When oil runs low, will the U.S. and China forcibly occupy the Middle East, with the reason finally being overt in that it’s all about the oil? Will our respective governments sell us on a battle for resources, for energy? It seems like as military powers, the U.S. and China are the big [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Energy'
U.S. vs. China for Oil
January 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Nuclear Power vs. Nuclear Waste
January 29th, 2008 · No Comments
A few weeks ago, I was a major fan of nuclear power. I thought it could solve all our problems. When I was younger, I was more familiar with the issue of nuclear waste. It seemed to be in the media somewhat more. At the time a few weeks ago during [...]
Who Shot Mr. Burns And Big Oil
January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
Recently Fox aired the first part to “The Simpsons’” “Who Shot Mr. Burns” cliffhanger saga. It obviously forces Mr. Burns down an aggressive and dangerous path merely for the sake of the plot, but his actions do seem in accord with the forces behind Big Oil.
First he steals oil from the elementary school, and [...]
Tags: Business · Energy · Ethics
Nuclear Power Is Bad?
January 18th, 2008 · No Comments
I was watching an old episode of “The Simpsons,” and Homer and Mindy were selected to represent the Nuclear Power Plant. They were sitting at a table, maybe preparing to go on the air or something, when a few people walked by and yelled their displeasure with the Nuclear Power industry. One said [...]
Tags: Energy · Technology
150 MPG Vehicles
January 16th, 2008 · No Comments
A few days ago I watched a news story about a minivan or SUV that was a gas-electric hybrid which had been modified to get 150 miles to the gallon. What they did wasn’t that new; I’d seen the technique before. You take a normal hybrid, and add as many batteries as is [...]
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Sylar Says Change Your Light Bulbs
January 10th, 2008 · No Comments
I saw a commercial on TV today advocating changing your light bulbs from the old kind to the new, more efficient kind. There were a few different semi-famous people there. One of them was the actor who plays Sylar on “Heroes.”
I already knew that taking that step was a good idea. At [...]
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Nuclear Power Boom
January 7th, 2008 · No Comments
Sure, sounds like a meltdown, but what I really mean is an explosive growth in the nuclear power industry.
I am pretty sure that I heard we’re at the point now where our technology is advanced and safe. So what if we take all that tech and build a new nuclear reactor for every state. [...]
Tags: Energy · Technology · The Future
I Can’t Wait To Be Oil Independent
January 4th, 2008 · No Comments
I can’t wait…
It’s like waiting for Christmas.
It’s like waiting to see if you won the lottery.
If and when the U.S. becomes oil independent, that day will go down in history.
You wake up, flip on the news, hear “America has finally announced its technological advances have yielded 100% independence from foreign oil,” and party!!
$3.00 Per Gallon For Hydrogen
January 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
I don’t really know how much it will cost, but I recently realized that it won’t be free!
Seriously, how dumb of me to overlook that.
I had been dreaming of getting a car with a super high MPG. Hybrid, pure electric, hydrogen fuel cell?? Ideally I think I’d go for the Hydrogen one. [...]
Tags: Energy · Technology · The Future
Atlantis Energy Source Wasn’t Oil
December 25th, 2007 · No Comments
We found oil. We used it to power machines. If super advanced humans really did live in Atlantis, and they used up all the oil, there’d have been none left for us.
Sure, maybe they started out like us, used it up, and then moved on to better technology. Then for some reason [...]
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