Energy Efficiency

WASHINGTON, DC, Apr. 18 — Record high crude prices, combined with the declining value of the US dollar and growing signs of a recession, make increased US oil and gas production necessary not only for the nation’s energy security but also for its economic survival, a leading advocacy group told reporters Apr. 17. “Energy security [...]

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In 2001 – in my Guide – I wrote of a food shortages as oil and water shortages grow. This a transcript on an interview with IEA chief economist Published: November 7 2007 15:50 | Last updated: November 7 2007 18:36 Fatih Birol, chief economist of the International Energy Agency, interviewed by Ed Crooks and [...]

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In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. —————————— In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated. —————————— Germany established gun control in 1938 [...]

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The frozen water pipe this morning was a rude awakening. I managed to thaw the pipe without bursting it, thus saving the cost of a plumber. However, a few hours later, I opened our bill for home heating oil. At $2.70 per gallon, it was a blunt reminder that, with petroleum at $100 a barrel, [...]

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New study of mammals’ shows large animals have been pushed to globe’s farthest reaches. Peter Calamai Science Reporter, Toronto Star The expansion of humanity that began with European colonization has exacted a far deadlier toll than previously realized on the world’s other large land mammals, a new study has found. Only one-fifth of the Earth’s [...]

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