Industrialized Cyclist Notepad


Defending the pipeline
January 10, 2012, 06:34
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…may be impossible.

From a very interesting article on the potential of oil production from Iraqi Kurdistan at the Oil Drum.

There’s a lot to consider on this map.



Rena breaks in two
January 8, 2012, 21:12
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“The wreck of the Greek-owned Rena was described as New Zealand’s worst maritime environmental disaster even before the rear section of the ship, lashed by pounding seas, broke away yesterday. The ship has already spilled heavy fuel oil that fouled pristine North Island beaches and killed up to 20,000 seabirds, and despite salvage efforts nearly 400 tonnes of oil remain onboard.”

via New Zealand braces for oil spill as Rena splits on reef | The Australian



I hope they have their back-up generators up on stilts or something

…Plant Scherer, Georgia.

From Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 2005, USGS (pdf).



Shale gas drilling

From a detailed article at Rigzone. http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=113890&hmpn=1



December SAAR
January 4, 2012, 19:59
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13.5 something or other. Slight decrease from November. From Calculated Risk



Study shows fewer young Americans bothering to get driver’s license
January 1, 2012, 21:20
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Thought update: Decline in teen driving could very well be the big reason behind the decline in road fatalities in the US, which has gone begging for a proper explanation. As the average US driver ages, the driving population also becomes much safer — just like the cycling population. (Very old drivers are probably more likely than teen drivers to crash, however.)

http://ur.umich.edu/1112/Dec05_11/2933-fewer-young-but

But there are more fogies on the roads.



Natural gas trade movements
January 1, 2012, 13:26
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According to BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2011 Review.


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Companies working in the US want to put another LNG line from here to Euro. Domestic nat gas price probably too low to make much dough.



47 months
December 27, 2011, 18:05
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Holy mackerel, vehicle miles driven continues to drop. Now 47 months and counting below the previous peak.

Feds’ numbers: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/tvtw/11octtvt/index.cfm


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Extended rally
December 27, 2011, 11:03
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Hoover Dam

Been writing a little bit about flood control, dams and spillways recently.

Enjoy your Christmas everybody.


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U.S. natural gas pipelines
December 23, 2011, 05:00
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From the EIA.

http://www.eia.gov/pub/oil_gas/natural_gas/analysis_publications/ngpipeline/ngpipelines_map.html

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TransCanada gas pipeline in ‘death spiral’
December 17, 2011, 13:23
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Fixed or increasing costs, declining revenue.

From the Toronto Star,



Economic growth after cheap oil?

Economic growth: it’s not dead yet | Colin McInnes | spiked.

In this bit McInnes argues that economic growth can continue after Peak Oil — citing as evidence all the wonderful engineering which occurred in the cheap oil era and which depended on cheap oil for its existence. I find his argument less persuasive and more simplistic than the ‘doomer’ arguments he is criticizing.



Utter confusion in the newsroom
December 11, 2011, 05:14
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http://portlanddailysun.me/node/30737/

Portland Daily Sun founding editor Curtis Robinson is also badly confused about the significance of the refinery products exporting “milestone.” What happens when your editor needs an editor? That WSJ article has spread absolute carnage through the newsrooms of America…

Trick question indeed.



Lying or confused, part 2

http://www.statecollege.com/news/columns/daniel-nestlerode-as-us-becomes-a-net-energy-exporter-greenenergy-push-on-last-legs-951653/

From statecollege.com, Dec. 4, 2011.

very quietly, I guess.

The author Dan Nestlerode is apparently the Director of Research at his firm. Ouch Dan!



Yeah
December 10, 2011, 20:20
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Answers about charging Nissan LEAF from Nissan USA
December 10, 2011, 15:45
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Ouch on the $2000 home charging station installation.

Answers about charging Nissan LEAF | Nissan USA.



Exxon predicts
December 10, 2011, 06:02
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http://www.buffalonews.com/business/article666169.ece



Lying or Confused?

New oil strikes keep oil prices on the defensive (USO, PTR, TOT, XOM) – NASDAQ.com.

“For the first time in a long time, the United States is a net energy exporter.”

Ah no. Not by a long shot. The US is now a net exporter of refinery products. Still a massive importer of petroleum and ‘energy.’



Natural gas prices
December 8, 2011, 14:26
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BP STATISTICAL REVIEW OF WORLD ENERGY, NAT. GAS PRICES

Notice how the price in the US is about half the average German import price for 2010.




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