An Israeli oil exploration company announced a potential oil field which holds 1.525 billion barrels worth of oil, Worthy News learned on August 18.
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Solar power now cheaper than nuclear
historic era is upon us because solar power has become affordable. More specifically, solar power has become cheaper than nuclear power.
4 Reasons to Invest in Energy Storage
I’ve said it before. Energy storage is the Holy Grail of the energy market. Batteries are already a booming market, supplying juice for everything from power tools to smart phones to Kindles. And that trend will accelerate.
So Long, Salad Days
Five years ago, when oil prices were climbing steadily and economists were stoking fears about peak oil and gas, it seemed that major energy producers like Russia were holding all the cards. Then-president Vladimir Putin spoke of his country as an “energy superpower” and used energy supplies as a blunt instrument of Kremlin foreign policy. Gas cutoffs to Ukraine caused panic in Europe, while Western energy companies fell over each other to get a slice of Russia’s oil and gas fields.
Peak Oil Solution: The Simmons Plan
You remember the Pickens Plan, right? T. Boone Pickens’ ill-fated attempt to change the face of the U.S. energy industry by building wind turbines across the midwest and using compressed natural gas to power a new generation of cars.
Will Oil Hit $300 A Barrel in 2010 Due To Mid-East Tensions?
03 Jan 2010 at 17:20
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Energy, Environment, Natural Gas, Nuclear Power, Oil, Oil and natural gas, Peak Oil, Technology, Wind power and energy
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There have been growing tensions between Iran and many other countries in the region. Although the media has been covering them, I do not think the media realizes the severity of these recent events.
Top 10 Energy Stories of 2009
31 Dec 2009 at 22:39
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Alternative Energy, Carbon Emmssions, Energy, Oil and natural gas, Peak Oil, Technology, Transportation
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Here are my choices for the Top 10 energy related stories of 2009. Previously I listed how I voted in Platt’s Top 10 poll, but my list is a bit different from theirs. I have a couple of stories here that they didn’t list, and I combined some topics. And don’t get too hung up on the relative rankings. You can make arguments that some stories should be higher than others, but I gave less consideration of whether 6 should be ahead of 7 (for example) than just making sure the important stories were listed.
To Bury CO2 or Recycle It
While not the most powerful of the greenhouse gases produced by humanity, CO2 is certainly the most prevalent, if you don’t count water vapor. To a very large extent, addressing climate change depends on three main strategies for dealing with the excess CO2 our activities emit: avoiding its creation by switching to other energy sources, such as renewables or nuclear power; capturing and storing
The Peak Oil Crisis: Accusations
There would be calls for impeachment and the likelihood that any legislation could be passed that might be helpful in preparing for or mitigating the consequences of global oil depletion for the time being are zilch. The reason of course is that the evidence for peak oil must first become so overwhelming that even the simplest amongst can understand that there is no cheap and easy way out of the problem
