Observations, Calculations, and Values
Here’s an interesting graphic that I came across on The Big Picture that tries to answer the question of how long our natural resources will last. The challenge with this kind of analysis is that there is an underlying assumption that the amount of any one commodity is fixed. It may be that commodities just [...]
In the horse race for the next dominant transportation fuel, I hear a lot about the top two contenders:
o Electric Cars - This is the model proposed by BetterPlace, Nissan, Tesla, and many others.
o Natural Gas Vehicles - which is what T. Boone Pickens has rallied behind, because “it’s cheap, it’s abundant, and it’s ours”
But [...]
In my book, the single greatest innovation of the 20th century was the internal combustion engine. Of course, the ICE wasn’t invented in the 20th century. It was invented in the 19th, but the appearance of the automobile and airplane made the 20th century look a whole lot different. Now, it looks [...]
Also, I noticed this discussion of the Steven Chu pick for Obama’s energy secretary on Gas 2.0, a well written blog about alternative energy.