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Global Energy Systems - June 26-28 2013

posted to The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future on Mon 20th May 13

Our energy system is evolving due to depletion of cheap fossil fuels and the need for carbon emission constraints. Government and business are under pressure to tackle the energy challenges of rising energy costs, energy security, and reducing greenhouse gas
Predicting the Weather, Corn, Ethanol and Oil Production

posted to The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future on Sun 19th May 13

News of the future was, in my youth, something that one found by crossing the palm of a lady in a dark tent with a piece or two of silver (or the modern equivalent) at one of the fairs that came to town. Such opportunities still exist, with all the caveats
Drumbeat: May 18, 2013

posted to The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future on Sat 18th May 13

Energy Department approves expanded LNG exportsThe Energy Department gave a terminal near Freeport, Tex., permission Friday to ship liquefied natural gas to Japan, providing a new outlet for rising U.S. production of shale gas despite qualms of environmentalists

List of Foods by Environmental Impact and Energy Efficiency

posted to The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future on Tue 2nd Mar 10

This is a guest post by Praveen Ghanta, known on The Oil Drum as praveen. Praveen is an IT consultant in Atlanta, with degrees in economics and computer science. This was originally posted on Praveen's blog, truecostblog.com.Which foods have the smallest (and
Where Is Oil Production Headed?: An Adverse Scenario

posted to The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future on Wed 4th Mar 09

A lot of us have an image in the back of our mind of Hubbert's peak. Based on this peak, we assume that oil production will decline in much the same pattern as it rose. For example, in an analysis performed several years ago, Luis de Sousa shows this graph,
A Review of "Oil 101" by Morgan Downey

posted to The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future on Tue 17th Feb 09

I read a lot of books. (A quick measure comes up with more than 10 ft of shelf space filled with books relating to the topic of peak oil and alternate fuels not counting the books that deal with drilling and other aspects of technology that relate more to my

N. Dakota Bakken Shale Boom is Visible from Space

posted to CARPE DIEM on Tue 13th Mar 12

From the SkyTruth Blog:"NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center provided us with this very interesting satellite image composite above of the upper Midwest, made from nighttime satellite images collected by the U.S. Air Force's Defense Meteorological Satellite
Its Not Just Alternative Energy Versus Fossil Fuels or Nuclear Energy Has to Become DECENTRALIZED

posted to The Big Picture on Thu 21st Apr 11

Washingtons Blog strives to provide real-time, well-researched and actionable information. George the head writer at Washingtons Blog is a busy professional and a former adjunct professor.~~~Proponents for oil, gas, nuclear and coal claim that we must expand
Guest Post: Its Not Just Alternative Energy Versus Fossil Fuels or Nuclear Energy Has to Become DECENTRALIZED

posted to naked capitalism on Thu 21st Apr 11

Washingtons BlogProponents for oil, gas, nuclear and coal claim that we must expand these risky and oftentimes deadly types of energy production, or we will shiver in the dark like cavemen.Proponents of alternative forms of energy say we should switch over