When energy efficiency and fuel economy come to mind, big oil is not always the first image that pops up. However, Shell Oil has been supporting the Eco-Marathon, a competition for “high school and college student teams from around the world to design, build and test energy efficient vehicles.” The current record is held by [...]
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Eco-Marathon Challenges Students to Create Ultra Fuel-Efficient Transport
April 9th, 2012 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson 
Tags: Battery, Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Economy, Oil Consumption, Peak Oil, Photovoltaic, Plug-in Hybrid, Solar Energy 
No Comments »Listening Closely to the Energy Debate
March 20th, 2012 Eric Wilson We do not take a political position on this site. However, the other morning the three Republican candidates for the nomination all had curious comments on U.S. energy. I say three, because the radio station I was listening to did not mention Texas Representative Ron Paul’s position on the issue. I suppose the first question [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, News, Policy, President Obama Tags: Analysis, Bio-fuels, Energy, Oil Consumption, Peak Oil, Science No Comments »What Do We Stand for in This Country?
April 30th, 2011 Eric Wilson Sifting through the aftermath of the recent budget compromise, one finds cuts to high speed rail, land conservation, clean water, energy efficiency, and clean energy alternatives. According to NPR, “cuts were targeted at programs ranging from FEMA grants to first-responders and high-speed rail projects to assistance for low-income mothers and children and community AIDS initiatives.” [...]
Living within Limits in a Seemingly Limitless World
November 9th, 2010 Eric Wilson Viewed from above, the earth is a small blue marble, hurtling through time and space. Standing on the surface though, the vast forests and massive peaks betray how limited earth really is. The issue of scales, both temporal and spatial, make it difficult to grasp the earth’s limits. For the past two hundred years, since [...]
Posted in Economics, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Op-Ed Tags: Bio-fuels, Cradle to Cradle, Peak Oil, Population Growth No Comments »Two Electric Car Sightings in One Week
October 16th, 2010 Eric Wilson Growing up I can remember seeing electric cars on the street. There weren’t many, but General Motors’ EV-1 was leased out in my native southern California. In fact, if memory serves, the Costco by my dad’s house (or maybe it was the Ralph’s supermarket by my mom’s) had a spot or two for charging electric [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Eric Wilson, Japan, Op-Ed, Transportation Tags: Better Place, Chevy Volt, Colorado, Denver, Electric Vehicles, Nissan Leaf, Peak Oil, Tesla 1 Comment »Five Friday Facts: Oil Dependence…Will Anything Change?
October 1st, 2010 Justin Manger From a well done Special Feature: Energy Urgent in the Washington Post, here are today’s facts about our overwhelming reliance on oil. More than half of U.S. oil use — and about one in eight crude oil barrels worldwide — goes to fuel our cars and trucks. #1- The U.S. is still the world’s largest consumer [...]
Posted in China, Five Friday Facts, Japan, Justin Manger, Policy Tags: Cars, Energy, Natural Gas, Oil Consumption, Peak Oil No Comments »Five Friday Facts: Tar Sands
August 27th, 2010 Eric Wilson The Athabasca oil sands (as known as tar sands) are the largest of its kind in the world. They produce oil, much of which is exported to the United States. In fact, the US imports more oil from Canada than any other country. Heated water from the Athabasca River is used to separate oil from [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Oil Consumption, Peak Oil No Comments »Association for the Study of Peak Oil’s Colorado Conference
October 18th, 2009 Eric Wilson Last month in Sacramento, CA and last week in Denver, CO, The Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO) convened to discuss the idea that crude oil supplies have diminished to the point where the amount which remains unearthed is less than that which has already been extracted. The 5th annual ASPO-USA conference presented [...]
BBC’s One Planet: The Future of Oil
May 17th, 2009 Eric Wilson The British Broadcasting Corporation’s World Service (BBC) produces a weekly series, One Planet, that delves into environmental concerns facing society. In this week’s installment, host Mike Williams spoke to James Smith, the head of Shell Oil’s United Kingdom division. Mr. Smith discussed the increasing demand for energy and the need to curb carbon dioxide emissions. [...]
Posted in Economics, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson Tags: BBC One Planet, Cap and Trade, Carbon Dioxide, Hybrids, Peak Oil No Comments »Path to Energy Independence
February 1st, 2009 2ndgreenrevolution Throughout the Arab oil embargo of the early 1970s, the steep climb in the price of crude oil, and Russia’s decision to temporarily shut off natural gas to Europe, importing energy sources has been a necessity. Economies grew as a result of relatively cheap energy. The fluctuating price and availability causes not only monetary concerns, [...]
