Monday, July 31, 2006

Middle East End-Game?

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You don't need me to tell you that conflict and instability in the Middle East remain primary reasons that oil is over $70/barrel and ga...
Friday, July 28, 2006

Hotter than Hades

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There's been a lot of speculation about whether the latest heat wave is a sign of global warming. I'm generally hesitant to infer ca...
Thursday, July 27, 2006

Toil and Trouble

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I read two articles on energy bubbles this week. In the first, Robert J. Samuelson of the Washington Post laid out a strong, logical case ex...
Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Incremental Value

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I love the New York Times. Just when I think I've exhausted a topic, they provide an irresistible opportunity to explore a new angle of ...
Tuesday, July 25, 2006

California Contradictions

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The Senate is currently considering modifications to the federal ban on offshore drilling, in parallel with the various House bills I mentio...
Monday, July 24, 2006

The Concept of the Car of the Future

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When I was a kid, the car of the future was supposed to fly , swim , or do something radically different. I suppose it's appropriate for...
Friday, July 21, 2006

Sample Energy Policy

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For years, critics of our national approach to energy have argued for a comprehensive US energy policy, addressing the supply and demand asp...
Thursday, July 20, 2006

Food vs. Fuel

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When demand for oil goes up, so do prices, and this translates into higher product prices down the line. Anyone who thinks about energy unde...
Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Action Or Futility

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My posting on Sunday's Discovery Channel global warming documentary elicited some sharp comments on the efficacy of our available respon...
Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Brokaw on Climate Change

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A couple of months ago, in a posting on the release of the film "An Inconvenient Truth," I questioned whether Al Gore was the best...
Monday, July 17, 2006

1973 or 1982?

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In light of last week's events, it's getting harder to cling to my frequent assertion that we aren't living through a re-run of ...
Friday, July 14, 2006

Pre-Summit Poll

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The leaders of the G8 group of nations meet this weekend in St. Petersburg, Russia, and energy is a key theme of the summit. That seems appr...
Thursday, July 13, 2006

What Goes Up...

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Yesterday I looked at the risks hanging over the oil market; today I want to look at the fundamentals, particularly for gasoline. The news i...
Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Where Is the Good Scenario?

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Living in a different city, I don't read the New York Times as regularly as I used to. I try to keep up with the musings of the "gr...
Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Solar Convergence

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If there's one alternative energy sector to which I've given short shrift in this blog, it's solar power. That's not because...
Monday, July 10, 2006

Practical Limitations

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Only a couple of years ago, Canada put itself near the top of the petroleum world by adding 174 billion barrels of oil sands to its proved o...
Friday, July 07, 2006

Another Trading Scandal?

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It seems at least mildly ironic that the news of BP's alleged propane market manipulation should break only a few days before Ken Lay di...
Thursday, July 06, 2006

Putting All The Choices On The Table

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Yesterday's New York Times business section featured a lengthy article on turning coal into synthetic gas or liquid fuels, as an alterna...
Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Is Jet Fuel Next?

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Over the weekend I had a chance to catch up on some of the articles that have languished during my recent relocation. It'll be a while b...
Monday, July 03, 2006

Snob Appeal

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Last Friday's posting about Ford's canceled hybrid car target generated some interesting comments. They go to the heart of how consu...