P6. Pick points

Some half-a-dozen stories or so worth following: The Russia:Ukraine standoff continues to get worse as chances for agreement fade. Meanwhi...

5. Are Planes or Trains the only choices?

Having just spent a total of three days traveling to and from Maine, when the original plan had only been to spend two (one each way), a lit...

P5. Pick Points

Well, as so often has happened in the past, conflict in the Middle East is sending up the price of oil as Oil tops $40 again. Some sources ...

4. A Dickensian Situation

One of the things that brought me to work with Kyle (Prof G of The Oil Drum) in forming TOD was that both of us were posting about the oil ...

Pick Points

Russia suggests payments other than money to Ukraine " We are looking for ways to [avoid a supply cut], including prepayment for trans...

3. Having a Home Energy Audit

Energy Conservation is likely to become one of the more significant areas of emphasis as the new Administration moves to change the way in w...

Pick Points

One of the underlying concerns over the next few years will be the over the permitting and construction of new coal-fired power stations. W...

2. New Administration, old plans?

The incoming Administration has already made a strong commitment to re-orienting the economy toward using more sustainable energy, rather th...

P2. Pick Points

Cape Wind Project Advances T he proposed wind farm, opposed by beachfront homeowners who complain the 247-foot (75-meter) towers would sp...

P1. Pick Points

These are small quotes from articles that might be either currently informative, or turn out to be significant, and thus tied into longer an...

1. Heading Out and what it's about

This is my third attempt at a blog, and the second is still going, under the title The Oil Drum , where I could have been found for the pas...