Monthly Archives: September 2011

Is Yergin Correct about Oil Supply? (an Opinion the WSJ did not run)

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

On Monday after the WSJ ran Daniel Yergin’s essay, There Will Be Oil, I submitted this rebuttal.  They ask to have the exclusive right to any submission for 10 days. At this point, they have neither printed it nor responded … Continue reading →

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Drilling Down: Tainter and Patzek tell the energy-complexity story

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Joseph Tainter and Tadeusz Patzek are authors of a soon-to-be-released book called Drilling Down: The Gulf Oil Debacle and Our Energy Dilemma. This book is part of Charles Hall’s Briefs in Energy series with the publisher Springer. An earlier book … Continue reading →

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IEO 2011: A Misleadingly Optimistic Energy Forecast by the EIA

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

The EIA published International Energy Outlook 2011 (IEO 2011) on September 19, showing energy projections to 2035. One summary stated, “Global Energy Use to Jump 53%, largely driven by strong demand from places like India and China.” It seems to … Continue reading →

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European Debt Crisis and Sustainability

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

What would humans have to do to really live sustainability with the world’s ecosystems? I got a shock when I read about the pattern of species extinctions which is taking place that form a part of what is called the … Continue reading →

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Will plug-in automobiles be a success?

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

Will plug-in cars be a success? If by success, we mean “sell lots of vehicles” the answer is probably “no” unless the price comes down a lot–say 50% from today’s prices, so that price is in line with what common … Continue reading →

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