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- ASPO VII - final thoughts
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The first ASPO conference I attended was in 2006, in Pisa, where it was hosted by Ugo Bardi. While I was there, I had the good fortune to meet Dennis Meadows, a man whose work I have known since i was very young, but which now has much more relevance than I first imagined. During his address, he told us an important thing: As events start unfolding and a general awareness of depletion arises, ASPO will loose its r…
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- The New Trough
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Rolling Stone has an interesting n endemic corruption in Washington, having a look at the bottomless pit of taxpayer money (well - until the US Treasury is completely bankrupt anyway) being funnelled into the pockets of well-connected corporations - The New Trough.The Wall Street bailout looks a lot like Iraq — a “free-fraud zone” where private contractors cash in on the mess they helped create….
Original Source: peakenergy.blogspot.com
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- Russia, China sign landmark oil pipeline deal
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AFP reports that the Chinese are taking advantages of their huge foreign exchange reserves and the sagging oil price to chase Russian oil - Russia, China sign landmark oil pipeline deal.Russia and China on Tuesday signed a long-awaited deal to build an oil pipeline from Siberia to China after talks between Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin….
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- AT&T (Finally!) Installing Energy-Saving Software on Its Computers
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Photo via MrBill
Apparently it only took the economy taking a tumble to finally get AT&T to install some “duh” e…
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- Data Centers Will Run on Green Energy, But Boot the Little Guys Out
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Photo via Barmala
Data Centers are greening up right and left thanks to the k…
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- USB-Heated Fingerless Gloves Keep the Thermostat Turned Down
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Photo via USB BrandoIf you’re having trouble keeping warm as the weather cools but are reluctant to heat the whole house just to keep your digits intact while working on the computer, try out these cool gloves that plug right in to your PC. …
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- Don’t Have a Ride on Election Day? Carpool to the Polls!
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A Greener Way to Vote
John Zimmer, founder and COO of Zimride, an online carpool community, has contacted us to let us know about their Facebook app called “Carpool to the Polls”. It allows U.S. voters to find rides on election day so they can go vote, and do while burning as little fuel as possible.Check out the C…
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- 7 Ways To Save the World with Google Earth on Your iPhone
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Google Earth is an excellent tool for environmental activism. And of course it was only a matter of time before they developed an app for the iPhone – putting the tool right in your pocket (if you have an iPhone, of course).
So, if you have this amazing tool on your iPhone, wouldn’t it be great to use it to defeat the forces of evil, or at least have some fun? We’ve gathered up a few ways you can use the Google Earth iPhone app to save the planet. …
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- Make Less Than $100,000? Vote for Obama
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The NYTimes commissioned an independent study of McCain and Obama’s tax plans:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/us/politics/31taxes.html
If you make less than $100,000 (and the plan is implemented), you’ll save more with Obama. $100,000-250,000 the plans are roughly equal. More than $250,000 and you’ll save more with McCain.
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- On Moving Toward Vegetarianism: the Social Contract
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photo by Robert OuelletteWe are quickly approaching party season and people are starting to think about their events. Personally, I love giving dinner parties and twenty or more people is no problem for me at all. I realize that I’m a bit unusual in this and many people find entertaining quite stressful. It can, of course, be stressful for the guests as well, especially if you don’t know the hosts or other guests that well. Here are a few things to think about it if you are hosting or attending a dinner party where vegetarians and meat eaters will be sharing the table.
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- Wind Power: Not Dead Yet
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Everybody seems to be fretting about the future of wind power. Should they?
Big financial players in renewable energy are retrenching in the teeth of the credit crunch. Oilman-turned-wind maven T. Boone Pickens is apparently putting construction of the worlds biggest wind farm o…
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- 10 Eco-Horrors That Should Have You Scared
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It’s the time of year for scary and spooky things, so I came up with a list to meet the requirement. Here are my:“Ten Things That Scare Me More Than A Horror Movie”
1- John McCain mocking Barack Obama on nuclear power safety.
Senator McCain is very pro-nuclear power, and it gives me the heebie-jeebies that the safety of it is not important to him. S…
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- Peak Oil: Are Oil Prices Destined to Rise Again?
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Crude oil futures continued down on Friday, spooked by the dim outlook for the U.S. economy. Thats precisely what makes it likely oil prices will rebound next year.A tough run upstream (AP)…
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- Don’t Open the Box!
