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The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

Green Car Congress

His assessments are based on regional (OPEC) developments, as production of oil and gas in the so-called cheap oil regions is also under threat. But the current production increases in Nigeria, Iraq and Libya, will most probably be temporary. Qatar’s remaining fields are experiencing similar threats.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

they have a degree of autonomy beyond the reach of federal government and can often make tough decisions: for example, California’s climate goals and London’s congestion charging. I liken electric grid and renewable to the economic and political and military fiasco of the Iraq war. Alternative is no longer an alternative.

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