- Nuclear Fallout from Fukushima Measured as Insignificant in U.S.
- The IPCC May Have Outlived its Usefulness – An Interview with Judith Curry
- Another Fukushima Casualty – Japan’s Fast Breeder Reactor Program
- The Reasons for High Oil Prices
- Energy Pragmatism Dies in New Zealand
- Which Alternative Energies will Lead us into the Future?
- China Pursues Shale Gas as a Cleaner Alternative to Coal
|
Nuclear Fallout from Fukushima Measured as Insignificant in U.S. Posted: 28 Feb 2012 12:30 PM PST There is always concern when something radioactive is released as to what its downwind effects might be. Certainly there are effects at the actual site but thousands of miles away? Fallout from the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power facility in Japan was measured in minimal amounts in precipitation in the United States in about 20 percent of 167 sites sampled in a nationwide study released today. The U.S. Geological Survey led the study as part of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP). Levels measured were similar to measurements…
|
|
The IPCC May Have Outlived its Usefulness – An Interview with Judith Curry Posted: 27 Feb 2012 03:22 PM PST As the global warming debate increases in its intensity we find both sides deeply entrenched, hurling accusations and lies at one another in an attempt to gain the upper hand. This divide within the scientific community has left the public wondering who can be trusted to provide them with accurate information and answers.The IPCC, the onetime unquestioned champion of climate change, has had its credibility questioned over the years, firstly with the climategate scandal, then with a number of high profile resignations, and now with the new “Gleickgate”…
|
|
Another Fukushima Casualty – Japan’s Fast Breeder Reactor Program Posted: 27 Feb 2012 03:15 PM PST The 11 March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that effectively destroyed Tokyo Electric Power Company’s six-reactor Fukushima Daichi complex have claimed another victim, Japan’s fast breeder reactor program. Fukushima’s effect on Japan’s atomic energy program has not had the consequences of a nuclear blast, but more the relentless drip of acid rain, slowly eroding public confidence in the country’s nuclear power industry, which last month saw 49 of the country’s 54 nuclear power plant (NPP) reactors idled. The…
|
|
The Reasons for High Oil Prices Posted: 27 Feb 2012 03:11 PM PST Rising oil and gasoline prices are of concern to many people today. I see three basic issues involved: 1. “Stalled out” growth in world oil supply2. Concerns about Iran3. Artificially low interest rates Stalled Out Oil Supply Leads to Five Million Barrel a Day Shortfall in 2011 In my view, the biggest contributor to high oil prices is the first one–stalled out oil supply. At this point, the interaction between oil demand and oil supply does not work in the way most people expect it would. Even if the price…
|
|
Energy Pragmatism Dies in New Zealand Posted: 27 Feb 2012 03:04 PM PST Shell won approval from the U.S. government for its oil spill response plan for work the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska. Washington said it welcomed the “science-based” approach to oil exploration in the arctic waters, where production levels could reach around 700,000 barrels per day. More than 400 pages of information from Shell and approval from federal agencies charged with ensuring the safety of offshore energy developments, however, did little to discourage environmental groups from waging war. Shell said it has plans to drill as…
|
|
Which Alternative Energies will Lead us into the Future? Posted: 27 Feb 2012 03:02 PM PST When I first approached the topic of societal energy in 2004, I became aware for the first time that our energy future was not in the bag, and proceeded to explore alternative after alternative to judge the viability and potential pitfalls of various options. I have retraced my steps in Do the Math posts, exposing the scales at which different energy sources might contribute, and the practical complexities involved. My spooky campfire version of the story, a la Tolkien: The Way is Shut. Alright, I’m overstating things a bit. The good news…
|
|
China Pursues Shale Gas as a Cleaner Alternative to Coal Posted: 27 Feb 2012 02:55 PM PST Over the past twenty years, China has experienced dramatic economic growth, transforming itself from a basically agrarian society into the world’s second largest economy behind only the United States. Since the initiation of economic and political reforms in 1978, China has produced an average annual growth rate of 10 percent. From 1978 to 2008, China increased its GDP 83 times (NBS, 2009) and lifted over two hundred million of its people out of poverty. This has continued to generate increased energy supply. Within China’s energy sector,…
|
| You are subscribed to email updates from OilPrice.com Daily News Update To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. |
Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 | |