts First, a couple of tables that show how gas prices […]
Advanced Techniques for Improving Gas Mileage
Note: My article on the recent trip to Choren is finished, but I am waiting to hear back from them before I post it. I signed a non-disclosure agreement before I toured the plant, and […]
How to Change the World
Fortune has a very interesting interview with Google co-founder Larry Page. He hits on a lot of topics that are frequently discussed here, and some that aren’t often discussed, but that I have spent a […]
A Bright Story from the Solar Sector
It’s no secret that I think the best hope we have for transitioning to a post-petroleum economy is through solar power. I am optimistic that the thin film solar crowd – led by companies like […]
Hillary’s Stupid Energy Plan
I had intended for this, my 500th essay on this blog, to be about my recent trip to Choren’s new plant in Germany. But Hillary Clinton has just come out with a plan for high […]
Hillary’s Stupid Energy Plan
I had intended for this, my 500th essay on this blog, to be about my recent trip to Choren’s new plant in Germany. But Hillary Clinton has just come out with a plan for high […]
An Open Letter to Our Next President
Mr. or Madam President, Vice President Dick Cheney once famously quipped “The American way of life is non-negotiable.” I submit that while our next president might not be so brash in stating this, the root […]
Please Make it Stop
The pandering, that is. First up, the presidential candidates take turns accusing each other of not having a plan for high gas prices, which the accuser of course has a neat solution for that will […]
Please Make it Stop
The pandering, that is. First up, the presidential candidates take turns accusing each other of not having a plan for high gas prices, which the accuser of course has a neat solution for that will […]