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The 10 Commandments – Guidelines to Surviving in a Post Peak Oil World4 Oct, 2011 02:56 pm The transformation to a lower-energy lifestyle is essential and complex in the face of peak-oil. Here are a few suggestions of some of the more immediate...The Electric Car Fetish29 Dec, 2010 01:01 pm Many automobile enthusiasts believe that the electric car is the wave of the future that will help save the environment while expanding the availability...Algae to the rescue5 Nov, 2009 04:19 pm I?m more convinced than ever that liquid fuels from algae will be a major component of our energy and environmental future...Battery 5006 Oct, 2009 01:19 pm Do you want universe-reshaping disruptive technology? Do you want to experience a classic "knee in the curve" transition? Do you want to see something...Burning Picassos for Heat26 Aug, 2009 11:05 pm Burning natural gas to extract and process oil from the Canadian tar sands has been likened by one industry insider to burning Picassos for heat...Obama Stimulus: For Clean Energy, a Patchwork of Investments22 Jan, 2009 09:32 pm Last week, Obama rolled out a stimulus plan that only spends $825 billion to make up for this gap in production. A summary of the American Recovery and...The Economic Crisis as a Window of Opportunity1 Dec, 2008 10:58 am The twin pillars of climate change and peak oil has recently been joined into a troika of challenge, with the onset of the global economic crisis...Electrify America: The Founders Were Right, Let's Look to France!25 Jul, 2008 11:14 am "The French are most advanced in all manner of Arts, and refined Conversation, and in the Use of electric Cars." - Thomas Jefferson,...Move People, Not Metal6 Jun, 2008 11:51 am Our current transportation system uses enormous amounts of energy primarily to move the weight of vehicles which transport passengers and freight...Cars Warm Up, Ships Cool Down21 Jan, 2008 12:09 pm Road traffic is by large the transport sector that contributes the most to global warming. Aviation has the second largest warming effect,...Renewables-Based Technology.4 Jan, 2008 12:25 pm Making hydrogen from sugar is not feasible on any sensible scale, since to do so would require using the world's arable land in competition with food production...After Cheap Oil12 Dec, 2007 10:56 am This is a short article follow-up to my earlier article "Peak Oil and Climate Change: A Call to Peaceful Arms". Although I do revisit a few issues from...A Theorist's Pencil and One Layer of Carbon Atoms, Graphene26 Nov, 2007 02:45 pm Graphite consists of layers of atoms arranged in a honeycomb lattice. A single layer of carbon atoms, called graphene has unique electronic properties...Post-Peak Oil (PPO) and Climate Change: A Call to Peaceful Arms23 Nov, 2007 11:34 am This is a short article on community transformation in a time of preparation for a post cheap oil future. On the face of it,...Oil Independence Possible for U.S. by 203026 Oct, 2007 11:49 am Oil independence is possible for the U.S. if comprehensive and aggressive energy policies are implemented aimed at reducing demand for oil,...Better Than Ethanol? BTL in plug-in hybrid diesel vehicles2 Aug, 2007 02:07 pm Reed M. Benet is a biofuels focused Ph.D. Student University of California Davis Institute of Transportation Studies. He proposes that plug-in hybrid diesel...World Oil Supply May Fail Within 5 Years.25 Jul, 2007 07:14 pm Oil prices look set to skyrocket during the next five years, which coincides with peak-oil, the point of maximum global oil production beyond which an...Slippery Nanopipes15 Jun, 2006 10:32 am Imagine the amount of water that comes out of a fire hose attached to a hydrant. If you replace the fire hose with a regular garden hose,... |