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Mission Critical: Can Shale Gas Save the World?
To reduce the trade deficit and lessen U.S. dependence on foreign oil, you could launch an effort to use compressed natural gas in vehicles. (After decades of half-hearted efforts, there are still way fewer than one million CNG vehicles on American roads, out of a fleet nearing 250 million.) If the goal is to save money and enhance national security, this would be the smartest strategy.
Michael Lynch, Daniel Yergin - The Denizens of Peak Oil Denial
Last week Michael Lynch and Daniel Yergin pummeled the concept of peak oil in two mainstream media outlets. Lynch’s feisty but nearly fact-free op-ed
From Shortage to Glut, and Boom to Bust
In recent decades, technological advances have unlocked huge reserves of unconventional natural gas. Directional drilling and advanced seismic have been
Commentary: After the Bird Strike
Last summer the global economy suffered the financial equivalent of a devastating bird strike. Lehman Brothers went into one engine, AIG into the other.
Harpooning the Earth–Drilling with Charlie
Drilling holes into the earth is an audacious act with an ancient history. Many centuries ago the Chinese were drilling wells 1,000 feet-deep. In the 1860s,
