Category Archives: Energy

For My Good Buddy, Tim

Tim – Re: your youtube video: http://youtu.be/tUOuw-4NFsc I thought at first you were posting the “burning water” scene from Gasland. (Now *that’s* propaganda.) But instead it’s your attempt to debunk an educational video from the American Petroleum Institute which shows … Continue reading

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Obama Appoints ‘Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group’. It’s About Time!

Because I’m sick and tired of giving away gas for almost nothing! As the graph below shows, the price of gas is languishing just above $4.00 per thousand cubic feet. I’m selling gas at 2/3 the price it was back … Continue reading

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BP’s Macondo Disaster, One Year Later

On April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire on the Transocean drilling rig Deepwater Horizon caused the deaths of 11 rig workers. The subsequent blowout flowed uncontrolled to the Gulf of Mexico, ultimately spilling an estimated 5 million barrels of … Continue reading

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Energy Flow: Sources & Uses

A picture is worth 1,000 words. Or 95 quadrillion BTUs, which is how much energy from all sources the U.S. consumed in 2009. A well-constructed graph can convey so much information. I posted a link to this image on RedHot … Continue reading

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Energy Policy Outrage, II: ‘Windmills Are Pretty!’

Despite the inefficiency, unreliability and poor economics of wind energy, even the biggest skeptic would acknowledge the appeal of the Bird Cuisinart to anyone interested in the elusive goal of Energy Independence. After all, the wind is free, right? The … Continue reading

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China widens embargo of rare earth metals. Wind = energy independence??

Link: China widens embargo of rare earth metals. Wind = energy independence?? As previously reported: http://bit.ly/cvFSpr

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One Step Toward Energy Independence (And Three Steps Back)

The emotional appeal of the New Green Economy rests on its promise to free us from our addiction to oil. Our carbon-free future envisions a land of Rainbows, Unicorns and Magic Windmills, with Prius in every garage. Our energy will … Continue reading

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