The Oil Drum | 26 Mile Long Glut of Idled Oil Tankers
Written by admin on December 31, 2009 – 8:28 am -The threat of military intervention must thus be navigated to reach a place low enough on the resource tree to avoid further military action or the crisis must be averted through another energy source. …. See original here: The Oil Drum | 26 Mile Long Glut of Idled Oil Tankers Read More →
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OilDrum: Drumbeat: December 31, 2009 | WWWATTS: Drive Different
Written by admin on December 31, 2009 – 8:22 am -The AP story points to the recent $30 billion deal by the world’s largest oil company, Exxon Mobile Corp, to purchase XTO Energy Inc. The move makes Exxon the country’s top natural gas producer, as it expects to grow natural gas sales to …. has agreed to pay half of the extra cost of purchasing plug-in vehicles, as compared to cheaper gasoline -powered models. Read the original here: OilDrum: Drumbeat: December 31, 2009 | WWWATTS: Drive Different Read More →
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The Oil Drum | Drumbeat: December 31, 2009
Written by admin on December 31, 2009 – 8:22 am -The gas giant planets of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are largely composed of hydrogen and methane which indicates that crude petroleum feedstock is abundant in our solar system. …. View original post here: The Oil Drum | Drumbeat: December 31, 2009 Read More →
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Why the Next Spike in Oil Prices Will Dwarf the Last One | zero hedge
Written by admin on December 31, 2009 – 8:11 am -Ambassador Richard Jones, the Deputy Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, has some eye popping things to say about the energy space. The Paris based IEA was first set up as a counterweight to OPEC during the oil crisis in 1974, ….. There is also a large swath of land to the west of Prudhoe all the way to the Chuckchi sea call the NPR-A or National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska, but it is anyones guess how much oil is really there and recoverable. Read more from the original source: Why the Next Spike in Oil Prices Will Dwarf the Last One | zero hedge Read More →
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Green Car Congress: New Method for Rearranging Refinery …
Written by admin on December 31, 2009 – 5:30 am -In the case of petroleum , four distillation columns are needed to separate raw crude into five separate components: naphtha, kerosene, diesel fuel , gas oil and heavy residue. Some of these components are later used to make gasoline . … Here is the original post: Green Car Congress: New Method for Rearranging Refinery … Read More →
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Study: Plug-in cars are cleaner than gas, hydrogen cars could be …
Written by admin on December 30, 2009 – 6:46 pm -Case in point, a study published in Science Direct that looks at the well-to-wheels emissions of various “vehicle and fuel platforms,” including plug-in vehicles and hydrogen fuel cells that get their energy from different places (like …. ‘natural gas resources in the United States are limited—15% of the natural gas we use is imported. Continued here: Study: Plug-in cars are cleaner than gas, hydrogen cars could be … Read More →
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PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: The Emperor Wears No Clothes
Written by admin on December 30, 2009 – 12:21 am -CANNABIS/HEMP is the best sustainable source of plant pulp for biomass fuel to make charcoal, gas , methanol, gasoline and electricity in a natural way. In 1850, 80 percent of all paper, fiber, fuel , and oil was made out of CANNABIS/HEMP in America and the rest of … This was before the discovery of coal and petroleum for energy in the late 1850s…before the start of the worst permanent pollution ever experienced on Earth… Read more from the original source: PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: The Emperor Wears No Clothes Read More →
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Classical Energy Thinking: Right on Renewables (intermittency …
Written by admin on December 30, 2009 – 12:00 am -But Jevons was too pessimistic on the future of coal and petroleum , as detailed in chapter 7 of my book Capitalism at Work: Business, Government, and Energy . And Jevons scarcely knew about the other foundational fuel of the carbon-based .. See the original post: Classical Energy Thinking: Right on Renewables (intermittency … Read More →
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Brazil Is Nearly Oil Independent, Why Isn't The Us? Could It Be …
Written by admin on December 29, 2009 – 6:42 pm -It’s important to know that petroleum is not only FUEL , but it is used to produce chemical components, electrical energy and so on. Differences about Petroleum consumption between countries must have this point being considered; … That does not mean that Brazilian oil is “bad”, it just means that our oil is good for certain things, and not so good for others, such as gasoline production. Here is the original post: Brazil Is Nearly Oil Independent, Why Isn't The Us? Could It Be … Read More →
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Is It About Time To Pull The Plug On Corn-ethanol? When Will The …
Written by admin on December 29, 2009 – 4:08 pm -Ethanol costs three and a half times as much as gasoline to produce42 and contains only 60% as much energy per gallon as gasoline .43 So, while a gallon of ethanol-blended gas may cost the same as regular gasoline at the pump, it won’t take … There is too little of the plant used for fuel production. All agricultural subsidies are stupid Read the original here: Is It About Time To Pull The Plug On Corn-ethanol? When Will The … Read More →
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