Energy Experts Gifts

Oil on Mars.

'Can't they just switch to smaller barrels?'

Rare earths are the key to a greenwashed, technotopian future

'Every piece of equipment is hooked up to battery cells in the basement, and we actually sell electricity back to the power company!'

Wind-generated power. Wind turbines attached to Battersea Power Station's iconic chimneys

'The only problem downtown offices have using solar power is finding a long enough extension cord.'

The Not-So Smart Meter

'I say we invade and secure all those renewable resources.'

Fuel bill gone through the roof

"I have a new program that draws from his energy to power all our computers and phones. We should be good for the next 10 years."

"That concludes my presentation on popular music and alternative energy."

Matryoshka/ Russian Gas Cylinders

Nuclear generation of energy.

Lighthouse has energy efficient light bulb.

The paperless office sign covered in post-it notes

City Windfarms.

Dept. Sustainable Energy.

US Energy Needs.

"Neversource"

"I put my faith in coal. Because there’s no fuel like an old fuel."

Meanwhile, back on planet earth...Greenland's ice sheet is melting faster than previously thought, sea levels could rise..."

Summer Energy

'... and power outages on really hot days don't affect this baby one bit.'

Today, a special retro segment of The Fad Herald. It's the Fad Herald. Off the hook! Hey jive turkeys, here's what's not cool: Fossil fuels, dependence on Mideast oil, long gas lines. Here's what's groovy: Solar power, alternative fuels, energy independence. Can you dig? The world is changing, baby! Instead of solar panels, I'm buying a sweet 8-track player. Next week, a look ahead to 2040. What's out: Waiting in long lines to fill up the spacecraft with gas.

GAS. If you have to ask, you probably can't afford it.

Impatient Oil Drillers LTD.

'There's a renewable source the government should use.'

"To join OPEC you must be a country and filthy rich in oil."

'Our new simplified energy bills just have a few options starting with 'Grossly inflated' and progressing to the premium 'Bloodsucker' package. . .'

"Mr. Bush, this is Vytautas Landsbergis, in Vilnius. Guess what."

'When I think of all this sunshine going to waste...'

'Since hooking our generators up to your exercise machines, we've cut our fuel consumption by 25.'

Sustainability

Ethanol and foreign oil.

Is this what they call inherent safety?