Reducing oil imports – POTUS speaks at Georgetown
Yesterday, I wrote a post about President Obama’s speech at Georgetown, which focused on how the U.S. can reduce its dependence on foreign oil resources. For those who would like to see the entire speech (at just under 47 minutes), here is the video: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfeKFulcPSM&w=640&h=390] Read More
Obama’s plan to reduce oil imports
Today, President Obama discussed his strategy to reduce US oil imports, with the goal of a 1/3 reduction in the next 10 years. This announcement complimented his State of the Union commitment to the goal of producing 80% of the country’s electricity from clean energy sources by 2035 by focusing on the oil and gas section of the US energy pie. According to a senior White House official, the... Read More
Japanese Ambassador to U.S. speaks about energy, nuclear crisis (PBS)
Japanese Ambassador to the U.S., Ichiro Fujisaki speaks to PBS about the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. In the discussion are comments on the nuclear crisis, and what “control” of this situation will look like. (Discussion on nuclear crisis starts at 2:21) [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnTyBXLQAlo&w=640&h=390] Read More
The Japanese Nuclear Crisis
On March 11, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake rocked northeastern Japan. An earthquake of this magnitude hasn’t occurred in this region in over 1,200 years and its effects have been felt across the world with tsunamis hitting coastlines from California and New Zealand’s north island. Its effects are also being felt in Japan’s nuclear fleet, as multiple failures and explosions have created... Read More
Japanese Nuclear Reactor – Fukushima Power Plant
This week, Japan was hit by an earthquake and tsunami that has left thousands of people lost and feared dead. At the same time, two nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Power Plant are at risk of a meltdown after their cooling systems were knocked out. These Boiling Water Reactors (BWRs) keep their fuel cool and safe by continuously flowing water through their cores. These cooling system failures mean... Read More
Noble Energy Granted Gulf Deepwater Drilling Permit
Four months after President Obama officially lifted the moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico a new drilling permit has been issued to Noble Energy Inc., a global independent energy company. Their well, located 70 miles southeast of Venice, LA, will drill 6,500 feet below the water’s surface. This is the first permit to be issued since the April 2009 Deepwater Horizon explosion... Read More
Global Energy Matters 1st Anniversary
Today marks 1 year since I started Global Energy Matters. I would like to say “Thank You” to all of you who read my posts and those who take the time to comment on the stories that I present, and pass them along to colleagues and friends. Thanks also for the tweets and e-mails with your thoughts on these subjects. Over the past year, I have published 163 posts (0.45 posts per day) about... Read More
