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Multiple Follow-Ups
Does anyone have any theories on the “missile” launch in southern California yesterday? After briefly reviewing the video and hearing a few explanations from others, I am 40/60 on whether it was a...
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What About Peak Coal?
Over the weekend, I was a bit conflicted. I had forecast the correct conditions (at least 5 days in advance), but the conditions were not all that great for the opening weekend of the hunting season....
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Fossil Fuel Scenarios
I was thrilled to see Dave post some great information in the comments section yesterday. It is just the data I was looking for over the last few years. Many thanks to Dave for enlightening the world a...
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Carbon Emissions Down Again (in the U.S.)
A big environmental story broke today that intertwines tightly with many of the themes I have been covering here in the blog over the last few months. The news is that world wide carbon dioxide...
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December 2011 Recap & Some 2012 Themes
Last week I used most of my blog entries to recap the top events of 2011 and present the year-end statistics. Almost lost in the conversation were the month-end statistics for December. Fear not...
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Fossil Fuel Tribulations
As the price of oil continues its recent decline, I am reminded once again to broach the topic of Peak Oil. It is something I have followed throughout the years because it is intimately linked with the...
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Disasters, Disasters Everywhere
In the weather blogging business, global disasters are a prime subject. It wasn’t always that way. Most weather “disasters” were local events, such as a tornado, hurricane, or flood. Disaster went...
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Divorcing the Car
I am amazed sometimes how a confluence of events, information, and opinion can perfectly illustrate some ideas I have been promulgating for some time now. In fact, I am a bit jealous of other writers...
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A few years ago, I highlighted the seemingly conflicting predictions that the “world-was-going-to-end” because of increasing use of fossil fuels and resultant anthropogenic global warming (AGW) vs the...
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The “Good” Old Days of Air Travel
While planning an upcoming trip, I began to reminisce about air travel and how it has changed through my life. I first flew back in 1997 or 1998. At that time the price of a barrel of oil was around...
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An Under-Reported Story
One of the most under-reported environmental stories of the last couple of years is the decrease in carbon emissions in the U.S. It is surprising (to some). It has defied almost every prediction,...
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Peak Oil – A Busted Theory?
One of the issues I have followed over the last few years, almost a decade really, is the Peak Oil scenario. I became interested in the issue as it relates to energy and pollution. I even interviewed...
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Yes Virginia, There is a Carbon Cycle
With all the talk of Peak Oil and anthropogenic global warming (AGW), many people often forget that the earth has a natural carbon cycle. The carbon that is under the crust doesn’t stay there forever....
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Speaking With Certainty
It is long past time for an update on the Peak Oil story. At one time about 15 to 20 years ago, several smart people in and out of the fossil fuel industry were quite certain that we had reached the...
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