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A Critical Examination of Matt Simmons’ Claims on the Deepwater Spill
July 29, 2010
Matt Simmons, author of Twilight in the Desert, has long been one of the most famous and influential voices on the subject of peak oil. After the release ...
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BP's Deepwater Oil Spill - the Hundredth Day - and Open Thread
July 29, 2010
Admiral Allen held a press conference in the Gulf region (rather than recent ones held in Washington), in which he noted that the news of the rapid disappearance ...
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Drumbeat: July 29, 2010
July 29, 2010
Iran’s top oil customer buys less China’s imports of Iranian crude oil fell by almost a third in the first half of the year, new figures showed this week. Volumes ...
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Microsoft Hohm Launches Real-Time Wireless Meter Reading
July 28, 2010
Users of Microsoft's Hohm energy management software can now access real-time meter readings from anywhere with a wireless signal. The company has partnered up with Blue Line Innovations, ...
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Arthur Berman talks about Shale Gas
July 28, 2010
Recently, ASPO-USA's newsletter printed an interview (Part 1 and Part 2) with Oil Drum staff member Art Berman (aeberman). Art is a geological consultant whose specialties are subsurface ...
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BP's Deepwater Oil Spill - Clearing the Relief Well to Restart - and Open Thread
July 28, 2010
The work in the Gulf that is moving toward a more permanent solution to the leaking well beyond the current cap on the well is moving forward at ...
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Drumbeat: July 28, 2010
July 28, 2010
India’s new dams threaten Pakistan’s farming sector The World Bank, which had been a party to the original treaty, appointed a Swiss civil engineer to arbitrate the technical aspects. ...
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Happy 35th birthday, global warming!
July 28, 2010
Global warming is turning 35! Not only has the current spate of global warming been going on for about 35 years now, but also the term “global warming” ...
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California Breaks Ground on Nation's Largest Wind Farm
July 27, 2010
A huge 3-GW wind project planned for outside of Los Angeles has received a boost in funding and is now on track to be operational by next ...
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GM Announces MSRP for Chevy Volt, EV Competition Heats Up
July 27, 2010
The unusual electric car concept that we started following a few years ago is now close to arriving at auto dealerships as the 2011 Chevy Volt. And ...
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UPS Aims for 20% Improvement in MPG by 2020
July 27, 2010
UPS has set a new efficiency goal for its ground delivery fleet. The company is aiming for a 20 percent increase in overall miles per gallon from the ...
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New Approaches to Wind Power in Massive 10MW Turbine Design
July 27, 2010
Although the technology seems settled, new wind power designs are still being developed, especially as engineers try to extend the generating capacity of turbines. The Aerogenerator X ...
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Steve Mohr's Thesis: Projection of World Fossil Fuel Production with Supply and Demand Interactions
July 27, 2010
Steve Mohr is a young man who recently received his Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Newcastle in Australia. His Ph. D. thesis is titled ...
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BP's Deepwater Oil Spill - Restarting Progress - and Open Thread
July 27, 2010
BP does not seem to have gone back to the daily briefings, let alone the twice-a-day ones that were being issued just a couple of weeks ago. ...
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Drumbeat: July 27, 2010
July 27, 2010
Australia: Food security plan essential for the national interest While people discuss the threat of obesity in the suburbs and in the seat of power, nobody talks about the ...
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New Perspectives on the Energy Return on (Energy) Investment (EROI) of Corn Ethanol: Part 1 of 2
July 26, 2010
The following is the first of two posts based on a recent paper published under the same title in the journal Environment, Development, and Sustainability. The paper is ...
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BP's Deepwater Oil Spill - After the Storm - and Open Thread
July 26, 2010
The “Bonnie” storm has passed, and the different vessels are not only returned to the site, but are already making progress in returning to operations. As Admiral ...
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Drumbeat: July 26, 2010
July 26, 2010
Nuclear experts seek to advance fusion project MARSEILLE, France (AFP) – An explosion in costs has cast a cloud over a multi-billion-dollar nuclear fusion project aiming to make the ...
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An icy retreat
July 26, 2010
Guest Commentary by Dirk Notz, MPI Hamburg It’s almost routine by now: Every summer, many of those interested in climate change check again and again the latest data on ...
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BP's Deepwater Oil Spill - Bonnie's Expected Impacts; Industry New Containment Plan - and Open Thread 2
July 25, 2010
Because of the number of comments, this is a second copy of this thread. The previous one can be found at With Tropical Depression Bonnie dissipating, the slow ...
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