I sympathize with those tasked with putting a precise dollar figure on the externalities of fossil fuels. Sure we know there are costs to society in terms of lung damage and long-term environmental damage, but what are they? The story …
Estimating the Externalities of Fossil Fuels Isn’t an Easy Job Read More »
Sorry, we made an error and sent you this email with a link to the wrong article. It’s corrected below….. I’m anything but an expert on the Middle East, but this can’t be good news: Iran and Syria signing a …
Iran and Syria: Using Vast Oil Profits — For What Purposes? Read More »
A reader asked for my comments on the following: I have just been reading about the various ways CO2 is captured from power plants and then transported and stored — underground and underwater. I don’t get it…we applaud companies for reducing their …
Per this article in Global Energy World, offshore drilling for oil and gas is predicted to expand at a CAGR of 10.6% between now and 2018, bringing it to $211 billion annually. And here’s an article on sea-level rise, showing …
Fossil Fuels and Sea-level Rise — Where's All This Going? Read More »
I’ve been laid up for a couple of days with a badly tweaked back, resulting in my first major exposure to commercial television in a while. I wrote about CBS’ “Sunday Morning” a bit earlier in the day, and I …
Our News Media Avoids the Most Obvious Issues Re: Sustainability Read More »
There now rages a great contest among our species over the nature of our present and future energy infrastructure. On the one side, we have people and entities aligned with the status quo – these include the vested moneyed interests …
From Guest Blogger Cameron Atwood: Are Dirty Fighters Throwing Sand in Our Eyes? Read More »
I don’t claim any inside track on what the hugely moneyed U.S.-based companies and the families that underlie them are doing – whether they’re the descendants of the Rockefellers and their 125-year-old oil companies, or the duPonts, or the new …
I normally don’t bet against my own longevity, but it seems extremely unlikely that I’ll still be on this planet when the case against Chevron in Ecuador is finalized and the damages are paid. Here’s an article that explains Chevron’s …
Chevron's In No Hurry To Settle the Case in Ecuador Read More »
Occasionally I hear that the Chinese government is very concerned about keeping its huge population content – or at least sufficiently calm that the people don’t riot in the streets. I don’t really understand this, as the government hasn’t been …
Air Pollution in China Is Shortening Lives, Study Says Read More »
I’m on email distribution lists for many hundreds of different energy-related conferences and events that take place around the world each year. And while most of them contemplate better approaches to sustainability or heavier penetration of renewable energy, some come …
What Can Be Done To Increase Coal Production in South America? Read More »
