Energy Politics

Archive for April, 2008

Down To $115 Again, But Where’s The Top Story?

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Oil's dropped down to $115 again, but this time it's not worthy of a front page story on Yahoo! because it's moving in the opposite direction. I suppose we shouldn't ... Read more..

Ooops, Now Ethanol Is Evil Amongst The Trendy College Set (Watch For Flying Pies)

Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman made the mistake of continuing to support ethanol after the college elites decided that oops, turns out corn usage is a zero ... Read more..

Dear Harvard Students: Enjoy Your $100 Million In Oil Money

Friday, April 25th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

David Rockefeller, the grandson of Standard Oil founder John Rockefeller, is donating $100 million to his alma mater Harvard University. About $70 million will be used to fund the ... Read more..

Not Peak Oil, Just Peak Easy Oil

Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

With political analysts warning the sky is falling when it comes to shrinking oil reserves, Yahoo running front pages stories about rising oil prices due to shrinking reserves and a ... Read more..

Global Warming, Food Shortages And Now Deforestation; Is There Nothing Ethanol Can’t Do?

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Already reeling from the negative publicity from Time, a new problem emerges from the corn ethanol dilemma. The Competitive Enterprise Institute warns that aside from global warming and food shortage ... Read more..

If You Give Chavez An Oil Industry, He’s Going To Want A Steel One Too…

Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Hugo Chavez just keeps gobbling up more and more industries in Venezuela, like an insatiable Pac-Man. This time it's the steel and cement industries. This comes after his nationalization of ... Read more..

The Death Of Social Discourse In America

Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Hey, remember that time when people of differing opinions used to get together and discuss their opinions in respectful manner? Hey, shut up, I'm calling someone I don't like a f-- ... Read more..

$115 Per Barrel: Deal, Or No Deal?

Thursday, April 17th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Okay America, the price of oil is now $100 per barrel. The banker is offering you a chance to get out now with no major problems. Deal, or no deal? No ... Read more..

Hee Hee Helium

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Apparently, while we were all focusing on potential oil and natural gas shortages, another scarcity sneaked up on us. Hide the hot-air balloons, we have a helium shortage. The majority of ... Read more..

The Post-Peak World: Two Differing Opinions On What Might Occur

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Ah, who doesn't love science fiction? Extrapolating future scenarios based on current trends is what businesses do all the time, but factoring in social function to the mix has led ... Read more..