Archive for the 'Energy' Category
Comrade Simba on Fox-14
June 20th, 2010Video at the link. Via: Comrade Simba: Too bad it was only a three minute human interest story crammed in between sports and stock market crap but not bad for a brief overview. At least the dig at wal-mart got through which is the main point of what this whole homestead thing is all about. […]
Coast Guard Authorized to Burn Oil Off Florida, Health Notification Issued
June 19th, 2010“Don’t panic.” —The Management Via: NFW Daily News: The Florida Department of Environmental Protection authorized the Coast Guard to burn oil offshore, and the county is warning people of potential health issues. Particulate matter, an airborne mix of very small particles and liquid droplets, may reach the shore, according to an Okaloosa County Health Department […]
Damaged Well Billowing Methane Into Gulf of Mexico
June 18th, 2010Maybe this one deserves a re-read: Detonating Nuclear Bomb at BP Oil Spill Site… Might Produce a Bad Result. Via: AP: It is an overlooked danger in oil spill crisis: The crude gushing from the well contains vast amounts of natural gas that could pose a serious threat to the Gulf of Mexico’s fragile ecosystem. […]
Call the Politburo, We’re in Trouble
June 18th, 2010Via: Asia Times: As in the Soviet Union before its collapse, the exaltation and feeding of the military at the expense of the rest of society and the economy had by now become the new normal; so much so that hardly a serious word could be said – lest you not “support our troops” – […]
Obama Regime Moves to Finance Development of Brazil’s Tupi Offshore Oil Field
June 18th, 2010Via: Wall Street Journal: You read that headline correctly. Unfortunately, the Obama Administration is financing oil exploration off Brazil. The U.S. is going to lend billions of dollars to Brazil’s state-owned oil company, Petrobras, to finance exploration of the huge offshore discovery in Brazil’s Tupi oil field in the Santos Basin near Rio de Janeiro. […]
Cracks Show BP Battled Well Two Months Before Blast
June 18th, 2010Via: Bloomberg: BP Plc was struggling to seal cracks in its Macondo well as far back as February, more than two months before an explosion killed 11 and spewed oil into the Gulf of Mexico. It took 10 days to plug the first cracks, according to reports BP filed with the Minerals Management Service that […]
$99 Fuel Cell for Small Electronic Devices
June 17th, 2010Via: Horizon Fuel Cell: The miniPAK portable electronic device charger is designed to meet the needs of users who want more portable energy in one package, at a lower cost than existing rechargeable or disposable battery-based options. The MiniPAK portable electronic device charger is a palm-size universal portable power charger and power extender for ANY […]
Bank of America Ordered Traders: No Oil Deals with BP Beyond June 2011
June 16th, 2010Via: Reuters: Bank of America Merrill Lynch has ordered its traders not to enter into oil trades with BP Plc that extend beyond June 2011, a market source familiar with the directive told Reuters. The order to the bank’s traders came from a high-level executive and was made on Monday, according to a source familiar […]
BP Chose Riskier, Cheaper Casing for Well
June 13th, 2010Via: Reuters: BP Plc installed a type of cement casing on its now-ruptured undersea well that it knew ran the risk of leaking gases in order to save money, The New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing a BP document it received from a congressional investigator. Workers from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and the […]
The Oil Spills You’ve Never Heard Of
June 13th, 2010Via: The Star: Deepwater Horizon. Exxon Valdez. How many other oil spills can you name? Perhaps some Canadian accidents stick in the mind. There was the 41.8 million gallons that leaked from the American tanker Odyssey off Nova Scotia in 1988, and the 42,000 gallons that gushed from the Petro Canada-owned Terra Nova platform in […]
