2011-09-20 18:31
Could it be déjà vu all over again? It very well could. The big deal right now in the United Nations is the idea of recognizing Palestine as a new member of the UN. This is fas… Read More
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Chip Haynes, environmentalist and author of "Peak of the Devil: 100 Questions (and answers) About Peak Oil", "The Practical Cyclist" and "Wearing Smaller Shoes" blogs about oil, and other subjects that matter to him and you.
2011-09-13 13:00
Saw an article in the newspaper the other day about how we are running out of helium. My sympathy to Simon, Theodore and Alvin. The funny thing was, as I read the surprisingly lengthy articl… Read More
2011-09-06 21:39
Kids today. Sheesh. There, I said it. I’m officially a geezer. Still: Kids today. Sheesh. So I’m out in the garage the other day, fussing with bicycles. That’s what I do. E… Read More
2011-07-21 16:00
From time to time, when people talk about the oil crisis we face, and the need for a viable alternative energy resource, the idea is put forth that all we have to do is go at it as we did pu… Read More
2011-07-13 20:05
Alas, the Tesla Roadster is no more. Or rather, they’ll stop taking orders for them in a couple of months. And while this is touted as big news in the auto world, I’m not sheddin… Read More
2011-07-06 16:13
That three-syllable word, those three little syllables, are being whispered again in the hallways and conference rooms in Washington, D. C. They are being mentioned in hushed tones with a k… Read More
2011-07-06 16:13
That three-syllable word, those three little syllables, are being whispered again in the hallways and conference rooms in Washington, D. C. They are being mentioned in hushed tones with a k… Read More
2011-06-03 15:58
M. King Hubbert had it easy. He was proven right in just 15 years. As a geologist for Shell Oil, Hubbert predicted in the mid-1950’s that US lower-48 oil production would peak right ar… Read More
2011-05-05 17:57
Well, maybe not quite yet. ABC Radio National host Robyn Williams posed the question the other day: “(Is this) the beginning of the end for cars?” Good question, Robyn. With gas… Read More
2011-04-20 22:59
“Better to light a candle than curse the radiation.” — Me, about 30 years ago.I haven’t been a fan of nuclear power for a very l… Read More
2011-04-08 18:28
I found religion on my 60th birthday. Oh, sit back down and let me explain. For my 60th birthday, I decided that I would host a Tweed Ride out to Safety Harbor and have an ever-so-genteel lu… Read More
2011-03-29 17:47
Sometimes, if I’m paying attention, I get to see small glimpses of our future. They are always fleeting and soon gone, but I see them, sometimes at the outer edge of my vision. And may… Read More
2011-03-21 15:12
So finally, after I thought it was too late, the good guys got together and decided maybe they wouldn’t let Mummar Q. just go right ahead and kill everyone in Libya anyway. Thanks, guy… Read More
2011-03-10 18:29
So here we have Libya and Saudi Arabia, two very different countries that both produce enough oil for each to export a fair amount, and both are in the news these days. Libya, the lesser of… Read More
2011-02-26 16:38
Busy Saturday last weekend. The Lovely JoAnn and I went over to Tampa to check out the all new, all-electric Nissan Leaf car. We got to the International Plaza (mall), and found that Nissan… Read More
2011-02-15 19:05
Some time ago, someone commenting on one of my blogs here made the observation that believing in the theory of peak oil was, to many of the believers, rather like a religion. I thought it wa… Read More
2011-02-10 14:41
Oh, geez, Lousie: Here we go. WikiLeaks just pulled the rug out from under the Saudis by publishing the contents of some cables about their oil production — and the fragility thereof… Read More
2011-02-04 16:07
I was talking to Carl Etnier the other day on his radio program in Vermont (from the warmth and comfort of my home in Florida), and Carl mentioned my other books, and how they all seemed to… Read More
2011-01-25 20:40
Eric Morris, in his “Peak Travel?” article in the January 11, 2011 New York Times, has pointed out that we madcap, drive-crazy Americans are now actually driving less, and have b… Read More
2011-01-13 18:56
So here it is mid-January, and I’m planning for a comfy little bicycle ride in late March. Specifically, I’m planning the First Annual Pinellas County Tweed Ride on my 60th birth… Read More
2011-01-05 22:09
After my rant about the importance of Meatspace, I have to say that yes, I do spend a fair amount of time in that alternate universe that is Cyberspace. In years past, I have been a regular… Read More
2010-12-29 18:35
I learned a fun new word this week: Meatspace. Definition: Not cyberspace, where we all seem to be spending more and more time, but that other place — the real place where we are when… Read More
2010-12-22 02:32
Jingle bells, jingle bells...! It’s Christmas time, and let me say this right up front: I really DO like fruitcake. (I guess that comes as no great surprise.) I also enjoy Christmas co… Read More
2010-12-14 23:44
Ok, so it’s cold here right now. I did not come down here for this. I live in west central Florida (Clearwater), and they’re talking about it being down in the thirties here for… Read More
2010-12-07 20:01
There’s been a lot of interest in electric cars lately, with the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt both about to hit the market. Too many people still see them as the answer to our dependency… Read More
2010-12-02 17:59
I think we need to talk about the generation gap here for a minute. I say that after doing a couple of book signings and noticing a couple of things. At my first signing, the crowd was mostl… Read More
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