tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.comments2024-01-05T06:59:53.602-06:00Madison Peak Oil GroupHanZiBoihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10839784509853685872noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-50267188679438875962012-10-16T09:30:31.160-05:002012-10-16T09:30:31.160-05:00Can anyone tell me the price of building an electr... Can anyone tell me the price of building an <a href="http://www.successcharging.com/cost-charging-station" rel="nofollow">electric charging stations cost</a> Canada?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12210936069542521239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-13758825213399976972012-04-05T01:03:24.631-05:002012-04-05T01:03:24.631-05:00Really those countries who depends upon oil import...Really those countries who depends upon oil imports are the victims of sudden economic downfall with the increase in prices due to any reason in the international markets. I think renewable resources like <a href="http://www.evergreenengineering.com/" rel="nofollow">biomass energy</a>, wind and solar e.t.c should be our priorities.David Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02179429021015659584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-83811521005139319412011-03-21T10:40:23.324-05:002011-03-21T10:40:23.324-05:00Read more about the steel interstate concept at th...Read more about the steel interstate concept at these two websites:<br /><br />http://www.steelinterstate.org<br />http://www.railsolution.org<br /><br />Rail Solution has selected a 1000 long route for demonstration of the concept. See this page for an explanation of the demonstration project location: http://railsolution.steelinterstate.org<br /><br />I would be glad to correspond with anyoneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134175239475020758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-20073143849980674012010-11-22T14:57:17.729-06:002010-11-22T14:57:17.729-06:00From Peter Taglia, Chief Scientist for Clean Wisco...From Peter Taglia, Chief Scientist for Clean Wisconsin:<br /><br />The project economics were included in the 2009 Charter Street BACT Compliance Needs Alternative Analysis. The lifecycle cost differential between the natural gas versus biomass options varied depending on the spread between the costs of the two fuels over time (through 2033). The analysis isn’t fully complete because the Ed Blumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013655845430298782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-10213150202157755182010-08-16T13:16:42.329-05:002010-08-16T13:16:42.329-05:00Who's left... well it's simple: people of ...Who's left... well it's simple: people of good will and skills.<br />Being from canada here is an example of such person who co-founded the Green party here and won't give up after 30 years:<br />http://bit.ly/Vezina2010Feature<br /><br />The Greenergies Foundation will provide support to innovators in order to certifiy the performances and replicability of their technologies. The Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07826928508065545910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-31300207996367352402010-04-27T11:32:34.077-05:002010-04-27T11:32:34.077-05:00Lance, You might want to read the full article by ...Lance, You might want to read the full article by the River Rat, but here's the start of it:<br /><br /><b>The Lingering Limburger Smell of Scared-Rat Politics</b><br /> <br />Rat has been sniffing around the halls of the Capitol and found more than a little Limburger. And in these days of tea parties and heightened rhetoric, there’s also the smell of fear in the air. This fall, the Ed Blumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013655845430298782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-88048194922829200462010-04-24T17:11:20.120-05:002010-04-24T17:11:20.120-05:00What is the reason given for this idiotic lack of ...What is the reason given for this idiotic lack of action? Wisconsin needs all the clean energy it can get.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934481248461821641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-34642471353203822092010-04-06T15:11:09.152-05:002010-04-06T15:11:09.152-05:00Even though the project seems modest, I really hop...Even though the project seems modest, I really hope it doesn’t get derailed by this. Any local wind power would be helpful.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934481248461821641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-79343251142014458682009-12-08T13:38:43.915-06:002009-12-08T13:38:43.915-06:00Hello everyone! Due to the winter weather warning...Hello everyone! Due to the winter weather warning today and this evening, we are cancelling tonight's Education Foundation meeting. Stay tuned for a re-scheduling of this event soon! email to: president@pbbfef.org for more information. Thank you.SolDudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04696838825408335615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-73683432684761916812009-11-03T14:06:45.723-06:002009-11-03T14:06:45.723-06:00The only thing this will do for Wisconsin is MORE ...The only thing this will do for Wisconsin is MORE TAXES FOR YEARS TO COME!marbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01458061695461147438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-66827565399679138932009-08-31T09:50:51.635-05:002009-08-31T09:50:51.635-05:00A post from Tercetual...
