THE REAL DEAL
In an earlier post I talked about the myth surrounding what we commonly call "public-private partnerships". In this post, however, I...
OIL COMPANIES ARE THEIR OWN WORST ENEMY.
In an earlier post, I explained that if the price per barrel drops below $50, drilling is generally unprofitable. And when it is no...
HOW LOW WILL IT GO?
There is a perception that environmental regulations are a major factor in whether the oil industry increases or decreases drilling. In...
DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING.
After building the transmission lines that would become the foundation of our modern electric grid, George Westinghouse, Jr. figured out...
WE'RE NOT IN THE MONEY: Nuclear Power
Entergy, the owner of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, recently agreed to shut down the plant. The reason is that the economics are...
YOU PAY! NO YOU PAY! NO YOU!
If solar panels are cheap, and installing them is cheap, and rays of sun are free, why does solar energy provide such a small percentage...