Tag Archives: gas

Click and Clack Search for Cars of the Future

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Thanos

I’ve been a big fan of Click and Clack for years, in this full edition of NOVA they examine the cars of the future. They look at the horsepower phenomenon, and how SUV’s are the new station wagons to start with and then travel to Iceland to look at Hydrogen cars. Continue reading →

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Wind Builds Dependency on Gas

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Thanos

NEI has an update on what happens when you build wind turbines — you end up using gas. I’m an “all of the above” guy, it’s blue sky for all forms of energy for the next two decades, I don’t … Continue reading →

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Who Produces the Oil and Who Uses it

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Thanos

There’s an interesting new Chart at Gapminder of who produces, and who uses world oil supplies. Notice the steady slip leftwards from the US from 1972 onwards, when we were at our peak in oil production. Interim that capacity has been … Continue reading →

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Biden Voted Against the Trans Alaska Pipeline

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Thanos

Sarah Palin is very eloquent and convincing in this argument against the Obama/Biden energy plan, please watch the entire interview — she covers a host of salient points. Continue reading →

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Say What Barack?

Posted on August 5, 2008 by Thanos

This is hilarious. [editor: Well it was hilarious, but now they’ve pulled the air gauge vid. Here’s the latest McCain ad as a poor substitute.]

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McCain Calls on Congress

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Thanos

John McCain is a realist – he has the foresight to look ahead at the nine billion souls who will soon populate this planet, and what they will need. They will need energy in quantities undreamt of, and the only … Continue reading →

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Jay Leno on Drilling in ANWR

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Thanos
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Energy is Still the Topic of the Day

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Thanos

While it’s topical now, it won’t be when the pressures let up. The market driven economy will see that they do, for a short period anyway. The pressing need for more energy won’t end soon as demonstrated in article after … Continue reading →

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