Last Tuesday (June 24), I made this prediction: “We could see a quick run-up past $140 towards $150 within the next two weeks. And we could see the first signs of shortages by the end of August.”
A barrel of oil went for $136.74 on June 24. On Wednesday, it dropped $2. But it topped $140 [...]
Here are links to the energy plans of John McCain and Barack Obama.
John McCain’s Lexington Project
Barack Obama’s New Energy for America
The key to reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil is conservation. Neither candidate is saying enough about conservation right now.
We have waited and waited, and continue to wait, for leadership on fossil fuel conservation. [...]
Tonight’s movie is a psychological thriller. Appearances are skin deep; the truth lies deep within. We are all easily manipulated by clever words. A picture is worth a thousand words, and can be a thousand times more powerful and manipulative. Movies like this are viewed at something like 30 frames per second. Be afraid. Be [...]
Over the years, I have had the opportunity to work on a number of very interesting projects. Better still, I worked with some interesting and knowledgeable people. Some of what they taught me actually stuck.
While working on one particularly ambitious project, one of these people explained supergalactic motherships to me.
Kennedy first declared the goal of [...]
With a widening gap between growing demand and stagnant or declining supply, and speculators poised to take advantage of the inevitably increasing value of an ever scarcer essential commodity that no one is prepared to do without, any number of small events can become the tipping point when it comes to the price of oil. [...]