Rob Hopkins reminds us that the oil our world depends on is steadily running out. He proposes a unique solution to this problem -- the Transition response, where we prepare ourselves for life without ...
(April 21, 2010) Tom Jaramillo, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Stanford, discusses technical advances in nano-materials that enable the direct production of hydrocarbon, alcohol, and h...
September 30, 2009 - Michael Ramage, former executive vice president of ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, and James Sweeney, professor of economics at Stanford University, discuss the concl...
November 19, 2008 A discussion of issues related to small hydro development; There is a tremendous amount of oil trapped in Canadian tar sands and US oil shale. There have also been repeated efforts t...
Class 11: Performance Based Ratemaking and Decoupling; and Integrated Resource Planning and Portfolio Planning - April 3, 2008. Under traditional ratemaking, utilities generally make higher profits if...
Resource Alternatives: Introduction to Tradition Fuels, and Oil and Hydroelectric Power - February 21, 2008. The choice of fuel for generating electricity has significant implications for the environm...
November 19, 2008 A discussion of issues related to small hydro development; There is a tremendous amount of oil trapped in Canadian tar sands and US oil shale. There have also been repeated efforts t...
Resource Alternatives: Introduction to Tradition Fuels, and Oil and Hydroelectric Power - February 21, 2008. The choice of fuel for generating electricity has significant implications for the environm...