In a state of utter exasperation, guest blogger Brian McGowan sent me this report on oil and gas exploration in the Bakkan, suggesting that 29% of the natural gas that comes to the surface of the Earth through oil drilling …
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Good Reasoning on Natural Gas Fracking
Here’s a reasoned, lively but civil debate on the pros and cons of natural gas fracking. The guy (pro) generally does a very good job, though I agree more with the woman – particularly that gas, while better than coal, …
Alternate Fuel Vehicles — Cool Monthly Newsletter
I have some small level of input into the creation of Jon Lesage’s newsletter on alternate fuel vehicles; I participate in a monthly conference call with perhaps 7 – 8 other people. As a consequence, I’m always anxious to see what …
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What If We Never Run Out of Oil?
Here’s a lengthy but excellent article from The Atlantic: “What If We Never Run Out of Oil?” It certainly is an interesting concept – one that I find quite credible. For instance, we have recently discovered untapped reservoirs of methane …
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Addressing the World's Energy Needs — Especially Those That Are Most Pressing
Here’s an article that wrestles with the confusion surrounding the idea that the entire world’s energy demand could be supplied with PV on 1% of the Earth’s surface. (By my quick calcs, btw, this is true. 1% of the surface …
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From Guest Blogger Tiffany Matthews: The Gradual Rise of Natural Gas
The pressure is on for better strategies to combat climate change. President Obama’s second term is decidedly greener than the first, and it reflects in the people he chose to focus on the energy and environmental policy. Ernest Moniz, a …
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From Guest Blogger Jess Greenberg: Natural Gas on 2012 – What's Next on 2013?
In terms of the energy crisis, the States have had several controversies regarding natural gas for most parts of the year 2012. Politicians have been arguing about how to properly harvest natural gas as well as how the country can …
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The Key Driver of Energy: Cost
Larry Lemmert, astute as always, wrote a terrific comment here, to the effect that our assessments of the dangers of nuclear energy are unfounded, and the math we attempt to apply here unfair. I think it’s true that there is …
Bringing Clean Energy to Rural Africa
In response to a friend in South Africa who wanted my opinion on a business plan to bring fuel cells and solar PV to rural Africa, I wrote: Very interesting. Certainly the solar product with batteries makes sense. I think …
Concentrated Solar Power Mated With Biogas
Here’s an article on the use of natural gas mated with concentrated solar power (CSP). The central issue facing CSP is achieving temperatures high enough to minimize thermodynamic heat losses, and, for most configurations, that means coupling the troughs and …
