February 24th, 2013 
Eric Wilson 
Recent life changes have led to my wife and me filling up the tank to our car 5-6 times a month, up from probably 3 previously. We no longer live across the street from her work and now drive to her work and our children’s day care, where I usually catch the bus. As we [...]
Posted in Behavior, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Op-Ed, Transportation 
Tags: Bus, Cars, Electric Vehicles, Oil, Oil Consumption, Peak Oil, Walking 
No Comments » January 23rd, 2013 Noelle Phares 
A recent article in the UK’s The Guardian outlines statements made by BP chief executive Bob Dudley regarding the company’s study on oil production projections. BP aligns with the common stances taken by oil companies in the defense of oil supplies, and this statement is no exception. The study suggests that no end is in [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Tags: Alternative Energy, Fracking, Noelle Phares, Peak Oil, Renewable Energy No Comments » November 25th, 2012 Eric Wilson 
Well, no, shale gas is not the answer. Neither is solar, fusion, or wind. At least these three though aren’t delaying the inevitable. Nick has written quite a few posts recently about climate change. In addition, I just finished reading SuperFreakonomics, which has a section dedicated to global warming/climate change. Part of the reason I [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Economics, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Op-Ed, Policy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Tags: Bio-fuels, Climate Change, Ethanol, Global Warming, Natural Gas, Peak Oil, Water No Comments » April 9th, 2012 Eric Wilson 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 [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson Tags: Battery, Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Economy, Oil Consumption, Peak Oil, Photovoltaic, Plug-in Hybrid, Solar Energy No Comments » 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, election, Energy, Mitt Romney, Oil Consumption, Peak Oil, Science No Comments » 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.” [...]
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 » 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 Motors 1 Comment » 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 » 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 [...]
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