Future Energies

North Sea Oil and Gas may Provide One Third of Britain's Energy by 2020.

The North Sea could still be providing one third of Britain's energy by 2020, but only if there is serious investment made and soon....

Do Texas and the North Sea Foretell the Future of Oil Production?

Oil supply optimists claim that new technology combined with private development of the world's remaining oil resources--most of which are now under the...

Is Hydrogen Research Driven by Fantasy?

A new study finds that research efforts at creating a hydrogen economy may be driven more by fantasy than sound science....

UK: using woodlands to cut emissions

An independent assessment commissioned by the UK Forestry Commission has proposed one way forward: a million new hectares devoted to woodland, generating...

Prices of Various Energy Sources

As we continue to develop biomass as a renewable source of energy, it is important to keep the cost of energy in mind, because this has a very strong influence...

The Renewable Power Rebellion

Last week, I speculated on how Southern California and Arizona might fare in a relocalized future where small regions are forced to become self-sufficient...

Venezuela May Yield Twice as Much Oil as was Thought.

The Orinoco oil sands belt in Venezuela may yield 513 billion barrels of oil, or more than twice as much as was previously reckoned. Although this appears...

Biophysical Economics: Putting Energy at the Center

Many scientists have long complained that standard economics fails to account for the biological and physical systems that form the basis of the economy...

Can the grid go green (The Agenda)

Are environmentalists right? Can Ontario meet its future energy needs without building big new power plants? Guests:Tom Adams, José Etcheverry, Joyce McLean,...