Thursday, November 30, 2006

GM Plugs In

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GM's announcement that it intends to build plug-in hybrid cars can be interpreted in several ways. Clearly, some will see this as mere m...
Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Endangered Species?

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With the Supreme Court due to hear arguments today on a landmark case covering the authority of the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions...
Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Green Skeptics

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My holiday schedule precluded addressing The Economist's cover story on alternative energy when it came out last week, but I still feel ...
Monday, November 27, 2006

Nuclear Fusion and Climate Change

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Last week, while most Americans were preparing for Thanksgiving, many of the world's leading countries were signing a long-awaited inter...
Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Thanksgiving 2006

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The feature article in last Sunday's Washington Post Magazine struck me as a perfect pre-Thanksgiving topic. It described an environment...
Tuesday, November 21, 2006

New Flight Plan

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As one of my readers likes to remind me periodically, those of us who worry about energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions tend to gi...
Monday, November 20, 2006

Energy Inter-Dependence and the Arrow of Globalization

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The current California Magazine, published for the University of California's alumni association, features an article on the foreign pol...
Friday, November 17, 2006

Peak vs. Plateau

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I've been writing about Peak Oil since I started this blog, nearly three years ago. Over that period, three distinct camps have emerged,...
Thursday, November 16, 2006

Hydrogen Hurdles

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Regular readers of this blog know that I'm no fan of hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine cars. BMW is the leading proponent of t...
Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Prospects for an OGEC

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An interesting article in yesterday's Financial Times (subscription may be required) raises--and then partially demolishes--the idea tha...
Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Signs of Change

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I almost missed a major signal of the changing energy landscape. The new CEO of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has apparently argued that etha...
Monday, November 13, 2006

Lame Ducks

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The lead editorial of this morning's New York Times serves as a reminder that the current Congress has unfinished business on energy leg...
Friday, November 10, 2006

Inter-Generational Responsibility

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The debate over the recent UK study on the costs of global warming continues. In today's Washington Post, Robert Samuelson--no slouch on...
Thursday, November 09, 2006

Changing the Equation

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One of the comments on yesterday's posting--actually a comment on a comment--cited the importance of higher efficiency standards, remind...
Wednesday, November 08, 2006

The Next Two Years

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The Democrats have won the House of Representatives by a solid margin. Control of the Senate may come down to recounts in Montana and Virgin...
Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Assessing the Assessment

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Last week I highlighted the publication of a UK government report on the costs of global warming and the potential benefits of mitigation ef...
Monday, November 06, 2006

Unintended Disincentive?

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A few weeks ago, I looked at the prospect for near-term oil savings and suggested that diesel cars, which have languished for years in this ...
Friday, November 03, 2006

Wind, Wind, Go Away

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Earlier this week one of my readers sent me a link to a long, interesting article describing Denmark's experience with wind power. The D...
Thursday, November 02, 2006

How Much Is Left?

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One of the key uncertainties associated with the potential for an imminent peak in global oil production is how much petroleum remains to be...
Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Our Stake in Iraq

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If Iraq is truly the top issue on voters' minds going into next Tuesday's mid-term election, as polls suggest, then it's perplex...