Q&A: The Future Of Energy
Newsweek Middle East regional editor Christopher Dickey and Forbes.Com editor Paul Maidment respond to queries from Forbes readers about the future of energy.
Transportation
Kicking the Big-Car Habit
The experts are calling for energy reforms. Why aren’t the politicians?
Turbulent times for US airline companies
Storms, skyrocketing fuel prices, cutthroat competition and labor costs have shaped turbulent times for US airlines, and the troubles are starting to trickle down to the low-cost carriers.
China to have 140 mln cars by 2020
China expects to have 140 million automobiles plying its roads by 2020, seven times more than now, fueling demand for transportation infrastructure and services, state media reports.
Energy efficiency comes at cost
Energy giant Exxon Mobil Corporation said while energy companies continued to work on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, there were some big challenges in bringing clean energy products onto the market.
Despite higher gas prices, Americans remain undeterred
Even though oil prices have risen 30 percent in the last year, the United States’ gusto for gasoline has not been shaken.
Prius demand heats prices on eBay
Toyota’s hybrid sedan selling for well over sticker price on Internet auction site.
At long last, a do-it-yourself hydrogen fuel-cell kit
A company called United Nuclear says it can produce hydrogen fuel cells kits to adapt individual cars to running on hydrogen, but there’s more than a few catches…
Getting There on Less: Transportation Without Oil
Americans are addicted to the joys of the open road. But the joys come at too high a price and we’re about to hit bottom. We can get around without oil. Here’s the 12-step program to do it.
Hydrogen: A Week Without Dinosaurs
An ancient Hindu myth held that the world rides on the back of an elephant. The Iroquois believed it was a turtle. In the age of science, we know different: It’s a dinosaur.
Philippines pushes to cut oil consumption
Reeling from record oil prices, the Philippines yesterday launched a countrywide campaign to limit energy consumption that includes halting government car purchases and switching off air conditioning for an hour in government offices.
NZ: Road report ignores reality of ‘peak oil’, say Greens
Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons is questioning the wisdom of building billions of dollars worth of new roads around the country, saying the rising price of oil will eventually leave them empty.