OPEC and Friends Want Oil Prices to Behave Like a Hot Air Balloon, Not A Bubble

Here is a line of thinking that I have heard several times recently - oil prices have increased so rapidly recently that the market has become overheated and will pop like a bubble. Comparisons to Dutch tulips, Dot Com stocks, and housing prices abound on …

British Fuel Prices: Situation Red

hat stared as a murmur of discontent is turning into an increasingly vocal chorus of protest as the British public begin to feel the pain of rising inflation, with already high fuel prices predicted to rise by as much as another 40% by the end …

Offshore Drilling Ban Opens Discussion for Other Domestic Oil Options

This was a big week for our Presidential candidates and energy policy, specifically domestic oil drilling. With the recent decision by a House Sub-committee to continue the ban on more offshore drilling, spirited discussion regarding domestic oil has sprung up everywhere. This week John McCain …

OIL: Our National Dog and Pony Show

Step Right Up And Be Amazed It struck me today that our fearless leaders, would-be’s, and corporate giants seem to think we’re all a bunch of rubes gathered outside a carnival sideshow, leaning on the barker’s every word. Urging Congress to lift its ban on offshore oil …

McCain Wants 45 New Nuclear Reactors and Clean Coal

For a lot of years, I’ve respected and admired Arizona Senator John McCain, and even though he is a Republican, he seemed to be more moderate than his right-wing compatriots. That changed today when I read that he has proposed construction of 45 new nuclear reactors …

Does Sen. John McCain Approve of Proposed Uranium Mines Near the Grand Canyon?

An Open Letter to Senator John McCain, Presumptive Republican Presidential Candidate his hit me the other day; how does the Republican Presidential Candidate-in-Waiting view the possible mining of uranium just 3 miles from the Grand Canyon? Senator John McCain (R-AZ) knows the canyon well, he’s reportedly hiked …

Saudi Oil Summit Aims to Keep America Dependent on Foreign Oil

I don’t post much for GO (some publisher I am), but I was just doing a little morning news browsing over coffee today, when I came across this gem in one of the infinite useless articles about oil prices: Concern about high oil prices led Saudi …

UPS Goes Hybrid!

UPS has ordered 200 hybrid delivery trucks! The trucks will feature Mercedes-Benz diesel engines, a 2 kWh lithium ion battery pack, and a computer-controlled manual transmission resulting in a 40 percent fuel savings and a 90 percent reduction in carbon emissions compared to …

Scandinavian Airline Slows Down to Cut Carbon and Save Fuel

Scandinavian airline SAS is flying its planes slower to save fuel and cut down on carbon emissions. By reducing from 780 kilometers (485 miles) per hour from 860 kph, the airline has saved $12 million in two years. Flights aren’t much longer due to …

San Francisco Plans The City’s First Grease-To-Biodiesel Plant

Biodiesel lovers of San Francisco, rejoice. Starting next Winter, you might not have as much competition when you scour the back alleys behind Chinese restaurants trying to get your car fuel fix. That’s because the city has just received a $1 million dollar grant from the …

President Yar’Adua Speculates on Nuclear Energy

They go by the boisterous acronym MEND, or the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, and they are lethal. As political students of Niccolò Machiavelli, they have crafted Machiavellian tactics to a fault, and boast about shutting oil pipelines in their motherland to …

Drought Causing Old Faithful to be Less Faithful

A new study suggests that geysers, like Old Faithful, are affected by climate conditions, such as droughts. Shaul Hurwitz, a researcher with the U.S. Geological Survey, Ashish Kumar, a Stanford University statistician, and two National Park Service scientists have discovered that changes in the supply …

Pollutants from coal-based electricity generation kill 170,000 people annually

The image shows the old Cahokia Power Plant in Sauget, IL which has been decommissioned for 31 years. Photo: Jay Dugger Top British climate scientist Professor James Lovelock FRS has warned that over 6 billion people will die this century due to unaddressed climate change. Already …

PlayStation 3 uses 500% more energy than a refrigerator

The Australian Consumer Association recently published a list on Computer Energy Costs for various home gadgets such as your computer screen, DVD player, cordless telephone, gaming console, laptop etc. Interesting with this list is that it shows how much energy these gadgets consume weekly, monthly as …