Protective Action Guides

Protective Action Guides (PAGs) help state and local authorities make radiation protection decisions during emergencies. EPA developed the PAG Manual to provide guidance on actions to protect the public. Responders can use the PAG Manual in any radiation emergency: Nuclear power plant incident Department of Energy or Defense facilities incident radiological dispersal devices (RDDs) or […]

Israel: Beyond the oil age

The oil age will end in our lifetime. Israeli clean-tech pioneers such as Rachel Bin-Nun (of Organitech), Isaac Berzin (who “struck oil” in algae) and Shai Agassi (of Project Better Place) are hastening that day. In truth, post-oil technologies are not so new. What is new is the convergence of three critical, global vectors that […]

Record heat forces closure of Canada Arctic park

OTTAWA (Reuters) – A major national park in Canada’s Arctic has been largely closed after record high temperatures caused flooding that washed away hiking trails and forced the evacuation of tourists, an official said on Friday. Every year around 500 people visit Auyuittuq National Park, which covers over 19,000 square km (7,340 square miles) on […]

Oil prices spike after US gives Iran nuclear deadline

Oil prices surged higher on Friday after Washington set the weekend as a deadline for key crude producer Iran to reply to an international offer of incentives for a freeze in its nuclear drive. “We expect a response this weekend,” Gonzalo Gallegos, a State Department spokesman, told AFP without specifying Saturday or Sunday. In reaction, […]

I predict your prediction is wrong

So it’s August and oil has soared to yet another record high. Expect it to hit $200 a barrel soon. Or at least, that was what experts told us a couple of months ago. Then the price dropped. And dropped some more. Huh. Who predicted that? Well, a couple of months ago I wrote that […]

Gasoline prices are rolling over teens’ summer fun

Students say they’re feeling the pressure of having to work just to keep the tank filled. And families are cutting back on outings. This may be one summer when students can’t wait to get back to school, just to be reminded that they aren’t adults yet. Across the U.S., the gasoline price crunch has forced […]

USDOT Secretary’s timing is curious

Now she tells us: That’s the sardonic response among many rail-related observers to U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peter’s pronouncement July 29 urging an overhaul of federal transportation policy and–perhaps most pronounced–funding for such policy. “Gee, ya think?” is not too cruel a reaction. Put differently, DOT’s future gaze remains firmly on the highway horizon. It […]

A month without plastic

I am giving up plastic for the whole of August. By this I mean not buying or accepting anything which contains plastic or is packaged in plastic. … I am, if you like, donning a polyester-free hairshirt – with the aim of seeing how possible it is to live without new plastic. Durable, versatile, lightweight, […]

Iran to electrify Tehran

IRANIAN Islamic Republic Railways (RAI) is to electrify the line between Iran Currently the only electrified line in Iran is the 148km Jolfa

Total boosts profit 15%, warns of tight global oil capacity

PARIS (AFP) He said: “In the second quarter, demand for oil remained strong, still pulled by Asia and the Middle East, despite signs of a slowing in the Atlantic basin.” However “tensions on world production capacity remain, despite the increase in the contibution from Saudi Arabia.” … De Margerie said that world supplies of oil […]

GOP Follows the Money… All the Way to Big Oil

Exxon Mobil announced a staggering $11.7 billion in second quarter profits today, the largest quarterly profits of any corporation in history, and the latest in a string of record-shattering profit announcements from the industry. Record-high oil prices may be squeezing Americans at the pump, but it’s obviously good business for the oil companies. Less obvious, […]

More cities move aggressively to stop heat deaths

PHOENIX – The homeless woman was nauseated, dizzy, drenched with sweat, dehydrated and sobbing with fear. She had heat exhaustion and was on the verge of heat stroke. But she had come to the right place, a church turned into a refuge from the overpowering heat. “She was out of her mind almost, just mentally, […]

