Oil has tumbled to $76 per barrel today (three year low), down from over $95 in June of this year. The slide is almost unanimously … Read more »

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Chevron Oil Refinery Fire, 250 mbpd Output Halted
A very small hydrocarbon leak has caused a terrible disaster at a Chevron oil refinery in Richmond California. The plant experienced a devastating fire that … Read more »
Could 3D Printing lower our dependence on fossil fuels?
Could 3D Printing, change our dependence on over seas supply chains? Could this lead in the reduction in the need for Chinese manufactured goods and … Read more »
Obama vs Oil Speculators
Obama recently announced he wants congress to increase the amount of collateral an oil speculator has to put down to purchase a futures contract. Although … Read more »
Hyper-Efficient Toyota Hybrid – 134mpg
Toyota is pushing the limits with its new hybrid concept car. Weighing in at a whopping 1,700lbs, this car (if manufactured) could get a theoretical … Read more »
To Drill or Not to Drill
Many American politicians (conservatives) have been touting that the answer to lowering gas prices is to drill more and increase domestic production. However, according to … Read more »
Teaching Energy to Laymen
Among all the talk of what should be done about high energy costs and how preposterous the escalating price of gas is, I rarely hear … Read more »
Why are gas prices so high?
The debate is red hot right now; there seems to be no shortage of outrage/blaming over high gas prices. It seems this latest energy shock … Read more »