Archive for the 'Energy' Category
OIL RECORD
October 15th, 2007Via: Bloomberg: Crude oil rose to a record above $85 a barrel as tensions on the Turkey-Iraq border increased concern that supplies may be threatened as global stockpiles decline. Turkish lawmakers will vote this week on allowing military attacks within a year against Kurdish rebel bases in the north of Iraq, which has the world’s […]
New Zealand to Ban Construction of Coal and Gas Fired Power Plants for 10 Years
October 14th, 2007Just last night, I watched a large storm go barreling through Doubtless Bay and I thought about how much power was just blowing and surging around out there. And today… Via: Bloomberg: New Zealand electricity producers, including Contact Energy Ltd., will face a 10-year ban on the construction of new gas- or coal-fired generators to […]
Do You Want Alternative Energy Related Articles?
October 14th, 2007UPDATE: OKOKOK. I got it. It’s running about 15 yes to 1 no. Fascinating. I don’t know why so many of you YES voters would stay quiet in comments, but anyway, it’s overwhelming. — End Update — “Fifteen years ago I thought solar power was impractical because I thought nuclear power was the answer. But […]
Clotheslines in America: The Right to Dry
September 19th, 2007The Farmlet is far, far away from Irvine, California Via: Wall Street Journal It was a sunny, 70-degree day here in Awbrey Butte, an exclusive neighborhood of big, modern houses surrounded by native pines. To Susan Taylor, it was a perfect time to hang her laundry out to dry. The 55-year-old mother and part-time nurse […]
OIL RECORD
September 18th, 2007Another eddy current to add to the perfect storm. Via: IHT: Oil prices climbed to a fresh high above US$81 a barrel amid hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut a key interest rate later Tuesday, a move the market believes would bolster the economy and strengthen petroleum demand in the world’s largest energy […]
Crude Oil Nears Record on Signs OPEC Will Keep Output Quota
September 11th, 2007According to my Magic 8-Ball, OPEC probably can’t increase output. In the Past Peak world, look for demand destruction to occur through economic collapse or kill off or both. Have a nice day. Via: Bloomberg: Crude oil rose to within 50 cents of a record on speculation rising demand and restricted OPEC production may tighten […]
How Absurd Can it Get? Shell Considering Nuclear Power for Tar Sands Program in Canada
September 11th, 2007I thought, for sure, that this was an Onion article. Nope. Get ready for, “The worst of all worlds.” Via: Telegraph: Shell is considering using nuclear power to operate its controversial tar sands programme in Canada. Tar sands extraction – mining oil from a mixture of sand or clay, water and very heavy crude oil […]
Milestone in Magnetic Cooling
September 5th, 2007Danish researchers are developing a silent, very low power refrigeration technology that uses magnets. Via: Physorg: The first milestone in magnetic cooling has been achieved. Between 5 and 10 degrees of cooling – this was the success criteria for the first milestone in a project involving magnetic cooling at Risø National Laboratory – Technical University […]
Joel Salatin and Polyface Farms
August 30th, 2007For me, comprehension of the way industrial scale (including “Organic”) food worked was the last straw. Many aspects of politics and society are disturbing, but toxic—and or long distance—food isn’t some theoretical, far out, future threat. The wolf is at the door. It’s right here, right now. The food issue, more than anything else, drove […]
Saudis Set Up 35,000 Strong Force to Guard Oil Infrastructure
August 27th, 2007Support the Troops! Via: Financial Times: Saudi Arabia has begun setting up a 35,000-strong security force to protect its oil infrastructure from potential attacks. The move underlines the kingdom’s growing concern about its oil installations after threats from al-Qaeda to attack facilities in the Gulf, as well as rising tensions between Iran and the US. […]