Obama risks voter ire by opposing new oil drilling

ROLLA, Mo. – Barack Obama is once again betting that his eloquence can persuade price-weary consumers At issue for Obama’s Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain, is opening up offshore drilling to boost production, a move McCain and others GOP lawmakers say would increase supply and help control soaring gasoline prices. Opponents, including Obama and many […]

Obama proposes $1,000 energy rebates for consumers

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is calling for a $1,000 “emergency” rebate to consumers to offset soaring energy costs. Obama says the rebate would be financed with a windfall profits tax on the oil industry. “This rebate will be enough to offset the increased cost of gas for a working family […]

Peak oil pundits perplexed by reality

Falling prices do not fit into the theories of those who argue that world production is in irreversible decline Peak oil proponents and fellow cultists in the climate change camp must be scratching their heads over the recent dip in crude oil prices. If oil production has peaked, its decline irreversible, and global demand continues […]

Missing the real story

Different media outlets have different takes on Exxon Mobil’s second-quarter numbers. And almost all of them are missing the real story. Falling production: That’s the real story. Down 7.8%, thanks to Hugo Chavez’s oil field grab in Venezuela, strikes in Nigeria and contracts with foreign governments that give them a bigger cut of output as […]

Exxon Profit Rises Less Than Estimated; Output Drops

Oil and gas output tumbled 7.8 percent after Venezuela seized assets, Nigerian workers went on strike and governments from Angola to Russia kept more crude under contracts that give them a bigger share when prices rise. Crude climbed above $140 a barrel for the first time, allowing Exxon Mobil to achieve the highest profit ever […]

A used Prius is a hot commodity these days

Buyers are so eager to start saving gas with the nation’s best-selling hybrid that they’re paying more for a used Prius than they’d pay for a new one if they were willing to wait. Driven by gas prices and waiting lists for new Priuses at many dealers, buyers paid an average $27,945 in June for […]

China strengthens its role in Kyrgyzstan

China is steadily strengthening political and economic ties with small, landlocked Kyrgyzstan, with one eye on the sizeable energy reserves of its neighbors to the north and west. At the same time, Kyrgyzstan’s dependence on Chinese income and infrastructure grows deeper by the day. Looking to fill the vacuum created when the Russians returned home […]

Prius Problem: Could Using Less Oil Make Oil More Expensive?

So you think you’re being virtuous by trading in the SUV for, say, a Prius? What if, instead, you’re really sticking the next guy in line with higher pump prices? In the debate over why oil prices are so high, and where they’re going from here, there’s an intriguing idea making the rounds: The West’s […]

Production of SA’s superthin solar innovation delayed

The start of production of the South African super-thin solar-panel innovation has been delayed by more than six months due to technical challenges with the equipment at the purpose-built German plant. Production was expected to start earlier this year, but is now anticipated to kick off in October, says a source close to the project.The […]

Shell says Nigerian strife has slashed oil production

Royal Dutch Shell said militant attacks have shut 220,000 barrels a day of crude output in Nigeria. Daily output of 220,000 barrels is stopped as of today, including 42,000 barrels after pipeline attack on July 28, Chief Executive Officer Jeroen van der Veer said in a telephone conference. That’s up from the 195,000 barrels a […]

Crude Oil Falls a Second Day as Slowing Economy Damps Demand

Crude oil fell for a second day, extending the biggest monthly decline since 2004, on concern global consumption is falling amid slowing economic growth. Demand is faltering in the U.S., the world’s largest energy user, where data due today may show the unemployment rate at its highest in four years, according to a Bloomberg survey. […]

Biofuel breakthrus at the University of Georgia and Iowa State

Biofuels, generally ethanol, are becoming more and more popular as an alternative to fossil fuel. The emissions are cleaner and the fuel is essentially “home grown” so little to no reliance on foreign oil interests. Unfortunately, the processes used to make ethanol from corn or other plant materials has been costly and inefficient. Developments at […]

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