Archive for January, 2010

on the unequal consumption of oil & the resulting risks

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

According to the CIA World Factbook, the United States of America has a population of roughly 307.2 million. (July 2009 estimate) (1)
The total population of the world is estimated to be around 6.7 billion based on calculations of the World Bank. (data from 2008) (2)
This means Americans constitue 4.5% of the world’s population.
The U.S. Energy Information [...]

Top 10 oil-consuming countries

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Currently I’m working on a research paper with the title
“On the Threshold to a New Energy Age - America’s shift towards renewable energy as a consequence of the energy crisis and climate change”.
Therefore I created two graphics, illustrating the total and per capita oil consumption of the ten largest oil consumers: The United States, China, Japan, [...]

2010 - Year of Uncertainty & Opportunity

Friday, January 1st, 2010

Even though this is my first post in 2010, I’d like to include a video from last year, featuring photos I took during my four-week stay in Hawaii in summer 2009.
I hope you enjoy this video. Traveling to Hawaii was an amazing experience. The place has such a positive energy which you can feel as soon [...]