Archive for the 'OIL COMPANIES' Category
Feb 23, 2011 – Protests continue in Bahrain, Libya etc. Libya is a large producer of oil [in contrast to Egypt] and already half of its production seems to have been halted already. Please leave your comments on what you foresee in the region and its effects on the price of oil and alternative energy [...]
February 23rd, 2011 | Posted in ENERGY CONSERVATION, GENERAL, GOVERNMENT, INVESTMENTS, NATURAL GAS, NUCLEAR, OIL COMPANIES, REAL ESTATE, SOLAR POWER, WASTE CONVERSION, WAVE POWER | 1 Comment
Feb 2, 2011 – How will the chaos and political change in Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan and the rest of the Middle East affect the delivery and cost of oil and natural gas? How will it affect the development of solar energy, wind turbines and other alternative fuels and technology? Will biofuels be used more often? [...]
February 2nd, 2011 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, BATTERIES, BIOFUELS, ENERGY CONSERVATION, GOVERNMENT, INVESTMENTS, NATURAL GAS, OIL COMPANIES, SOLAR POWER, UTILITY COMPANIES, WASTE CONVERSION, WAVE POWER, WIND POWER | No Comments
Jan 11, 2011 – The third snow storm in 3 weeks is hitting the East Coast again after dumping smaller amounts of snow in the Southeast. This will result in much greater use of heating fuels in affected areas. Hopefully you increased the insulation in your house before the winter. Please leave your local results [...]
January 11th, 2011 | Posted in ENERGY CONSERVATION, NATURAL GAS, OIL COMPANIES, UTILITY COMPANIES | 2 Comments
Dec 19, 2010 – The holiday season is in full swing. We all use more energy in December. Most of the USA is getting icy blasts of cold air despite global warming. More oil and electricity used to heat homes. Fuel used by snow plows. Holiday display lights use more energy even with the trend [...]
December 19th, 2010 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, BATTERIES, ENERGY CONSERVATION, NATURAL GAS, OIL COMPANIES | 1 Comment
Nov 3, 2010 – Who’s advertising their clean energy? Shell. Who’s advertising their doing good things in China? Shell. Here’s the title: “Let’s Make Feng’s Washing Even Cleaner. Let’s Go.” “What’s the secret to a cleaner wash? It could be natural gas.” You thought it was solar power, did you? “When used to generate electricity, [...]
November 3rd, 2010 | Posted in NATURAL GAS, OIL COMPANIES, UTILITY COMPANIES | 2 Comments
Nov 2, 2010 – It seems that voters across most of the United States are sending the Republicans back to Washington in control of the House, but the Democrats may keep control of the Senate. What are the results in your district? How will these results affect green energy, solar power, wind power, hybrid cars, [...]
November 2nd, 2010 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, BATTERIES, BIOFUELS, EMPLOYMENT, ENERGY CONSERVATION, FUEL CELLS, GEOTHERMAL, GOVERNMENT, GREEN COMPANIES, GREEN ENERGY EMPLOYMENT, GREEN ENERGY INSTALLERS, HYDROELECTRICITY, HYDROGEN, INVESTMENTS, NATURAL GAS, NUCLEAR, OIL COMPANIES, SOLAR POWER, UTILITY COMPANIES, WASTE CONVERSION, WAVE POWER, WIND POWER | 5 Comments
Nov 2, 2010 – Whom did you vote for today? How will your vote help the green energy movement? Are any new congressmen, congresswomen or Senator in your district proponents of wind energy, solar energy, cap and trade, natural gas, shale oil, etc? Please leave your comments here.
November 2nd, 2010 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, BIOFUELS, ENERGY CONSERVATION, FUEL CELLS, GEOTHERMAL, GOVERNMENT, GREEN COMPANIES, HYDROELECTRICITY, HYDROGEN, NATURAL GAS, NUCLEAR, OIL COMPANIES, SOLAR POWER, UTILITY COMPANIES, WASTE CONVERSION, WAVE POWER, WIND POWER | No Comments
Oct 6, 2010 – Did you think it was Al Gore? Did you know that the United States Navy pioneered previous advances in energy usage? The Navy led the way with the switch from sail power to coal power in the 19th century, and from coal to oil in the 20th century, and from oil [...]
