Author Archives: energyskeptic

Congressional hearings on Rail

Posted on June 24, 2015 by

June 10, 2008. S. HRG. 110–1165 Keeping America Moving: A review of national strategies for efficient freight movement. 74 pages. Hearing before the subcommittee on SURFACE TRANSPORTATION & MERCHANT MARINE INFRASTRUCTURE, SAFETY, & SECURITY of the committee on COMMERCE, SCIENCE, … Continue reading →

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Drinking the Kool-Aid. The U.S. Senate believes we are energy independent.

Posted on June 23, 2015 by

Preface. Some of the interesting parts of this session are $95 billion dollars of new manufacturing, transport, & utilities that are growing to take advantage of the cheap NG here, which will exponentially increase the use of energy. Even if … Continue reading →

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Economic peak shale natural gas and oil from yet another bank & Wall Street scam

Posted on June 22, 2015 by

[ “Shale drillers companies are struggling to pay $235 billion of high-yield, high-risk debt taken on during the past 3 years of the U.S. shale boom. Shale drillers have consistently spent money faster than they’ve made it, even when oil … Continue reading →

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Implications of declining EROI on oil production 2013 by David J. Murphy

Posted on June 20, 2015 by

[ To “see” declining EROI and the end of cheap energy, check out these photos of The Tallest structure ever moved by Mankind, a Norwegian natural gas offshore platform ] Murphy, David J. December 2, 2013. The implications of the … Continue reading →

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The electric grid, critical interdependencies, vulnerabilities: U.S. House hearing 2003

Posted on June 20, 2015 by

Preface.  Of course, this website explains why the grid can’t stay up without fossil fuels, so by 2050 the grid will only be up in a few places, perhaps China, the Middle East, and Russia if war hasn’t brought on … Continue reading →

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Barges are more energy efficient than rail and truck

Posted on June 16, 2015 by

  [After reading two congressional hearings, one in 2008, and another in 2013, about how the inland waterway system was falling apart, and had been for 30 years, I was curious to know why such an important asset would be … Continue reading →

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Trucking and Fracking

Posted on June 16, 2015 by

September 18, 2013. The Transportation Needs and Impacts of Fracking-Based Energy Extraction. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration               May 16, 2012. Jack Olson. Impacts of Heavy of Oversize Truck Shipments on the … Continue reading →

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Biofuel distribution wastes valuable diesel fuel

Posted on June 14, 2015 by

Biofuels can’t use the existing refined petroleum distribution pipeline system, by far the cheapest way to move fuel — 17.5 times cheaper than truck, 5 times less than rail, 2.25 times less than barge, on average (Curley), so delivery of … Continue reading →

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Peak oil in the Congressional record 2013

Posted on June 11, 2015 by

Peak oil in the Congressional record 2013 Also see: Peak Oil in the Congressional record: Overview Scorecard from 7 documents: 6 denials, 2 affirmations of peak oil Denials United States Secretary of Energy Moniz House of Representatives David Schweikert, Texas … Continue reading →

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Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz in the Congressional Record

Posted on June 11, 2015 by

As I was researching “peak oil” in the congressional record, I ran across this testimony from current Secretary of Energy Moniz, as well as some of his other points of view on different energy matters, of which I’ve extracted just … Continue reading →

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