Here’s a short animated video aptly called “The Price of Gas” that takes the viewer through the comprehensive costs to the environment of exploration, extraction, shipping, refinement of crude, and the distribution and consumption of gasoline. Very nicely done, IMHO. …
“The Price of Gas” Explores the True Costs of Our Oil Addiction Read More »
Dan Nocera at MIT is amazing, in my opinion. I have written about him before: Dr. Nocera is a chemist and Dreyfus Professor of Energy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) also runs the SunCatalytix company. He has been working …
[The Vector] Solving the World’s Energy Problem, with a Little Water? Read More »
This short piece will certainly not help the reader gain any greater understanding of the United Nations: its strengths, weaknesses, successes and failings. I’d love to get my wits wrapped around the UN, largely regarded, I believe, as insufficiently aggressive in …
UN Report: Humanity Headed for a “Major Planetary Catastrophe” Read More »
A reader asks: Craig, did you see that the Air Force has begun using a synthetic oil that is algal based from Solazyme in a military helicopter? Could this be the beginning of the synthetic oil era? Personally, I’m unconvinced …
Do Synthetic Fuels Hold Promise in the Energy Picture of Tomorrow? Read More »
Last month, 2GreenEnergy conducted a survey in which over 300 participants provided their perception on the type of future that mankind is likely to face, given the way in which we generate and consume energy. Some are optimistic that the …
The World Energy Picture – Free Report on Recent Survey Read More »
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocBBrYYYYqg] Here’s our May 2011 webinar, in which I interview David Doty, Ph.D. Doty’s creation, Windfuels, is a recent breakthrough in synthetic fuels using off-peak wind power that holds huge promise for clean, carbon-neutral energy. I ask some tough …
Windfuels – Breakthrough in Synthetic Fuels Using Off-peak Wind Read More »
When I decided to learn about the energy industry and the imperative to migrate away from fossil fuels a few years ago, a number of my friends urged me to conduct an independent and objective analysis on global warming. But …
What do you believe to be the most difficult hurdles we face in the migration to renewable energy? If you live in the US, you find yourself in a land that is choking itself, driving itself toward bankruptcy, endangering its …
Renewable Energy: How Do We Get There? June’s Free Webinar Read More »
I want to thank everyone who helped with this month’s survey, in which participants were asked to provide their forecasts for the future of our civilization, given the rise in population and the decline in traditional energy resources. I’ll publish …
I hope I can count on you to participate in June’s poll, which centers around the following: Given the world’s rapid growth in both population and fossil fuel resource consumption, how optimistic are you for a sustainable future? And why? …
