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Gas Is Going To $5 Per Gallon: First In California, Then Across The Country

May 30, 2021

Gas Is Going To $5 Per Gallon: First In California, Then Across The Country Get ready for $5 per gallon gasoline – especially if you live in California. At least, that was the contention of a new WSJ op-ed that claims higher taxes and environmental regulations are both driving up the price of gas. Author Allysia Finley […]

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Build More Gardens, Phase out Cars

October 19, 2018

Build More Gardens, Phase out Cars Because plants convert CO2 (a greenhouse gas) into oxygen, gardens combat global warming. Right? Isn’t this, as Sherlock Holmes would say, elementary? So why then is the mayor of a major coastal city, one whose very existence is threatened by global warming, intent on destroying community gardens? Could it […]

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Can nuclear power extend the economic expansion?

July 9, 2018

Can nuclear power extend the economic expansion? Richard Rhodes’ new book Energy: A Human History does an excellent job of describing the scientific and technological hurdles that had to be cleared in the development of, for example, an internal combustion engine which can convert refined petroleum into forward motion. But he gives short shrift to […]

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“End Of Oil” Narratives Are Misleading

November 11, 2017

“End Of Oil” Narratives Are Misleading The world isn’t reinventing the wheel. But we are changing how it turns, who it carries and where it’s going. Over the next few decades we’ll be plugging in more cars, hailing and sharing them, and reminiscing about the good ol’ days of the steering wheel. To be sure, […]

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Just How Big Is The Oil Market?

September 18, 2017

Just How Big Is The Oil Market? Big Oil The Oil Market Is Bigger Than All Metal Markets Combined Ever since the invention of the internal combustion engine, oil has been one of the most crucial commodities on Earth. Without it, modern transportation as we know it would not be possible. Industries such as aviation, […]

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The Volkswagen scandal: say goodbye to the internal combustion engine!

September 23, 2015

The Volkswagen scandal: say goodbye to the internal combustion engine! By now, I guess that everyone in the world has heard of how Volkswagen cheated consumers by falsifying the results of the emission tests from their diesel engines. It is a true witch hunt unleashed against Volkswagen. Maybe there are good reasons for it, but I think […]

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