Nov
7
Four Economic Mistakes
November 7, 2008 | 11 Comments
While America is filled with joy and consternation over the election and the results I’ve been thinking about what should be done about the economy. The more obvious thing is to list the “For God’s Sake, Don’t Do This List.” It’s a rather short. Founded in hard experience by America’s economy, visible to any student […]
Nov
6
Getting to Know Perstraction
November 6, 2008 | 3 Comments
A form of separating fluids named “perstraction” is getting on the scene with patents and experimental materials making more news and press releases. I suspect it’s a construction using the “per” from permeable and “straction” from extraction. A definition is forming from real world research, as a separation process where a separation process is used […]
Nov
5
Bussard’s Fusion and the Nebel Team Live On
November 5, 2008 | 14 Comments
Last week saw the Navy offering a contract for follow-up experiments from the results the Richard Nebel led team generated with their improved IEC fusion device. For the new readers Robert W. Bussard, who passed away about a year ago was after 17 or so years, hot on the path to an innovative way to […]
Nov
4
Oh No! How Much Buyers Remorse?
November 4, 2008 | 7 Comments
Today’s the day to vote, so no blog on energy and fuels just a few thoughts on the consequences of what so many will have done to ourselves today. No matter who wins the presidency, there will be buyer’s remorse. What the president proposes the Congress disposes will come into being at the end of […]
Nov
3
Why Is Diesel Fuel So Expensive?
November 3, 2008 | 12 Comments
On Thursday October 30th the API’s Jane Van Ryan hosted another blogger conference call. Audio links are at the bottom of the page. Click here for the pdf. I led off the questions asking why diesel isn’t following gasoline down in price. It is but only in part and much more slowly. The answer offered […]
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