Problems With Energy
Intellectual Conservative:
The March 2008 edition of Energy Tribune focuses closely on the issues of energy efficiency, alternative fuels and carbons sequestration which are the three central pillars of post-Al Gore environmentalism. Here are a few highlights.
Late last year I was fortunate enough to attend a continuing education seminar which featured a speech by Michael Economides, one of the world’s foremost petroleum engineers and an expert in the politics of oil. Prof. Economides has worked in the oil industry on several continents, as well as in academia. I was able to meet with him briefly after the seminar and consequentially, it seems, became the recipient of a subscription to the Energy Tribune; a professional magazine that covers a variety of aspects of the energy business, how it affects the world in general, and how politics becomes intertwined with the business that makes a modern economy possible.
The March 2008 edition of Energy Tribune focuses closely on the issues of energy efficiency, alternative fuels and carbon sequestration, which are the three central pillars of post-Al Gore environmentalism. It should not be surprising that this magazine takes a dim view of the current fads regarding energy. After all, the magazine’s publishers are closely associated with the petroleum industry; however, one should not discount their positions automatically. There is the possibility that they may be right.
The debate about the future of energy must turn on whether or not there are scientifically valid reasons for reexamining the currently popular views regardless of who is promoting those reasons. It is also necessary to avoid jumping to conclusions or decision making based on emotional reaction to the popular cant. That is essential the scientific method. So, without further ado, here are a few highlights that should put us in mind to question exactly what is possible and what is necessary within the reasonably foreseeable future. Full article.
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