Tag: energy
All the articles with the tag "energy".
Oil prices
Some people ( like the US House ) seem to not understand how oil prices are calculated. Luckily, Marketplace has a great introduction to the subject called " Who's getting fat on higher oil prices? " …
Gore's new slide show at TED
I've been working my way though the many wonderful talks at TED and was happy to see a new one pop up with Gore showing his new slide show: New thinking on the climate crisis . Do yourself a favor, an…
Energy assumptions
Jim Kunstler's latest post is typically inflammatory, but definitely makes for some good reading : The price of oil is up 53 percent over a year ago, creeping up now toward the mid-$90-range. The news…
The ethanol scam
RollingStone has a great article called Ethanol Scam: Ethanol Hurts the Environment And Is One of America's Biggest Political Boondoggles . If you aren't familiar with the subject, this article is a g…
Messed up priorities
The USA is facing higher bills, and potential shortfalls for our energy use. Bush has committed a lot of our tax dollars towards 'alternative' energy sources - mostly coal [stop-gap and dirty], hydrog…
Energy concerns
So Bush has finally admitted the US is addicted to cheap oil. He made some statements in his address to the nation: - Coal. $281 million to develop clean coal technologies "to generate electricity whi…
Enviro & Government
- This really sucks - Million Solar Roofs Bill Dies in California Assembly - This bill had bi-partisan support until Assembly Democrats added union-sponsored amendments, including a provision that req…
Oil, energy and enviro info
Most of these are older links, but I just haven't had the time to post them. In case you missed it: A White House official who once led the oil industry's fight against limits on greenhouse gases has …