Here’s the latest report of the International Energy Agency, which is run by many of the world’s largest oil-consuming nations. It’s an annual piece called “World Energy Outlook,” and warns that without radical changes in the world’s energy infrastructure in …
Category: Fossil Fuels
U.S. Carbon Emissions Have Fallen Sharply
Earth Policy Institute’s Lester R. Brown credits the Sierra Club and other activist groups for creating the conditions under which U.S. carbon emissions have fallen precipitously over the last couple of years – largely due to our new-found distaste for …
Bellingham, WA Not Happy Being Waystation for Coal Bound for China
Here’s an NPR spot on Bellingham, WA and their new rail terminal that will facilitate the shipment of enormous quantities of coal from Montana and Wyoming to China. Understandably, locals are not happy. Though some folks are salivating over the …
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The Movie “Fuel” — Terrific Flick on the Oil Industry
To my shame, it was just now that I watched the movie “Fuel”; here’s a link to the film on YouTube. I only wish I had the talent to make media so wonderfully accessible, so beautifully immediate in its impact. …
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Don’t Miss This Article on Natural Gas Fracking
For those interested in keeping up with the debate on natural gas fracking, here’s a terrific article by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Perhaps most disturbing is the underlying message: it’s impossible to know whom and what to believe.
How Subsidies Can Drive Energy Innovation
The other day, a friend referred to the $70 billion provided annually to the fossil fuel industries as a “mosquito bite,” i.e., a negligible bit in the scheme of things. That is certainly one way of looking at it. But …
Daniel Yergin’s Talk on Energy Policy
To make good on my promise to write something about Daniel Yergin’s talk the other night at UCSB, he’s obviously a very bright guy whose travels and studies are quite impressive, and the talk was interesting to a point. But …
Dead Energy
Jim Miller, long-time supporter of what we’re doing here writes back on the title for my next book, “The obvious choice is DEAD ENERGY.” When I wrote back, “Wow. That makes a statement, doesn’t it?” he responded as follows: Craig, …
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We’re Talkin’ Clean Energy on Houston’s “Guys Gone Green”
It’s common wisdom that environmentalism means pain, sacrifice, and inconvenience, in the form of smaller, slower cars, higher energy prices, less comfort, etc. But I wonder if this is necessarily true. The subject arose on a radio show I just …
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[The Vector] Poll Says Voters Want 60 MPG Economy Standards
The Mellman Group for Ceres conducted a poll of likely Michigan and Ohio voters, and found that the voters overwhelmingly supported an increase to average fuel economy standards to 60 miles per gallon by 2025. The poll was conducted between …
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