About Social Media Today
bp gulf oil spill
New EU Offshore Drilling Rules Agreed
Member states and MEPs struck a deal on new safety regulations for offshore oil and gas exploration and extraction in EU waters.[read more]
Ken Salazar to Vacate Interior Secretary Position in March
As the Obama administration sets off to begin its second term in office, they’ll have to start off without the services of a key inside member of the energy department in years past.Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has decided to step away from his position and return back to Colorado in March. He served as Senator of the Centennial...[read more]
BP Employee Arrested For Destroying Evidence in Gulf Oil Disaster
Federal prosecutors have issued the first arrest related to the worst oil disaster in U.S. history. The Justice Department has charged a former BP engineer with destroying evidence on BP’s internal response to the disaster.[read more]
Revulsion vs. Hard Choices
I don't know anyone who could gaze at the images of oil-slimed pelicans, gulls, and sea turtles and not feel revulsion and regret. Yet beyond the urgent need to plug the gushing well, protect the coastline and fisheries, and restore the Gulf Coast environment as rapidly as possible, we cannot allow our entirely appropriate emotional...[read more]
Baseball Cap and Trade vs The BP Spillcam
The big news yesterday was the heart-breaking story of Tiger pitcher Armando Galarraga’s almost Perfect Game. Galaragga was robbed of this ultimate achievement by an umpire’s blown call on what should have been the final out of yesterday’s game against the Cleveland Indians. All the more poignant since the umpire, after...[read more]
Obama Pivots on Gulf Disaster From Cleanup to Policy Action
On June 2, a day before BP announced it had sheared through a leaking pipe at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, one of the very few steps forward in the company's 44-day campaign to staunch the worst oil disaster in American history, President Barack Obama finally stopped serving as the cleanup chief and became the commander in chief....[read more]
The moderated community for energy, policy, and environment professionals
What's New on
Scott Edward Anderson is a consultant, blogger, and media commentator who blogs at The Green Skeptic. More »
Christine Hertzog is a consultant, author, and a professional explainer focused on Smart Grid. More »
Gary Hunt Gary is an Executive-in-Residence at Deloitte Investments with extensive experience in the energy & utility industries. More »
Jesse Jenkins is a graduate student and researcher at MIT with expertise in energy technology, policy, and innovation. More »
Jim Pierobon helps trade associations/NGOs, government agencies and companies communicate about cleaner energy solutions. More »
Geoffrey Styles is Managing Director of GSW Strategy Group, LLC and an award-winning blogger. More »
The Energy Collective
- YOU
- Rod Adams
- Scott Edward Anderson
- Charles Barton
- Barry Brook
- Dick DeBlasio
- Simon Donner
- Big Gav
- Michael Giberson
- James Greenberger
- Lou Grinzo
- Tyler Hamilton
- Christine Hertzog
- David Hone
- Gary Hunt
- Jesse Jenkins
- Sonita Lontoh
- Jesse Parent
- Jim Pierobon
- Vicky Portwain
- Tom Raftery
- Joseph Romm
- Robert Stavins
- Robert Stowe
- Geoffrey Styles
- Alex Trembath
- Gernot Wagner
- Dan Yurman
“Tesla’s management has done an outstanding job of developing their company and obtaining funds needed to build/expand their business. They are also truly an exceptional company by repaying their loans guaranteed by the Federal government. A WSJ article today (May 24, 2013; “The Other Government Motors”) provides some interesting information on some of the formula to their ...”
“Hydrogen can also be made from fossil fuels. In fact, we are now just starting a research project on a Chemical Looping Reforming reactor with embedded membranes which could lead to affordable hydrogen production with inherent CO2 separation. Chemical Looping Reforming is based on the somewhat more mature Chemical Looping Combustion which economic studies have found capable of producing ...”