The push is on, big time. The solution to all of America’s problems, evidently, is to drill, drill, drill. This is now the Republican mantra as they seem to believe that they have found a winning political issue, no matter what the implications of this “win” might be for America’s future. Let us be clear. […]
Entries from July 2008
Disingenuity to Drill the Hole Deeper
July 14th, 2008 · 8 Comments
Tags: oil · peak oil · truthiness
Energy Smart Debbie
July 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Amid skyrocketing oil, gasoline, coal, and electricity (coming to a neighborhood near you) prices, 2008 offers Americans quite serious and stark choices between knowledgeable, impassioned, and thoughtful candidates when it comes to finding paths toward a prosperous 21st century economy, on the one side, and Fossil-Fool candidates focused on tightening our shackles to the ever-more […]
Tags: Energy · peak oil · politics
Updated: What Fraction Of America’s $4+/Gallon Gasoline Is Due To The War In Iraq?
July 11th, 2008 · Comments Off on Updated: What Fraction Of America’s $4+/Gallon Gasoline Is Due To The War In Iraq?
Just how much of the pump price of gasoline is attributable to the war in Iraq? A dollar? Three dollars? None. That conversation recently swirled around me and, one one point, someone commented that well over half (or more than $2) of America’s $4.10 gallon of gas is due to the war. Another person asked […]
Tags: Energy · gasoline · peak oil · Uncategorized
What fraction of America’s $4+ gallon gasoline is due to the war in Iraq?
July 11th, 2008 · Comments Off on What fraction of America’s $4+ gallon gasoline is due to the war in Iraq?
Earlier today, someone asserted that well over half (or more than $2) of America’s $4.10 gallon of gas is due to the war. Another person asked “Is that right?” And, after pulling out some hair from my head, my response was both short and then long. The short: Two dollars a gallon is, perhaps, as […]
Tags: analysis · Energy · oil · peak oil
George Bush: “Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter.”
July 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
George W Bush ended his time at the G8 summit, the last that he will attend as US presidency, with the following statement. Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter. According to the Telegraph reporting, He then punched the air while grinning widely, as the rest of those present including Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy looked […]
Tags: G8 · politics · pollution · Uncategorized
FESA not FISA: Energize America at Netroots Nation
July 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Join us at Netroots Nation, next Friday, room 19, 9 am, for Energizing America: Setting an Agenda for Progress. This panel will range far and wide across our energy challenges and opportunities. On the panel, two founders of Energize America: Jerome a Paris and Devilstower; two extremely Energy Smart candidates, Debbie Cook (CA-45) and Mark […]
Tags: Energize America · Energy
Energize America: FESA not FISA!
July 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Join us at Netroots Nation, next Friday, room 19, 9 am, for Energizing America: Setting an Agenda for Progress. This panel will range far and wide across our energy challenges and opportunities. Part of the discussion: the Freshman Energy Smart Acceleration (FESA) Act. FESA is a package of suggested programs that could provide a rallying […]
Tags: Energize America · Energy
Picking at Pickens’ Plan
July 8th, 2008 · 14 Comments
Have you heard? Oilman T Boone Pickens is not only committed to planting the world’s largest wind farm in the fertile soil of Texas. He is not only committed to working to stringing a meaningful electrical grid to move electricity from that wind farm to lush markets for harvesting serious profits. T Boone has a […]
Tags: Energy · environmental · wind power
Savoring a Green Onion
July 8th, 2008 · Comments Off on Savoring a Green Onion
That is, truly enjoing the Onion‘s 3 July 2008 Green Issue: “Our All-Paper Salute to the Environment.” Well-done satire provides a painful window on the soul of an issue. And, the Onion specializes in that well-done satire. This issue pulls together some top environmentally-oriented satire from the past decade. Lets take some bites of that […]
Tags: environmental
Solar-Collecting Roads Heat Buildings in The Netherlands
July 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Solar-Collecting Roads Heat Buildings in The Netherlands
Solar is a highly efficient way to heat water. Combine it with underground storage, and a year-round system can be created where the system can cover heating requirements in the winter and cooling in the summer. The Dutch company Ooms Avenhorn Holding BV has taken this concept and moved it a step forward with the Road […]
Tags: Energy