I think its great that ...A post from Tercetual... <br /><br />I think its great that batteries will begin to run through solar energy. I mean its about time that our planet started initiating alternative sources for energy. Ever since I was a youngin', it was all about the four R's//<br />Reduce<br />Reuse<br />Recycle<br />Restore<br />And now thank goodness for the futuristic innovations to improve the worlds Ed Blumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013655845430298782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-77879538239997550262009-07-23T01:17:49.432-05:002009-07-23T01:17:49.432-05:00As an owner/operator of a semi truck I read with i...As an owner/operator of a semi truck I read with interest the article on anti idling at Hilldale. I found that the use of a picture of a different facility to be quite deceptive to the impact of Mr Metcalf's rules about idling. I also found the stenography on display to be an example of bad journalism. Just because Mr Hulsey says "Studies show that premature deaths from air pollution thereyagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784299626804628023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-59882054514136639552009-04-06T14:10:00.000-05:002009-04-06T14:10:00.000-05:00Madison Metro has a bus stop at the airport. I on...Madison Metro has a bus stop at the airport. I once took Madison Metro from my near west side home to the airport (I of course had one or two transfers). So should that train line be completed as proposed, one could take only mass transit from residential or downtown Madison to Milwaukee, Chicago, Minneapolis.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981714839273637048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-70255563554604641932009-03-16T22:02:00.000-05:002009-03-16T22:02:00.000-05:00One marvels at the transportation system in Europe...One marvels at the transportation system in Europe, which can zip you across a city like Vienna in minutes, while the SUV drivers are still trying to find a parking space, and figure out if putting two one hr parking slips on their dashboard will avoid a ticket. Much has been said about this of course, but these complex systems weren't built in a day, one must start somewhere, so I like the idea Michaelokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875120497192685911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-45604871977702025822009-02-24T10:42:00.000-06:002009-02-24T10:42:00.000-06:00Can the funds for projects proposed by the mayor c...Can the funds for projects proposed by the mayor come from savings from lower fuel needs of hybrid buses rather than a fare increase? <BR/><BR/>See the article below on hybrid buses.Ed Blumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013655845430298782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-76968753015196919152009-02-04T09:49:00.000-06:002009-02-04T09:49:00.000-06:00A comment from Hans Noeldner:Marcus Corp. won't ge...A comment from Hans Noeldner:<BR/><BR/>Marcus Corp. won't get any patronage from me at its proposed theatre complex on Nelson Road – ped/bike overpass or no. I have bicycled thru this area a number of times on my way from Oregon to Sun Prairie (High Crossing to O'Keeffe); it’s like being on the moon. I doubt that any planning professional, government official, developer, or high-powered Ed Blumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013655845430298782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-31367937300637614122009-01-22T20:08:00.000-06:002009-01-22T20:08:00.000-06:00P.S. Ed,There are 5.8 million miles of paved highw...P.S. Ed,<BR/><BR/>There are 5.8 million miles of paved highway and only 180,000 miles of rail (much located in the Northeast), so rail offers little coverage. <BR/><BR/>I don't hear much about the nation renovating the old rail system that had much coverage. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, we are out of capital and time to develop much in the rail and solar/wind area, and now with higher cost for oil, Clifford J. Wirth, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, University of New Hampshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604482549497831495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-11666443546783096152009-01-22T20:01:00.000-06:002009-01-22T20:01:00.000-06:00i Ed,Global crude oil production peaked in 2008.Gl...i Ed,<BR/><BR/>Global crude oil production peaked in 2008.<BR/><BR/>Global crude oil production had been rising briskly until 2004, then plateaued for four years. Because oil producers were extracting at maximum effort to profit from high oil prices, this plateau is a clear indication of Peak Oil.<BR/><BR/>Then in August and September of 2008 while oil prices were still very high, global crude Clifford J. Wirth, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, University of New Hampshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604482549497831495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-43146123020307447762009-01-22T19:57:00.000-06:002009-01-22T19:57:00.000-06:00Hi Ed,Global crude oil production peaked in 2008.G...Hi Ed,<BR/><BR/>Global crude oil production peaked in 2008.<BR/><BR/>Global crude oil production had been rising briskly until 2004, then plateaued for four years. Because oil producers were extracting at maximum effort to profit from high oil prices, this plateau is a clear indication of Peak Oil.<BR/><BR/>Then in August and September of 2008 while oil prices were still very high, global crude Clifford J. Wirth, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, University of New Hampshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604482549497831495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-57336559086188281772009-01-22T12:32:00.000-06:002009-01-22T12:32:00.000-06:00Trains, trucks, and cars don't have to run on pret...Trains, trucks, and cars don't have to run on pretroleum products, so we in the Madison Peak Oil Group assume that electric-powered rail will be important for moving people and goods in the post-peak world.Ed Blumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013655845430298782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-78536490907442986642009-01-21T22:04:00.000-06:002009-01-21T22:04:00.000-06:00Rail is a good thing, but eventually is will all c...Rail is a good thing, but eventually is will all collapse. Preparing for the end of oil seems like a good idea.<BR/><BR/>http://www.peakoilassociates.com/POAnalysis.html<BR/>http://survivingpeakoil.blogspot.com/Clifford J. Wirth, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, University of New Hampshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604482549497831495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-56489634280732804802009-01-05T11:46:00.000-06:002009-01-05T11:46:00.000-06:00From Susan De Vos, Madison Area Bus Advocates:The ...From Susan De Vos, Madison Area Bus Advocates:<BR/><BR/>The DOT report is confusing and I am far from having read the whole thing but I already have a couple questions that someone may be able to answer:<BR/><BR/>1. Chart in the Executive Summary The Chart seems to indicate that the primary role of mass transit is to provide mobility and transit choice whereas the primary role of road expansion Ed Blumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013655845430298782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-45999560014512481842009-01-02T19:19:00.000-06:002009-01-02T19:19:00.000-06:00Yes, highway transportation is the Achilles's Heal...Yes, highway transportation is the Achilles's Heal of Peak Oil.<BR/><BR/>The top story of the year is that global crude oil production peaked in 2008.<BR/><BR/>The media, governments, world leaders, and public should focus on this issue.<BR/><BR/>Global crude oil production had been rising briskly until 2004, then plateaued for four years. Because oil producers were extracting at maximum effort Clifford J. Wirth, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, University of New Hampshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604482549497831495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-52712212508487438642008-12-30T17:56:00.000-06:002008-12-30T17:56:00.000-06:00Mush stuff is blowing in the wind. What is real an...Mush stuff is blowing in the wind. What is real and what is illusion?<BR/><BR/>Independent studies conclude that Peak Oil production will occur (or has occurred) between 2005 to 2010 (projected year for peak in parentheses), as follows:<BR/><BR/>* Association for the Study of Peak Oil (2007)<BR/><BR/>* Rembrandt Koppelaar, Editor of “Oil Watch Monthly” (2008)<BR/><BR/>* Tony Eriksen, Oil stock Clifford J. Wirth, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, University of New Hampshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604482549497831495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-90623669817954007442008-12-04T23:16:00.000-06:002008-12-04T23:16:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com