A few years ago, I had an ah-ha moment when it comes to what we as humans would need to do to live in a sustainable manner. It is very easy. All […]
Sustainability: How Humans’ Economy Differs from Natures’
When, not if, China taps into shale gas
The continuing smog incidents in China highlight the social effects of relying heavily on coal-fired power generation (in addition to agricultural field burning practices). You can see the scale of pollution in […]
Red Queen effect can make production slow down in a hurry
Eagle Ford wells come in producing large amounts of oil or gas, but drop like a roller coaster after a year — a more than 60 percent dip that experts say is […]
Peak Coal: Will the US Run Out of Coal in 20 Years or 200 Years?
U.S. coal production has peaked, and the miscalculations that have led to estimates of a 200-year supply could create a serious electricity deficit for the nation, according to a new report from […]
World’s Richest Oil Countries
Oil is a blessing and a curse. It’s a foreign policy problem. It’s a national defense problem. But for some country’s, it’s a source of wealth for everyone living there. Here are […]
Mars and LLS, key Gulf crude oil grades, can’t keep up
Have Mars and Light Louisiana Sweet crudes become marginalized after failing to rise with a wide Brent-WTI spread? In the past week, with the ICE Brent-NYMEX WTI spread blowing out—it was at […]
China’s anti-pollution drive risks running out of gas
BEIJING (Reuters) – A chronic shortage of natural gas is hurting China’s plan to move away from burning coal to heat homes and offices, raising the prospect of more choking air pollution […]
[Closed] DISCUSSION: Graph of the Day: A bird’s eye view on integrating renewables
In the lively conversation about how to integrate variable renewables such as wind and solar into our electric grid’s generation mix, an unlikely player has entered the fray: a duck. It’s not […]
Shale Gas Revolution Not Coming To China Anytime Soon
Shale gas has upended U.S. energy markets, cutting oil imports to their lowest level in two decades. Can China pull off the same feat? It has already passed the U.S. as the biggest […]
NRG and Exelon See Batteries Boosting Demand for Solar Rooftops
NRG Energy Inc. and Exelon Corp.’s Constellation unit say interest in combining solar power with battery storage has soared in the year since Hurricane Sandy knocked out power to millions of homes […]
Prometheus Institute 