Seven Generational Ruminations

One way to reduce oil dependence is to stop using it if you don't need to. SOMS Technologies has developed an oil filter system which does a better job of removing fine particles from oil, allowing oil to be used longer.

Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future author: Bill McKibben asin: 0805076263

The average wage in the United States is less now, in real dollars, than it was 30 years ago. Even for those with college degrees, and though productivity was growing faster than it had for decades, between 2000 and 2004 earnings fell 5.2 percent when adjusted for inflation, according to the most recent data from White House economists.

Just what is summer gasoline? Twice a year, in the fall and in the spring, you hear about the seasonal gasoline transition. The article goes into great depth explaining what this is.

A compendium listing of articles published on CNET NEWS about green technology

Before the November 2006 elections I wrote an article: Dropping gasoline prices, and the mid-term elections pondering whether the dropping gas prices were an attempt to skew the elections. It seemed and still does seem very unlikely. At the same time it is curious why gas prices, which had been well above $3 per gallon over the summer of 2006 fell so precipitously since then.

It's the Fall of 2006, and we're about 30 days away from the elections. The Bush team and the Republicans overall are in a hurt. And curiously the price for gasoline has fallen dramatically in the last few weeks. I've seen some chatter that perhaps the Republicans, and especially the Neocons/Bush camp, have asked the oil companies to help by lowering the gas prices for the duration. Since some of the voter angst is the high price for gasoline, maybe a lower price would diminish it?

Alexandra Paul Asks, Who Killed My Electric Car? is an op-ed style article written by one of the people who appeared in Who Killed the Electric Car. She does a great job of explaining the murder of the electric car with a great explanation of the facts.

Wake-up call to U.S. on oil?: Discusses a current worry that the fighting in the Middle East could cause the price for oil to become $100 per barrel. I think that's a very realistic concern, if we think about what's happened with the oil prices over the last couple years. The tensions in the Middle East have served to push up the price.

But that's not the only influence causing the oil prices to be so high as they are today.

Video: New Anti-Guzzler Greenpeace Ad: Discusses a video advertisement produced by Greenpeace that attempts to get across an anti-gas-guzzler idea. The ad ends with the question "What does your car say about you".

watch the video here

Malaysia and Indonesia Set Aside 40% of Palm Oil Crop for Biodiesel Production: Discusses palm oil production. There is 34.282 million tonnes total, of which Malaysia and Indonesia are the two leading producers, with 85% of total world palm oil production.

Source: The Star