I just came home from my regular Friday evening visit to our local wine bar, where I was speaking with a friend who’s about my age (which means we were both teenagers in the early 1970s). He told me that …
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T. Boone Pickens on the Keystone XL Pipeline and OPEC
T. Boone Pickens says: “The Keystone XL oil pipeline would eliminate the United States’ dependence on OPEC. Canadians say they have 250 billion barrels [of tar sands, the dirtiest form of crude]. That’s exactly what the Saudis claim they have,” …
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Saudi Arabia Implementing Concentrated Solar Power
As presented here, I’m glad to see the Saudis implementing CSP (concentrated solar power) as a significant portion of their energy plans. It looks like MIT and Siemens have crafted a “hybrid” of CSP and fossil fuels, to create higher …
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Tagged with: concentrated solar power, CSP, hybrid of CSP and fossil fuels, MIT, Saudi Arabia, Siemens, Solar Thermal
Gulf Oil Spill — Sadness and Disgust
We all share a deep sadness and disgust over the Gulf oil spill. Of course, the pragmatists among us are less interested in affixing blame than we are in resolving the issue, and ultimately containing and cleaning up the mess. …
Tagged with: Army Corps of Engineers, gulf oil spill, Norway, Obama, OSHA, Saudi Arabia, The Netherlands
James Woolsey: "End Oil Addiction Now"
James Woolsey wrote an interesting opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal this morning. Mr. Woolsey is a former director of the CIA, has served in four administrations, is a foreign policy expert and Rhodes Scholar. He is also dedicated …
Tagged with: alternative energy, clean energy, James Woolsey, oil addiction, Renewable Energy, Saudi Arabia
