A slight pause

Early in January of this "benevolent" winter I slipped while blithely skipping across our grassy sward toward the mailbox. (Actua...

The risks of "cap and trade"

When discussions arise about Climate Change, and the possibility that carbon dioxide and the other greenhouse gases are responsible for the ...

Jevons Paradox - or a gentle cough concerning energy efficiency

There is a common thread to almost all recommendations that deal with the problems associated with our dependence on fossil fuels, whether t...

Energy Summit - the last talks

The final part of the Energy Summit in Columbia began with a series of talks from faculty on the four campuses. It was divided into four tr...

Energy Summit - the second morning

The second day of the Summit began early, but still had all four University Chancellors and the University President in the room at 7:30 am ...

Energy Summit - the third part (end of day 1)

This is the fourth part of coverage of the Missouri Energy Summit, with the earlier posts listed at the end of this one. This post covers t...

Energy Summit - the second part (until 3 pm)

This is the second post on the contents of the Energy Summit held at the University of Missouri this week. The first post covered the keyn...