I have written before that I don’t think that biofuels are the way of the future, and it seems that the Nature Conservancy and the journal Science think the same. A new study says that biofuels will actually make global warming worse, rather than helping us escape from it. From the NY Times: Almost all [...]
We hear a lot of talk on the internet (and the news, once in a while) about biodiesel being one of the “fuels of the future”. And I think a lot of people have a misconception about what biodiesel is, thinking that it is some kind of french fry oil that hippies use to power [...]
Recently, Rep. John Dingell, the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced draft legislation to Congress that would add a $.50 tax to each gallon of gas sold in the United States. Why is this such big news across the internet? Because people are screaming about being taxed an additional amount on gasoline, [...]
If you are interested in learning more about Peak Oil and it’s consequences, you might want to check out this free online lecture from Steve Andrews, Co-Founder of the American Association for the Study of Peak Oil. The lecture is at 6pm Central time, so I guess that makes it 4pm Pacific Time and 5pm [...]
Although there are a bunch of movies about Peak Oil, I recommend you check the following out from the video store and/or Netflix if you are interested in learning more about how the demise of oil will affect our planet. Since nearly everything we use is made from petroleum, the loss of oil as a [...]
If you have not seen or heard of this movie, I would suggest you find a way to see it, either by renting it or watching for a re-broadcast on the Sundance Channel. (I think that is where I saw it) Great documentary about our society’s dependence on oil, and what we can expect in [...]
If we have plenty of oil left (which we do, according to the oil “experts”), then A. why are we digging in the tar sands to extract such difficult to reach oil and B. why is Shell considering using nuclear power to do so? From The Independent: Shell is considering using nuclear power to operate [...]
