Content tagged with “energy”

“ Some oil drilling wells in California are disguised as other structures. ”

“A barrel of oil is 42 US gallons. There really aren’t any physical barrels of oil anymore – oil is transported in bulk, by tanker ship or pipeline. But the barrel measurement continues in much of the world. Back in the early days of oil exploration, they literally moved oil around in barrels. They…”

“ The story of a horrific gasoline pipeline explosion, with the larger context of how siphoning gas from pipelines has become a pursuit of organized crime and gang warfare in Mexico. ”

“ Unfortunately, there’s not nearly as much energy in a lightning bolt as you probably imagine. The economics of trying to capture them are not good. ”

“Vaclav Smil is a scientist and policy analyst. His specialty is looking at societal problems and figuring out how science and policy should intersect to make it better. He taught environmental science at the University of Manitoba. Bill Gates has said several times that Smil is one of his favorite…”

“ Without electricity, the world is a very different place, as recent history in Venezuela has shown. ”