Neither China nor Russia should have an interest in using EMP against us, but solar effects can be just as deleterious. Source on Chinese politics with respect to petroleum monopolies and me…
Current disadvantages of cellulosic ethanol, apart from countries with specific advantages like Brazil.
A $90 per vehicle engine modification to allow multiple fuel consumption could potentially reduce the cost of oil by half. Methanol can be obtained from natural gas, which today costs 1/5, p…
Additional arguments in support of methanol as a substitution option for gasoline. Advantages over compressed or liquified natural gas (CNG & LNG) for non-commercial use. Suggested standard …
Web, solar and nuclear vulnerabilities of the electrical grid.
The alternatives to cellulosic ethanol made from residual corn starch are inferior cattle feed (at consolidated animal feeding operations, CAFO's, with increased use of antibiotics) or the p…
Answer to leading question about Paul Nitze and American Cold War missile gap disinformation campaign. Woolsey cites Ion Mihai Pacepa's book "Red Horizons" which indicates that the disinfor…
Exploration and research is acceptable but Woolsey is opposed to destroying information or undermining security.
All 17 of the other critical infrastructures (water,sewage, food, etc.) depend on the performance of the electrical grid. Transformers are the heart of the grid and the grid is the heart of …
George P. Mitchell's horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing for natural gas; Skunkworks; Bell Labs; Silcon Valley. Innovation islands separate from typical corporate thinking within la…
Action is required to protect the electrical grid from terrorist acts.
Increases in gasoline octane rating are gained using aromatic carcinogens, such as benzene, toluene and xylene, now that lead has been restricted from use.
Electrical generation islands and micro-grids will be improve security. The required technology of economical electrical storage capacity necessary for distributed generation (probably solar…
Lower oil prices could motivate countries like Russia, dependent on selling natural resources, to move into more productive economies with help from the U.S.
Knowledge of Mandarin Chinese and Arabic recommended for U.S. foreign services employment.
Autocracies make up all 22 countries which depend on oil for 60% of national income and 9 of 10 of the top oil exporting countries. The Resource Curse.
Gasoline purchases support propaganda supporting religious intolerance. An experience from the Freedom House's Center for Religious Freedom
A historical example of refrigeration technology breaking world monopolies held by salt cartels. Similar product substitutions in Brazil and China offer consumers ethanol and methanol as wel…
The reserve began as the Naval Petroleum Reserve, but the Navy now utilizes nuclear energy and has plans to use biomass (possibly harvested at sea and processed on board) where petroleum fue…
