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The Methanol Alternative

In a clear and concise review and essay, Robert Zubrin lays out the case for Methanol becoming the energy carrier for the 21st century and beyond.
Zubrin, an aerospace engineer and president of Pioneer Astronautics, comments on the book,  Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy written by Nobel laureate chemist, George Olah.  His commentary takes [...]

US Petroleum Delivery Down 4% in October

Total domestic petroleum deliveries fell more than 4% in October compared with a year ago, contributing to a substantial year-to-date decline of more than 5% to 19.6 million barrels per day, according to the latest monthly statistical report from the American Petroleum Institute.
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Obama and the Green New Deal

With the 2008 Presidential election now only a week away, speculation will soon be over on where our country will be heading under the leadership of a new president.  Whoever is elected will have a costly Middle East War and a failed domestic economy to deal with.  I don’t envy their position.
After reading both the Obama [...]

Are the Polar Ice Caps Melting Now? Oops, maybe they were right!

I am often a skeptic of theories until I can read enough information to support a logical conclusion that the theory is true or false.  Climate change was one of those theories that I wondered if it was really true.  I watched a Youtube video of a young scientist who used standard logic to determine [...]

HHO or Brown’s Gas Injection – Truth or Urban Legend?

I had a neighbor call me a while ago and ask me about HHO or Brown’s gas injection to save fuel. I’m known as the neighborhood’s energy “mad scientist” so he figured he would ask me before buying e-books and kits to convert his F-150 company vehicle.
I surfed the internet and was amazed at [...]

Is Pressing SVO from Seeds Viable?

I’ve heard of people trying to grow their own crops, press their own oil and make their own fuel at a level where they can sustain their own fuel needs. However, in most cases, the people I have communicated with have attempted this on too small a scale to be viable.
This morning, I read about [...]