October 6th, 2010 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, BATTERIES, BIOFUELS, ENERGY CONSERVATION, GEOTHERMAL, GOVERNMENT, GREEN COMPANIES, NUCLEAR, OIL COMPANIES, SOLAR POWER | 3 Comments
Oct 1, 2010 – By JAMES KANTER (New York Times) Powerful energy companies on Thursday blamed subsidies to oil and natural gas companies for damaging the ability of the clean-energy industry to recover from the economic slowdown. See the full article in The New York Times.
October 1st, 2010 | Posted in OIL COMPANIES, SOLAR POWER, UTILITY COMPANIES, WIND POWER | 2 Comments
Does global warming concern you? Is the environment your passion? Have a zeal for Green life? Want to discuss, comment, learn, rant about these and more? Blog/ Write on a site that helps you take your opinion to the world and make your voice heard. Let your opinion make a difference in the world. Share [...]
September 28th, 2010 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, BATTERIES, BIOFUELS, COAL, ENERGY CONSERVATION, EVENTS, FUEL CELLS, GENERAL, GEOTHERMAL, GOVERNMENT, GREEN COMPANIES, GREEN ENERGY EMPLOYMENT, GREEN ENERGY INSTALLERS, HYDROELECTRICITY, HYDROGEN, INVESTMENTS, MAGAZINES, NATURAL GAS, NEWSPAPERS, NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS [NGOs], NUCLEAR, OIL COMPANIES, PRODUCTS FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE, SOLAR POWER, UTILITY COMPANIES, WASTE CONVERSION, WAVE POWER, WIND POWER | 2 Comments
Sep 2, 2010 – The National Hurricane Center reports that Hurricane Earl is closing in on the coast of North Carolina this evening. Luckily, Earl did not head into the Gulf of Mexico where the bulk of the oil drilling rigs are located.
September 2nd, 2010 | Posted in GENERAL, OIL COMPANIES | No Comments
July 27, 2010 – Join energy business leaders, government policymakers, financiers, NGOs and global thought leaders at the Global Clean Energy Forum in Lisbon, Portugal, September 30 – October 1, 2010. This meeting is convened by the International Herald Tribune and Diario Economico. Get details and register at http://www.IHTCleanEnergy.com. Please leave your comments here if [...]
July 27th, 2010 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, BATTERIES, BIOFUELS, ENERGY CONSERVATION, EVENTS, FUEL CELLS, GENERAL, GEOTHERMAL, GOVERNMENT, GREEN COMPANIES, HYDROELECTRICITY, HYDROGEN, INVESTMENTS, NATURAL GAS, NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS [NGOs], NUCLEAR, OIL COMPANIES, SOLAR POWER, UTILITY COMPANIES, WASTE CONVERSION, WAVE POWER, WIND POWER | 2 Comments
July 23, 2010 – It seems that the weathermen made a bigger scare than Tropical Depression Bonnie. TV weathermen love bad news. It keeps viewers watching the TV and the commercials even when the predictions are way overblown. BP ducks a bullet.
July 23rd, 2010 | Posted in OIL COMPANIES | No Comments
July 23, 2010 – Tropical Storm Bonnie, the second storm of the 2010 season, is headed to the Gulf of Mexico after first hitting the Florida Keys. BP has already transferred most personnel out of the storm’s path. Do you expect any damage to the efforts to prevent further oil leakage? What will be the [...]
July 23rd, 2010 | Posted in INVESTMENTS, OIL COMPANIES | No Comments
Jul 14, 2010 – It’s never easy. Didn’t we learn in high school physics that for every action there is an opposite reaction. Just when we read that some technology is going to solve or at least mitigate our current problems, along comes a new group or study that identifies an unforeseen problem. Especially when [...]
July 14th, 2010 | Posted in AUTOMOBILES / CARS, GOVERNMENT, NATURAL GAS, OIL COMPANIES | No Comments