Via press release: a forecast study of investor patterns from UC Davis. Stock prices suggest a 90-year gap At the current pace of research and development, global oil will run…
Category: Energy
California's Prop 23 and the "big oil money" campaign – outspent 3 to 1
You and I know it was never about facts, it was about hyping the green dream. Just look at the numbers. First from the opposition: Of course they don’t dare…
No more double standards
Government officials and grant recipients must also be held accountable for fraud Guest post by Paul Driessen False, misleading or fraudulent claims have long brought the wrath of juries, judges…
Wind power mirages
Would generating more electricity from wind really help poor families or the environment? By Pastor Jay Dennis From CanadaFreePress.com We Americans are often told we must end our “addiction” to…
Spain's Solar Deals on Edge of Bankruptcy as Subsidies Founder
From Bloomberg German Vilimelis heard about Spain’s solar gold rush from his brother-in-law in 2007. Across the plains around Lerida, the northeastern Spanish town where they spent weekends, farmers were…
The Three Chinas
Guest Post by Thomas Fuller The choices we make about energy, the environment and climate will be limited by The Three Chinas. The Real China 1. One of the Chinas…
Captive Clients Determine the Success of Energy Initiatives
Guest post by Tom Fuller Something went terribly wrong with wind power. Preached to us all as a solution to climate change, it fell apart in one year. Some have…
Avoiding the guilty pleasures
Guest post by Thomas Fuller Like mountain fruits enjoyed out of season and shipped long distance, there are climate pleasures I need to avoid, such as piling on with criticism…
Study: Wind farms affect local surface temperatures
For those of you that know anything about frost prevention, or have even seen aircraft engines like these mounted on poles in an orchard, this paper will make perfect sense…
Wasted food a huge energy gobbler
I’ll have to admit, Professor Webster has a point. Food is so abundant in the western world that household trashbins are routinely stuffed with uneaten food. Now If I can…
Shackling national security – and renewable energy
Now environmentalists say we need the minerals that they’ve been locking up for decades Guest post by Paul Driessen “China’s control of a key minerals market has US military thinkers…
Potential breakthrough: electrical power from waste heat generated at the quantum level
I’ve always been fascinated by the thermocouple and its ability to generate electricity from heat. I’ve often wondered if we could put millions of thermocouples into places where heat is…
Wasted Opportunities
Guest post by Thomas Fuller Although I’m a big fan of solar power and think it has a bright future, I must admit that our focus on the Big Three…
Wood fired power plants help reduce climate change
A retro idea in the UK is already in the US, I’d say it is a better method than some traditional power plant operations, but only works if you have…
Unsustainable cow manure
Since we are watching the plight of the Thompsons in Australia over cow manure, this submission titled “Unsustainable cow manure” on sustainable energy sent to me by Paul Driessen seemed…
Physicist says fossil fuel burning is insignificant in the global carbon pool
Physicist Dr. Denis Rancourt, a former professor and environmental science researcher at the University of Ottawa, has officially bailed out of the man-made global warming movement, calling it a ‘corrupt…
New gadget finally kills the power vampires in my home
I’m back home. Thanks to everyone who helped while I was offline with family medical issues. There are larger challenges ahead but for now things are back to near normal.…
Where are the solar power projects?
From the Ventura County Star: ROACH DRY LAKE, Nev. — Not a light bulb’s worth of solar electricity has been produced on the millions of acres of public desert set…
Personalized energy systems
Could be another pie in the sky idea, but one could always hope. – Anthony A new catalyst could help speed development of inexpensive home-brewed solar energy systems for powering…
Global Energy Use in the 21st Century
Guest Post by Thomas Fuller This is a great time to talk about energy use worldwide. Not because it’s topical, or politically important, or anything like that. It’s a…
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