Hydrogen fuel cell cars have been mired in controversy since the Bush administration dedicated $1.2 Billion for their research and development in 2003 – what with fracking, cost of updating infrastructure, cancer […]
How Long Do Electric Car Batteries Last? We Have an Answer …
How long do electric car batteries last? It’s a common enough question, and one that really hasn’t had an answer … until recently, that is. Plug In America did a survey of […]
Why are Oil Inventories Down if Production is Increasing and Demand is Falling?
The 20 Million Drawdown in a sluggish economyThe last two weeks oil inventories fell by a record 20 million barrels, this event has never happened in 30 years of historical data. So […]
From fixed price to ETS: the complications of reducing emissions
Kevin Rudd’s plan to bring forward the internationally linked ETS might be a smart political move, but it complicates progress on reducing emissions. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/from-fixed-price-to-ets-the-complications-of-reducing-emissions-83254?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-fixed-price-to-ets-the-complications-of-reducing-emissions-83254
How big is a house? Average house size by country
Small is beautiful to deal with carbon emissions. But Australia has the biggest houses, and the most floor space. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/how-big-is-a-house-average-house-size-by-country-78685?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-big-is-a-house-average-house-size-by-country-78685
No Peak Oil Really Is Dead – Forbes
No Peak Oil Really Is Dead
Noah Smith argues that the Peak Oil crowd wasn’t really wrong. No, instead what we got was a hybrid between the “Good Peak Oil” scenario where we move off oil on to […]
World Oil and Gas production forecasts up to 2100
With the recent announcement of closure, this will be the last guest post by Jean Lahérrere at TheOilDrum. By fortune it is an update on Jean’s famous long term petroleum and natural […]
Power plants face ‘collision course’ with water, researchers say
U.S. power producers must reduce their dependence on water or they may be forced to lower output as drought and other extreme weather events curtail their access to water supplies, researchers said […]
Why Chinese producers are driving nitrogenous fertilizer prices down (Part 1)
How China affects the global fertilizer market China, the world’s largest producer of nitrogen (a chemical used to make nitrogenous fertilizers for growing plants) occupies roughly 40% of global production… via Market […]