I was quoted today in the Seattle Times and on WWLTV, in AP articles that look at the college fossil-fuel divestment movement. Jason Hayes, the associate director for the American Coal Council, a lobbying group, said the “idea of students … Continue reading ?

"Despite growing oil production, and record inventories, prices were little changed last week, with NY oil hovering around $95 and London around $104. Although demand for oil remains weak across much of the world, a stronger dollar and hopes that the US economy is starting to grow supported prices. The economic news from Europe was almost universally bad, mixed from China and the US, and better from Japan. US crude inventories, which are now at their highest level since 1931, fell slightly last week as refining increased.

Interesting article in the April issue of Coal Age magazine – looks at the possibility of using calcite (CaCO3) to reduce the incidence of coal workers pneumoconiosis (CWP). Recent epidemiological studies have indicated that prevalence of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) … Continue reading ?

by Richard Vodra - "Peak Oil – the maximum sustainable rate of global oil production - happened in 2012. That’s one of the main conclusions of a new report, Fossil and Nuclear Fuels – The Supply Outlook, released in March 2013 by the Energy Watch Group (EWG). This event will have profound long-term implications for how advisors should manage clients’ portfolios, and how clients should plan their future expenses..."