The Renewable Energy Blog

While I’m on conspiracy theories, which may or may not exist, you can’t ignore the fact that energy policy is HIGHLY influenced by politicians who are HIGHLY influenced by special interest groups, many of which happen to be connected to Big Oil. Corporate greed trickles downhill. It makes me wonder why we haven’t made greater [...]

Category: Alternative Energy, Big Oil, Book Reviews, Hydrogen Fuel, Renewable Energy | Leave a Comment | Tags: ben bova, Big Oil, energy manipulation, energy politics, green trap, Hydrogen Fuel

Last week oil futures jumped over $100 a barrel twice; one seemingly legitimately, the other by manipulation. If it’s that easy to manipulate oil future prices, what regulations are in place to deter this? It makes for interesting thought. What would it take for oil companies to enlist help from oil trading brokers to drive [...]

Category: Big Oil, Gasoline Prices, Home Heating Oil | 2 Comments | Tags: Big Oil, Gasoline Prices, Home Heating Oil, kerosene, oil distillates, propane