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How Many Times Do You Use a Razor Blade?

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:48:01 +0000

Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog As frugal as I am I have to admit that I have been using a new razor blade every time I shave up until recently. I don’t shave that frequently, so each blade did quite a lot of work. Now that I am trying to shave every second day to look [...]

Tool Libraries Reduce Plastic Waste

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:46:39 +0000

Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog When I lived in Canada, I had the basic power tools required by the unwritten laws that men live by. There were already big box stores in my neck of the woods when I moved out on my own, so I was able to pick up some pretty affordable tools. They [...]

These Engineers Still Need Jobs

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:40:35 +0000

Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog Once again, I am asking for help in placing some of my former engineers who lost jobs in July. As you know, this is a difficult job market across most sectors. Unemployment numbers were released today, and the unemployment rate went over 10% for the first time since 1983. A number of [...]

Merica Acquires Majority Stake in Choren

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:39:05 +0000

Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog Today it was announced that my new company, Merica International, has acquired Shell’s stake in Choren Industries. This is something we have been actively pursuing for some time. This transaction gives Merica a great deal more flexibility than we had previously. The primary reason for the acquisition is that it gives us [...]

The Energy Conundrum

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:31:57 +0000

Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog The following is a guest post by Paul Winstanley, the Director of Energy Initiatives from the Stevens Institute of Technology. 1. Introduction This paper was written as preparation for the recent Discover and Shell sponsored “Fossil Fuels 2050” event in October 2009 at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey. Energy demand continues to [...]

We’re Number One!

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:15:20 +0000

Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog The U.S., that is, in total fossil fuel resources. At least those were the findings of the Congressional Research Service in a report they just released: U.S. Fossil Fuel Resources: Terminology, Reporting, and Summary The primary reason is our huge coal reserves. While we are 12th in oil reserves (Table 5 of the [...]

Toward a Sustainability Bioenergy Platform

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:38:35 +0000

Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog The slides I presented on September 27th at the First Nations’ Futures Program at Stanford University are available for viewing for anyone interested: Toward a Sustainability Bioenergy Platform To summarize, the purpose of the First Nations’ Futures Program is “to establish a world class fellowship program focused on building First Nations’ capacity through [...]

Interview With an Algae CEO

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:17:34 +0000

Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog So I am finally back home for the next 10 days, and slowly catching up. I had a good trip to Panama and then to Stanford. I had my luggage sniffed by dogs when I connected in El Salvador, and then when connecting in LAX Gwen Stefani and her husband walked [...]

The Future of Energy

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:15:16 +0000

Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog I am back in Hawaii, and over the next couple of days I will climb out from under an avalanche of correspondence. I have a couple of essays to get out, including an interview that I conducted with the CEO from an algae company. What he said may surprise you. Until then, [...]

Catching Up

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:12:44 +0000

Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog Folks, I know it has been almost a week since I posted anything new, and it will still be a couple more days. I have had a productive trip to Central America, and am at Stanford this morning to give a talk on sustainability. It will be the first time I [...]