I’m happy to report that Orion Walker, a professor at Mendocino College in Northern California, has decided to include “Renewable Energy — Facts and Fantasies” as part of the required reading for his course “Introduction to Cleantech” this fall. I …
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For those trying to make sense of the concept of “peak oil,” i.e., the point at which the world capacity to extract oil from the Earth will have peaked, I’ve linked what I believe to be a good article. Virtually …
Here’s another in a series of free reports, based on the input of over 300 participants to our June 2011 survey. The subject matter: Will population growth and energy resource depletion have dire consequences over the coming years?
I have three meetings tomorrow, starting with a book interview about 140 miles from here with my old friend Wally Rippel. Wally’s been following the controversy on cold fusion pretty much since its inception 20+ years ago, and there is …
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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. …
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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 …
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