September 2005

The U.S. is experiencing a much higher degree of societal distress than are less religious, less wealthy prosperous democracies.

Epic storm Rita has not even played out, and already observers are predicting an even worse impact on oil production than little…

A simple consideration of the energy content of a barrel of crude oil can show us what a tremendous bargain it is…

The Drudge Report trumpeted on 9.14.05 the headline “unconstitutional” showing a picture of young children saluting a flag. What is at issue…

What solutions are best in the long run? Won’t substituting for fossil fuels inevitably mean a lower net energy yield? At some…

Confronting the fourth anniversary of the horrific September 11 attacks wasn’t enough. Today brought new mourning for the victims of hurricane Katrina,…

The finger pointing and blaming over the Katrina disaster are only just beginning. But we should look beyond the specifics of New…

Note: This was an announcement of my short-lived attempt at starting a separate energy blog. Like many failed internet projects from the…