US oil rig counts rose last week and remain up on the year. Many companies see flattish rig count activity for the remainder of 2013, but this doesn’t necessarily mean flat production. […]
Why natural gas liquids prices are up 13% since the end of July
Natural gas liquids prices have had a strong rally over the past two months, a major positive for producers of wet gas. via Market Realist http://marketrealist.com/2013/09/natural-gas-liquids-prices-13-since-end-july/
The African Energy Mix: Adopting Renewables
It is no secret that there is an ongoing energy revolution taking place worldwide. Many countries are making conscious efforts in becoming more energy independent and sustainable. In achieving this, all energy […]
Residential PACE Energy Programs Pursue Innovative Approaches
Although the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has created strict requirements for residential property-assessed clean energy (PACE) programs, a few states and cities are continuing to develop programs and pass legislation. via […]
Beijing Struggles to Define Electric Car Policies
In a city trying to get a handle on its burgeoning traffic and air pollution problems, the Beijing’s latest moves only confuse matters more. via EVWorldwire http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?rssid=31190
My Last Campfire Post
I checked my user profile for this site and discovered that as of today I have been a member for 7 years and 37 weeks. Wow! So much has happened to me […]
Climate Change Exacerbated Half of 2012’s Most Extreme Weather Events, Says Study
(Guardian) Half of last year’s extreme weather – including the triple-digit temperatures of America’s July heatwave – were due in part to climate change, new research said on Thursday. The study, edited by scientists from […]
Energy Future: Betting Against Apocalyptic Thinking
$576.07. That is how much money Julian Simon won from Paul Ehrlich, John Harte and John Holdren in 1990 in a bet about commodities prices. The wager was actually a proxy for […]
The massive, aging oil fields at the heart of China’s latest corruption purge
The Daqing oil field in northeast China is “closely related with the destiny of the nation,” in the words of the official state website. In operation since 1959, China’s largest oil field supplies about […]
China may get over its addiction to coal sooner than anyone thought
A new note from Citigroup attacks “one of the most unassailable assumptions in global energy”—the forecast that China’s coal consumption will grow wantonly over the next two decades. By extension, it challenges […]
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