Category: Fossil Fuels

My friend and 2GreenEnergy financial guru Bill Paul runs the organization “Earth Preservers” that is doing fantastic work in bringing the fundamentals of clean energy and sustainability to a world that desperately needs to come to grips with these basic …

Bill Paul’s Earth Preservers Interviews Bill McKibben of 350.org Read More »

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I’m taking a short break from working the “Doty Windfuels” booth, here at the 239th meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Diego.  I’ve had some truly wonderful conversations — some productive, some — shall I say — enigmatic?  …

Is Chevron Looking at Synthetic Fuels? It’s Hard To Tell Read More »

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Here’s top climate scientist Dr. James Hansen on global climate change. When people ask where I stand on this subject and why, I simply request that they watch this; I sure wish I had it in my power to get …

James Hansen on Global Climate Change Read More »

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Over the years, I’ve learned that the most productive way to deal with climate change deniers is to point out that global warming is only one of half-a-dozen reasons to knock off our dependence on coal and oil. “Just pick …

Energy Policy and the Skyrocketing Rates of Certain Childhood Diseases Read More »

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I refer frequently to the writings of Professor Michael Klare, documentarian at Amherst, as I find him so lucid and so on-target in his analysis of the macro issues on energy that we face here in the 21st Century. Here, …

Michael Klare: Why High Gas Prices Are Here To Stay Read More »

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My colleague Fritz Maffry just sent me this summary of oil production and consumption that I thought readers might find interesting.   

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Supporters of the Keystone XL pipeline project may want to read this excellent piece by Jim Hightower, radio commentator, writer, and public speaker.  The concept that the oil companies who are working so hard to make this happen are doing …

A Few Words on the Keystone XL Pipeline from Jim Hightower Read More »

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As readers may have noticed, I’ve begun promoting the launch of my second book, Is Renewable Really Doable? (available March 15th) using the 32-page report “Insights into LCOE – The Levelized Cost of Energy” as a give-away. In response to …

Considering the Externalities of Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy Is the Bargain of the Century Read More »

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Every once in a while I hear something from Washington D.C. that provides a ray of hope that perhaps a bit of sanity may eventually prevail in the U.S. energy policy. Obama sure has disappointed a bunch of people in …

An End to Subsidies for Big Oil? Read More »

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Every few months, I try to remind myself to write something on Chevron and its overtly criminal behavior in Ecuador.  Those who are keeping track here will recall that, for a period of 26 years, Chevron (then Texaco) deliberately dumped …

Video on Chevron’s Appalling Behavior in Ecuador Read More »

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