Atom Feed from Searchles Wed Jul 23 18:13:13 -0400 2008 en-us Sarge Tue Jul 22 16:07:37 -0400 2008 Oil prices will hit $300 a barrel in 10 years if the United States fails to reduce its dependence on foreign imports, billionaire oil investor T. Boone Pickens told U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday Sarge Tue Jul 22 14:18:21 -0400 2008 Oil tumbles in repeat of last week's big drops, falling more than $4 to below $127 a barrel driftabit Tue Jul 22 14:06:13 -0400 2008 ..from an energy standpoint, that is. Folks over at The Oil Drum are running the numbers on comparing human labour [sic] to oil. Turns out that running the human machine for 45 years on food-calories uses just about the same amount of energy as contained in four barrels of oil, each of which has a whopping 5.8 million BTUs of energy. And if you think the price of oil is high, flip the fold for what the 'fair' cost should be. driftabit Tue Jul 22 14:01:49 -0400 2008 In the world of energy, going after the metaphorical low-hanging fruit can yield big savings. In the case of energy efficiency, making improvements in this area could save UK businesses £2.5 billion a year, according to the Carbon Trust. driftabit Tue Jul 22 14:01:49 -0400 2008 In the world of energy, going after the metaphorical low-hanging fruit can yield big savings. In the case of energy efficiency, making improvements in this area could save UK businesses £2.5 billion a year, according to the Carbon Trust. diane_court Tue Jul 22 11:14:59 -0400 2008 T. Boone Pickens is more than just an opinionated fellow who talks a big game. He’s an opinionated fellow who talks a big game and is backed up by an even bigger bank roll, estimated at $4 billion. maybelline Mon Jul 21 15:42:31 -0400 2008 For weeks, nearly every time President Bush has spoken about energy he has re-emphasized his support for drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. ecocollegecampus Mon Jul 21 11:18:19 -0400 2008 A small town in Missouri known as Rock Port has become the first community in the U.S. to operate completely on wind power. g8rrrry Sun Jul 20 19:52:08 -0400 2008 The MIT team believes that their lightweight, inexpensive device holds the promise of revolutionizing the power industry and providing solar power to even remote regions. 747btrfly Sat Jul 19 19:14:04 -0400 2008 And yes, ever since then, the Right Wing has screwed us all. Jimmy Carter, no matter what anyone says, was a peace-maker and a caretaker of the earth. But, no one wanted to sacrafice their precious gas - SUVs followed. 747btrfly Sat Jul 19 19:06:59 -0400 2008 FTP: "Thanks, America's crazy right wing. We couldn't have ignored our most important problems for three decades and thereby made them much worse without you." ~~~~ I remember that speech and the times like it was yesterday, and yes, I tell you, this could have all been avoided. g8rrrry Sat Jul 19 16:38:09 -0400 2008 Just as John F. Kennedy set his sights on the moon, Al Gore is challenging the nation to produce every kilowatt of electricity through wind, sun and other Earth-friendly energy sources within 10 years, an audacious goal he hopes the next president will embrace. Sarge Fri Jul 18 18:02:22 -0400 2008 US pump price dips as oil markets search for signs of a bubble bursting Sarge Fri Jul 18 12:23:19 -0400 2008 Let's see if oil goes back to $75 per Barrel by the end of this year the_wako_kid Fri Jul 18 10:09:20 -0400 2008 Texas, headquarters of America's oil industry, is about to stake a fortune on wind power. the_wako_kid Fri Jul 18 10:03:38 -0400 2008 Al Gore, the Nobel Prize-winning crusader on climate change, challenged the United States on Thursday to commit to producing all U.S. electricity from renewable sources like solar and wind power in 10 years. paulh Thu Jul 17 16:22:50 -0400 2008 At the recent price of $140 a barrel, it turns out to be a mere 400 billion barrels, or just about the combined reserves of Iran and Saudi Arabia. Makin Wed Jul 16 15:02:25 -0400 2008 If giant solar thermal power plants spread across the desert are like a mainframe, Sopogy is making the equivalent of a personal computer. The Hawaii-based company on Tuesday at the Intersolar 2008 conference will show off the latest version of its MicroCSP--essentially a shrunk-down version of concentrating solar power (CSP) [...] g8rrrry Wed Jul 16 14:04:08 -0400 2008 Rock Port, Mo. has an unusual crop: wind turbines. The four turbines that supply electricity to the small town of 1,300 residents make it the first community in the United States to operate solely on wind power. Thats something to be very proud of, especially in a rural area like this ” that were doing our part for the environment, Sarge Wed Jul 16 12:09:27 -0400 2008 Light, sweet crude for August delivery is down $6.44 at $132.30 a barrel in morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange