I have a challenge for the conspiracy theorists out there who think oil companies purposely dropped the price of gas leading up to the recent elections. Here is the gasoline inventory graph for the past […]
This Week in Petroleum 12-06-06
Debate on Oil Exports
Over at The Oil Drum, geologist Jeffrey Brown, aka westexas, made a claim back in January that we face an imminent export crises because the major exporting countries have peaked. In other words, Peak Oil […]
Last Post on Corn Ethanol Boondoggle
OK, for a while. I am trying to work on a post on energy subsidies in general, but ethanol has been a hot topic today. A newspaper in Lincoln Nebraska published a story in which […]
Ethanol Demand Boosting Corn Prices
A new story today from Yahoo News: Ethanol demand boosting corn prices Some excerpts: INDIANAPOLIS – The ethanol industry’s growing appetite for corn has pushed prices for the grain to their highest levels in a […]
Epic Essay on Sustainability
I would like to direct your attention to the epic post written by The Ergosphere’s Engineer-Poet: Sustainability, energy independence and agricultural policy It is a monster (the last draft I saw before publication was over […]
Ethanol, Biodiesel, and Food Prices
The following story from Bloomberg caught my eye today: Ethanol Drives Up Food Commodity Prices Some notable excerpts: Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) — Global ethanol production is driving up prices for food commodities, from feed stocks […]
This Week in Petroleum 11-22-06
The weekly EIA report was released this morning: Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the Week Ending November 17, 2006 Some excerpts: U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 15.0 million barrels per day during the […]
Gas Prices, Gouging, and Food versus Fuel
A few newsworthy items to cover: Gas prices, gas gouging legislation, and food versus fuel. Gas Prices on the Rise Surprise! It seems that gas prices are rising: Gas prices on the rise again, analyst […]
Cellulosic Ethanol Reality Check
I firmly believe we should be aggressively researching the potential of cellulosic ethanol. This was after all the topic of my graduate school work at Texas A&M. But I think the hype has gotten way […]
Student Sustainability Competition
Now for a public service announcement. Yesterday I received a mass-mailer from the EPA asking for help publicizing a sustainability competition. Since this is a topic that’s very important to me, I thought I would […]