The frenzy over biofuels has often ended with unhappy results. Corn-based ethanol in the US served to only increase food prices and cause even more pollution in the Gulf of Mexico. The quest for palm-oil based fuels has deforested way too much of Indonesia’s forest. The future does not look pretty if more folks around [...]
Uruguay is one of my favorite destinations, a country through which I’ve traveled three times and which I fantasize about visiting again and again. Many tourists, and Argentines especially, complain about Uruguay and its capital, Montevideo: it is “boring,” with “nothing to do,” and to some, even “sad.” I personally love the bohemian feel of [...]
I have great memories of Sweden. Well, I’ve only been there once, in 1997, but memories of the long summer nights, beautiful, friendly—and tall—locals, and trains that make Amtrak look like a donkey cart have stuck with me. Now I have even more reasons for my fascination of Sweden. (more…)
Biofuels. Solar. Wind. Tidal. Algae. Switchgrass. In the alternative energy debate, there are many sources of energy that are exotic, even “sexy.” There’s one source, however, that has much potential but falls under the radar: dimethyl ether, or DME. (more…)