IEA says annual global energy-related CO2 emmissions ~31B metric tons. in '10, US emitted ~5.8B.
Yemen regime crumbling. Oil companies starting to withdraw. Reserves mostly in borderland between North and South. Isn't that always the way. Very little oil exports, LNG exports.
IEA: global oil supply rose to all-time high of 89mbpd in Feb.
China el consumption increased 15.8% in Feb over year ago.
U of Conn professors patented a biodiesel reactor that uses gravity, heat and natural chem reactions to make biodiesel/separate out glycerol in 1 step v. traditional 2-step method that requires mech removal of glycerol. Getting 2-year $1.8M DOE grant to build pilot plant of 200k gal/yr.
JP gov has released ~8M bls from strategic oil reserve to offset damage. Shell made 8 extra LNG shipments to them in the last week.
60 nukes currently being built in world. 155 planned. 320 proposed. Will Fukushima (careful how you pronounce) change any? Maybe that plant 30 miles north of NYC. Maybe some in California. Maybe some on fault lines or in tsunami zones. So, do we go back to coal and NG for 24-hour power? Or get with clean green (including E storage) all the moreso? I guess one question before the world.
Vaya con Dios y'all.
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