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What’s in the box? Lot’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt. Whoever opens this box will be turned into brimstone and ashes. The head of Medusa. That’s what’s in the box, and who looks on her will be changed not into stone but into brimstone and ashes. But of course you wouldn’t believe me, you’d have to see for yourself, wouldn’t you? …
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- Second wave of major new Chinese module manufacturers coming in 2009
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Current financial crisis could speed up consolidation in PV industry
by: Edwin Koot, CEO solarplaza, 31 October 2008
Source: SolarPlaza.com press release
The global solar energy market in 2008 is expected to grow by 50% compared to 2007. The Chinese solar PV industry is growing rapidly and will soon be the biggest producer of solar cells and modules in the world. There are now over 100 Chinese solar module manufacturers, and even more new market players are expected in the short term. The question is: what might the current credit crisis and pessimistic economic forecasts mean for the PV market and industry in 2009? With solar modules becoming a commodity product, China will definitely be playing a key role as a major producer of solar cells and modules. However, if we look at the maturity of the PV industry right now, and what has happened in other industries, an imminent consolidation phase seems likely. That could mean that fewer producers, and only the bigger ones among them, will survive. So which companies are likely to be the winners, and be reliable business partners for the long term?…
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- Pedal Your Way to a Cold Beer
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Clever Austrian engineers connected a heat pump to an exercise bike; you drop a can into the copper coil and start pedalling. If you have had enough beer, you can drop a coffee into the other coil on the hot side. Nice way to end a hard exercise session!
PEGE….
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- Looking Ahead
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The election isn’t unitl Tuesday but it probably isn’t too early to ask “What might an Obama administration look like in terms of Energy and Environmental administrators?” Grist magazine, publishing in the Guardian (UK), has culled together some predictions for the Obama cabinet. Prominent among the individuals being bandied about are two familiar California names: M…
Original Source: calenergy.blogspot.com
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- How Far Would You Go, Literally, For Sex?
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Once upon a time they were known as HTH’s - HomeTown Honeys. This was the acronym ascribed to those undergrad, freshman dorm-dwellers who had had The Conversation with their high school sweetheart and decided that they were going to stick together, the thick and thin thing, even though they were now 1200 miles apart, in separate colleges, and would be for (at least) 4 more years.
The magnanimous valor of the afflicted parties cannot be underestimated; airdropped into the college environment, burning with hormones, enduring ungodly peer pressure, and surrounded by nothing but booze-fuel as far as the keg stand can see, these intrepids must endure 5 weekda…
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- Are Trucks Back? Ford Accelerates F150 Production
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Does Ford Motor Co. know something the rest of the market doesnt? Historically high oil and gasoline prices have kneecapped the market for trucks and sport utility vehicles this year. Is the return of $2.50 gas giving them fresh life?Pent-up demand (AP)…
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- Document alert: Wind Vision 2025
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CanWEA Releases Wind Vision 2025 Plus Results of Important Wind Power Survey:
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) released its strategic vision for wind energy development during its 24th Annual Conference and Trade Show taking place this week in Vancouver. The plan, Wind Vision 2025 - Powering Canada’s Future, cites rapidly rising energy costs, reducing the country’s environmental impacts caused by current electricity generation, the need to quickly build more electricity generation to keep up with rising demand and the need to build a more robust transmission system a key drivers for the adoption of wind technology.
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- Understanding Southwest’s Hedging
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I don’t normally pay much attention to the quarterly earnings reports of companies outside the energy sector, so I initially missed the confusion over the impact of fuel hedging on the third quarter results of Southwest Airlines. An article in yesterday’s Washington Post brought this to light again, along with the effect of falling oil prices on the fuel hedging efforts of a diverse group of companies, including Coca Cola, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, and local heating oil distributors. The reporting on this subject illustrates two important points: commodities hedging is no free lunch, and understanding its full consequences requires more that a superficial look at the bottom line….
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- Green Ink: Bailout Blues and Midnight Regulations
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Crude oil futures slumped to $63, on track for the biggest one-month decline since 1983, Bloomberg reports. U.S. economic woes and fears of cratering demand are pushing oil prices lower, but some traders expect rate cuts to give crude a boost next week.
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- Honoring Radiation Protection Professionals
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Next week is National Radiation Protection Professionals Week. Why them? Let’s let Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.) t…
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- On being wrong - the falling price of home heating oil in Maine
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Sometimes, I have to admit, when predictions are made, I can be just wrong. Asked, early in the summer as to the wisdom of buying winter supplies of heating oil in the North East, I suggested that there would be a likely continued rise in price, and that with distributors having problems, that an early securing of supplies would pay off. Well it is not happening. Recent stories have …
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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- Document alert: Global Wind Energy Outlook 2008
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New Study: 10 billion tonne saving in CO2 possible with wind energy by 2020:
Wind power is key technology to prevent dangerous climate change.
Wind power could produce 12% of the world’s energy needs and save 10 billion tones of CO2 within 12 years, according to a new report published today.
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31th October , 2008| energyblog |
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