http://energyliteracy.org An Informed Democracy Will Act Responsibly Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:38:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://energyliteracy.org/hirsch_2005_part1.html#comment-2 Peak Oil: An Alternative View Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:38:18 +0000 http://www.energyliteracy.org/?p=11#comment-2 [...] view of life after Peak Oil than the two pieces I recently posted about the Hirsch Report (Part I and Part II).  This new piece compares and contrasts some of the issues surrounding Peak Oil from [...] [...] view of life after Peak Oil than the two pieces I recently posted about the Hirsch Report (Part I and Part II).  This new piece compares and contrasts some of the issues surrounding Peak Oil from [...]

]]> http://energyliteracy.org/electric-cars-more-expensive-residential-power.html#comment-44 Amanda Voss Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:26:45 +0000 http://diatornado.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/electric-cars-more-expensive-residential-power#comment-44 Unfortunately, waving a magic wand and converting all cars to run off of electricity is not a perfect solution. The power that comes from the plug in the wall must be generated from an energy source, and right now the vast majority of electricity comes from non-renewables. While electric vehicles are certainly part of the solution to decreasing fuel consumption, there will be some "pain at the plug." Unfortunately, waving a magic wand and converting all cars to run off of electricity is not a perfect solution. The power that comes from the plug in the wall must be generated from an energy source, and right now the vast majority of electricity comes from non-renewables. While electric vehicles are certainly part of the solution to decreasing fuel consumption, there will be some “pain at the plug.”

]]> http://energyliteracy.org/oil-production-to-remain-steady-global-demand-may-raise.html#comment-43 Jamie Lang Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:45:52 +0000 http://diatornado.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/oil-production-to-remain-steady-global-demand-may-raise#comment-43 It will be interesting to see how far global demand rises in the coming years. Clearly new projects are not being started now, (with 5-7 year lead times)so increasing demand will be a slow process. It will be interesting to see how far global demand rises in the coming years. Clearly new projects are not being started now, (with 5-7 year lead times)so increasing demand will be a slow process.

]]> http://energyliteracy.org/clunkers-program-runnning-out-of-cash.html#comment-42 Amanda Voss Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:20:00 +0000 http://diatornado.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/clunkers-program-runnning-out-of-cash#comment-42 Update: The House just approved an additional $2 billion in funding for the program! The Senate is scheduled to vote on this on Monday, August 3. Update: The House just approved an additional $2 billion in funding for the program! The Senate is scheduled to vote on this on Monday, August 3.

]]> http://energyliteracy.org/cash-for-clunkers-opportunity-lost-part-ii.html#comment-41 Cars4Charities Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:16:55 +0000 http://diatornado.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/cash-for-clunkers-opportunity-lost-part-ii#comment-41 Your clunker may not qualify for a voucher, but it will qualify for a tax deduction if you donate car to charity. For a list of 1,000 charities to donate car to, just go to http://www.cars4charities.org. Your clunker may not qualify for a voucher, but it will qualify for a tax deduction if you donate car to charity. For a list of 1,000 charities to donate car to, just go to http://www.cars4charities.org.

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