I have a good feeling that U.S. President Obama will axe the Keystone XL Pipeline. My reasoning has nothing to do with the noise that environmentalists are making, though I’m not discounting that effect altogether. I’m thinking that none of …
Prediction: Obama Will Axe the Keystone XL Pipeline Read More »
Here’s news of a current study that suggests that, if it ignores climate change pressures, the fossil fuel industry will suffer a level of public relations so damaging that it will have a crippling financial effect. From your lips to …
What Will Happen If the Fossil Fuel Industry Ignores Climate Change Pressures? Read More »
Here’s a reasoned, lively but civil debate on the pros and cons of natural gas fracking. The guy (pro) generally does a very good job, though I agree more with the woman – particularly that gas, while better than coal, …
Our planet faces huge challenges, mostly created by individuals who are profoundly disturbed in terms of their so-called “moral compasses.” Here’s a story about those who slaughter elephants and rhinoceros who kill their victims – and any humans who happen to …
Poachers of Elephants and Rhinoceros Are Not Good People – But They’re Not Alone Read More »
Frequent commenter Brian McGowan writes: I found this article on an energy storage breakthrough and it nearly made me tear my hair out. Their first brilliant use for this technology was coal mining?? AARRGGHH!!!! I understand your frustration, my friend. …
Energy Storage Breakthrough Used To Improve Efficiency ….. Of Coal Mining??? Read More »
If U.S. President Obama decides in favor of the Keystone XL Pipeline, we’ll soon be refining and burning enough bitumen (pictured left), after pumping it from Alberta to the Gulf of Mexico, to provide the equivalent of putting an additional …
The Family That Protests the Pipeline Together…. Read More »
We’ve been told by government and industry that the US has 100 years’ worth of natural gas in the ground accessible through unconventional means, including fracking. This is what will provide growth in the manufacturing sector, create jobs, lower gas …
From Guest Blogger Rebecca McKenzie: Is There Really a 100-year Supply of Shale Gas? Read More »
In the last few hours I’ve recruited a bunch of people to join my wonderful daughter (pictured here a few years ago) and me in the march in Santa Barbara one of perhaps 100 happening on the same day across …
Apparently, the nomination of Ron Binz to lead the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is causing a great deal more controversy than I thought it would. SmartGridNews reports running across everything from praise, all the way to charges that Binz …
Nominee To Run the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Labeled a "Radical" Read More »
Here’s an author who believes that the U.S., with its appalling failure to establish an energy policy, is squandering its energy resources — and he’s 100% correct. A good example he raises is natural gas (not that I favor his approach). If …
