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How do you Visualize Clean Energy?

Posted on October 13, 2011 by admin

I’m a visual learner.  When it comes to learning complex topics, having images and diagrams always make it easier for me to retain the information. After reading a great poston visualizing energy, I thought I’d share with you the video … Continue reading →

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Oil Addiction: Who Runs Bartertown?

Posted on February 4, 2011 by admin

I’m a Mad Max movie buff so I couldn’t resist writing a post comparing the energy embargo scene in Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome to our current world oil addiction.  Beyond Thunderdome is set in a post-apocalyptic world where we’ve destroyed … Continue reading →

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Top Ways to Reduce Our Dependence on Oil

Posted on October 24, 2010 by admin

I see many articles on ways that people can reduce their usage of oil in the home and in their lifestyle.  Bike to work, buy a scooter, buy natural fiber clothes.  All of these will make some difference but is … Continue reading →

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The Methanol Alternative

Posted on March 14, 2009 by admin

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 … Continue reading →

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US Petroleum Delivery Down 4% in October

Posted on November 20, 2008 by admin

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 … Continue reading →

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Obama and the Green New Deal

Posted on October 29, 2008 by admin

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 … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 27, 2008 by admin

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.  … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 5, 2008 by admin

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 … Continue reading →

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Is Pressing SVO from Seeds Viable?

Posted on December 28, 2007 by admin

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 … Continue reading →

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