Attribution: Business Week Driving into work the other day I heard that crude oil scheduled for August delivery was priced at $145.77 per barrel. Given that oil has increased in price nearly 10 fold over the past few years, I found myself wondering just how the math works out on the cost to produce an […]
Offshore oil rig near Santa BarbaraAttribution: MarineBio.org That is the question. And given my position on energy matters, the answer might be a little surprising. First off, I’ll state flatly that drilling will not affect gas prices in the near term at all. Folks, the days of less than $4/gallon gasoline are gone and they […]
As is becoming routine, here’s a digest of energy related stories posted at the Renewable Energy Journal this week. RE Investments hit the Mainstream – Traditional Wall Street firms are now waking up to smell the profit in renewable energy projects, see their take on the segment. Zero Emissions Motorcycle – Well, let’s call it […]
If your target audience is straight and male, then this is a very effective technique: Peak oil is a controversial topic, so Oily Cassandra, good on you. Very effective way to get your target audience to listen. Marshall McLuhan is right, the medium is the message. Now, turning to the actual message, I tend to […]
Since I’ve moved all the energy posts to the Renewable Energy Journal, I’ve been trying to keep folks here informed about what’s happening with some snippets of the content posted there each week. So here goes… Geothermal 101 – A great primer on the geothermal industry. Western GeoPower Raises $8.6M – More cash for project […]