Solar industry manufacturers are rebounding from a two-year slump faster than technology companies recovered from the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s. via Solar Energy News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/10/the-worst-is-over-solar-industry-rebounds?cmpid=rss
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When will the Shale Bubble Burst?
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PADD regions enable regional analysis of petroleum product supply and movements
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Sustainability: How Humans’ Economy Differs from Natures’
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 […]
When, not if, China taps into shale gas
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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 […]
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