Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Energy

Bill Clinton’s Reading List: Richard Heinberg

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 13, 2006 | 2 Comments

This week’s New Yorker has a lengthy profile of Bill Clinton by David Remnick. The article is not available online but this Q&A with Remnick is. Check out what Clinton was reading around the time of the World Cup this summer: [Clinton’s] taste in fiction, although I don’t think it’s limited to this, seems to […]

Richard Heinberg: Saudi Oil Supply May be Crashing

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 6, 2006 | 10 Comments

Richard Heinberg, whose latest book "The Oil Depletion Protocol" aims to help citizens and municipalities deal with the increasing likelihood of global energy supply disruptions, publishes an excellent monthly newsletter called "Muse Letter." The latest issue focuses mainly on the recent Israeli-Hezbollah conflict — not exactly within Streetsblog’s purview — but it also contains a potentially critical piece of news about global […]

Cars, Ethanol and Patriotism

By Aaron Donovan | Sep 1, 2006 | 13 Comments

The Times had an interesting article yesterday for which a reporter drove through the Midwest to find out how ethanol users, distributors and producers are adjusting to the new fuel blend. One of the most striking things was that use of ethanol is accompanied by a sense of patriotic pride. One person, for example, says, "We are in favor […]

How Do We ‘Fuel’ the Future?

By Aaron Donovan | Aug 30, 2006 | No Comments

WHAT: A discussion with Columbia geophysicist Klaus S. Lackner. WHERE: Picnic Cafe, 2665 Broadway between 101st and 102nd Streets WHEN: Sept. 11, 5:30 to 7 p.m. COST: $10 includes one drink NOTE: First come, first served

The True Cost of Gasoline, and What to Do About Energy

By Aaron Donovan | Aug 23, 2006 | 10 Comments

The news media has been writing a lot about energy and oil addiction lately. One particularly noteworthy package of reporting highlights the hidden problems of oil addiction. Another searches for ways it could be alleviated but misses the most critical one. The first is The Chicago Tribune’s enormously important four-part series by Pulitzer-winning reporter Paul Salopek […]

Bloomberg on Oil Dependence: Punditry or Policy?

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 7, 2006 | 1 Comment

The Daily News reports that Mayor Bloomberg made his first public statements about U.S. oil dependency on his radio show last week: This constant dependence on oil is something that leaves this country vulnerable every day. Two reasons. One, what happens if it gets cut off overseas? We’re never going to have enough capacity domestically. […]

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