Here are my choices for the Top 10 energy related stories of 2009. Previously I listed how I voted in Platt's Top 10 poll, but my list is a bit different from theirs. I have a couple of stories here that they didn't list, and I combined some topics. ...

Happy Thanksgiving to those who will celebrate it tomorrow. I plan to spend the long weekend with my family, and probably won't be on here much.In the interim, two things. First is that it is about time to start thinking about the top energy stories of the year. ...

Geox, a German energy company, is currently accused of causing earthquakes with their geothermal company.

In a recent post - It's Always Something - I argued that for seemingly every renewable option, there is a trade-off. In that particular essay I was discussing a recent report that suggested that jatropha curcas - which I have written about as an intriguing option for renewable, ...

In the previous post I stated the geothermal - a very promising and cost-competitive source of alternative energy - doesn't get the same kind of press coverage as wind or solar power. Ironically, I hadn't realized that Google has just announced a >$10 million investment in advanced geothermal technology. ...

There are several potential sources of alternative energy that I think are quite promising, but don't get nearly the press of wind or solar power. Geothermal power is one. There are already a number of geothermal power plants in operation around the world, but you wouldn't know it by ...

Fortune has a very interesting interview with Google co-founder Larry Page. He hits on a lot of topics that are frequently discussed here, and some that aren't often discussed, but that I have spent a lot of time thinking about (e.g., geothermal). Here is a link to the interview:...

I would have guessed Iceland, but it's actually the U.S.:Beyond the sun, a new wave of clean energyAs policymakers promote alternative energy sources to reduce the United States' emissions of greenhouse gases and its dependence on foreign oil, entrepreneurs are becoming increasingly inventive about finding ...