On Cycling and $4 Gas
A changing picture: $2.00 gas: “Get off the road, you fucking faggot!” $4.00 gas: “Dude! Awesome bike!” (h/t Nora)
Archive of posts filed under the energy category.
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meadowlarks and $4 gas
Rock, Meet Hard Place
The Financial Times is reporting pressure at the G8 meeting from what the British call “campaigners” for the West to restrict its production of biofuels because of the effect it’s having on on food supplies: ActionAid, a charity, blamed G8 countries in a report for what it said was a halving of agricultural aid since …
$300 oil
If you think oil’s going to hit $300 a barrel, there’s apparently money to be made. And someone thinks that is a real possibility: Nymex statistics show that investors for the first time placed a small bet this week that West Texas Intermediate oil futures would hit $300 a barrel – more than double yesterday’s …
Diesel Decline Continues
The decline in the price of diesel has continued for the fifth consecutive week, according to EIA.
The Renewable Tax Credit Mess
Everyone seems to agree that renewing the current federal renewable energy tax credits is a good idea. So why isn’t it happening? My colleague Mike Coleman in this morning’s Journal: Virtually every member of Congress claims to support extending tax credits to the fledgling wind and solar industries. But despite a half-dozen chances and a …
It’s All About the Infrastructure Now
Matt Wald has a story in this morning’s New York Times that illustrates what increasingly seems like the core issue associated with the energy transformation now underway. Wald writes about a rapid rise in demand for Amtrak train tickets, which is turning out to be more cost-effective ways to get around. Market forces may have …
Optimism on Energy
The Economist, in this week’s edition, has a remarkably optimistic take on the global energy picture: Wind power is taking on natural gas, which has risen in price in sympathy with oil. Wind is closing in on the price of coal, as well. Solar energy is a few years behind, but the most modern systems …
elasticity
We’ve been trying at the newspaper to measure and explain the changes afoot as the price of energy soars. My colleague Lloyd Jojola had a great piece this morning looking at bus ridership, which has exploded: One commuter route has seen passenger loads more than double in the past couple months. ABQ Ride boardings surpassed …
Air Conditioner Energy Usage
Check out energy celebrity Al Zelicoff’s latest energy-saving tip. But for the real action, you must watch Al and Troy’s latest energy tips and piano bar video.