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Update: See the bottom of this post for some information about the recently launched EcoDriving program. I’ve made no secret of my love for what I call “mild hypermiling”, by which I mean employing just the safer practices. Some of the things people do in their quest for ever more miles/gallon (like drafting behind 18-wheelers) are . . . → Read More: Hypermiling–still a great idea The common perception in the US and around the world is that the US wastes a lot of gasoline because so many of us drive light trucks (pickups, minivans, SUVs) that could easily be replaced by smaller, lighter, and far more fuel efficient cars. As I drive around US roads and strain to see around . . . → Read More: By the numbers: US trucks Yucca Mountain is the epitome of a radioactive topic (no pun intended), and it’s in the news again, thanks to a big jump in its projected cost: The Yucca Mountain program, which began in 1983 and is expected to close in 2133, is expected to cost $96.2 billion in 2007 dollars over its 150-year life cycle, up . . . → Read More: The other Yucca numbers As oil and gasoline prices continue to slide (oil is $119.25 on the NYMEX as I type this), an immense question looms over the landscape: How quickly and to what extent will US consumers suffer from short-term amnesia? Assume for the moment that my current Most Likely Scenario is accurate, and that the prices of oil and . . . → Read More: Fearing the rebound The clowns, that is. In researching and writing about energy and environmental issues, there are times when I want to scream and beat the walls with my fists until they’re bloody. And thanks to our friends in the automotive business, today provided yet another example of the towering idiocy that sends me into such virtual rages. What . . . → Read More: Don’t bother, they’re heeeeere. |
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