Is it the gas, or the car? A complete “dust to dust” assessment of vehicles is over here: http://www.cnwmr.com/nss-folder/automotiveenergy/.

I found this via Signal vs. Noise.

Richard Branson pledges $3 billion to fight global warming.(via kottke)

Gladwell posted an interesting story on how his father threw out his furnace in favor of geothermal heating (and cooling).

It’s really interesting to know, that we have, below our very own feet, the power to heat and cool our homes for next to nothing. Yet, we still persist to fight wars and spend money on foreign oil. It’s maddening.

Exxon Mobil earned $10.36 billion in the second quarter, the second largest quarterly profit ever recorded by a publicly traded U.S. company.

The earnings figure was 36 percent above the profit it reported a year ago. High oil prices helped boost the company’s revenue by 12 percent to a level just short of a quarterly record. Exxon Mobil’s report comes as many drivers in the U.S. are paying $3 for a gallon of gas.” increasing the likelihood of further political backlash in Washington.

via Energy Crisis Now!

UPS creates new routes to save fuel. (Thanks Dean!)

It takes more energy to make ethanol from grain than the combustion of ethanol produces.