The purpose is to stimulate discussion on energy issues, and community members should feel free to turn these into open thread energy discussions. (energytrendsinsider.com)
Yes, I know it's a non-starter to talk about a new revenue source, but the view below of non-defense research spending since the Sputnik moment (energy is the yellow squiggle) shows what a disconnect there is between the political debate over energy — as crystallized in the protracted energy discussion in the most recent presidential debate — and what we're willing to spend to expand affordable choices: (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Hydraulic fracturing («fracking») has flipped the global energy discussion on its head. (scientificamerican.com)