I?m often asked my opinion on what the prices of oil or natural gas are going to do. My answer is always the same: If I had the slightest idea what the […]
Rating US Energy Efficiency Progress
It might seem as though energy efficiency is on a roll lately, especially after getting a shot in the arm from President Obama as part of his climate action plan. But energy […]
Three Big Shifts in America’s Electricity Landscape — in the Past Three Weeks
Grist’s David Roberts recently finished a 9-part deep dive on America’s utilities and the future of our electricity grid. I didn’t agree with everything in it, but it’s absolutely required summer reading […]
Why Deflation will Cause Oil Production to Slow
A question that seems to come up quite often is, “Are we going to have inflation or deflation?” People want to figure out how to invest. Because of this, they want to […]
Will Australian miners buy idea to operate 24/7 on solar power?
New solar technologies are offering the prospect of baseload solar energy to power mines and other remote industrial facilities – for less than current fossil fuel alternatives. The miners are curious, and […]
Solar towers and storage – about to change the energy game?
Solar towers with storage are poised to deliver dispatchable energy whenever customers want it, and at a cost competitive or even cheaper than new fossil fuels. Is this about to change the […]
July 3 News: 2001-2010 Hottest Decade On Record, With ‘Unprecedented High-Impact Climate Extremes’, WMO Reports
GENEVA 3 July 2013 – The world experienced unprecedented high-impact climate extremes during the 2001-2010 decade, which was the warmest since the start of modern measurements in 1850 and continued an extended […]
Study: Diesel Vehicles Have Lower Cost Of Ownership Than Gas Vehicles
A study conducted by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute has shown that over a lifetime of ownership, diesel-fueled vehicles tend to have a lower cost of ownership than conventional gasoline-fueled […]
Integrated Distribution Planning: a path to sustaining growth
For years, the cumulative amount of distributed generation (DG) on the grid was akin to a drop of water in a glass. That is, a tiny drop in a big glass. But […]
Graph of the Day: The importance of carbon sinks
Charting all sources and sinks of human carbon emissions since 1750, this graph shows how hard oceans, plants and soils are working to absorb it. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/graph-of-the-day-the-importance-of-carbon-sinks-87549?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=graph-of-the-day-the-importance-of-carbon-sinks-87549
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