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Rejecting Reactive Energy Policy12 Jul, 2010 01:15 pm Overly-reactive policies focused on the Macondo spill and the political opportunity it presents risk misallocating our priorities and creating a legacy...From Japan: Eco Products Exhibition 200918 Dec, 2009 12:19 am It?s that time of the year again where the world gets together to see what we can do about solving energy and climate problems. That?s right, I?...Real Solutions to the Energy and Climate Crises16 Dec, 2009 02:00 pm As my regular readers know, I've spent much of this year contemplating big themes, like the long-term picture for energy, energy and monetary policy,...Coal - fuel of the future?14 Dec, 2009 04:38 pm Two pieces of news provide evidence of a fightback by coal. American Electric Power's Mountaineer plant in West Virginia is reporting significant success...How green is the green flagship city of the developing world?11 Dec, 2009 08:47 pm During the COP-15 negotiations, where can we find an example of a sustainable city in the developing world? Google the question and you get an answer:...2010 Cleantech Predictions10 Dec, 2009 01:58 pm My good friends over at Cleantech Group put out their 10 for 2010 cleantech predictions after Thanskgiving, and after our usual "webside" chats on the...The Real Policy Lesson From the Chinese Wind Turbine "Scare"12 Nov, 2009 11:02 pm Outcry over a planned Texas wind farm, which will be the first project to import wind turbines from a Chinese manufacturer, has resulted in calls to prevent...Battery 5006 Oct, 2009 01:19 pm Do you want universe-reshaping disruptive technology? Do you want to experience a classic "knee in the curve" transition? Do you want to see something..."Li-ion batteries used for hybrid, electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles should be much more reliable than those for IT devices"28 Jul, 2009 05:48 pm A japanese team succeeded in observing the interior of the lithium battery by using the MRI (Magneting Resonance Imaging) technique,...Biofuels and water3 Apr, 2009 09:29 pm The oil company Shell has announced that it will end its investments in wind energy. It intends to focus on biofuels. This remarkably comes at a time...Of Speculative Bubbles, the Crisis in Finance, Corn & Ethanol26 Nov, 2008 12:08 pm By Andrew Burger. Alternative energy and clean technology businesses and investors are rightfully concerned that the credit crisis and the utter and complete...Nissan Takes EV Lead with Charged Partnerships26 Nov, 2008 10:53 am By John Addison. Nissan is serious about being the leader in electric vehicles by taking a three-step approach: (1) developing a charging infrastructure...Top companies' peak oil warning24 Nov, 2008 11:38 am Leading UK companies have launched a report, The Oil Crunch: Securing the UK?s Energy Future, warning that cheap, easily available oil is likely to end...A New Chapter on Climate Change21 Nov, 2008 11:30 am President-elect Obama recorded a message for the Global Climate Summit, promising "a new chapter of American leadership on climate change."Charging ahead with electric cars17 Nov, 2008 02:48 pm As the electric car is business gets more and more crowded, it feels like we are approaching a breakthrough. It could come from a U.S...Surely Taking Corn out of the Market will Raise the Price30 May, 2008 04:16 pm I've been in conversation with David Benson, about the role of biofuels in the current round of food price rises across the world.Who's Afraid of Nuclear Power? (Part 1)30 May, 2008 04:15 pm Almost every day seems to bring more horror stories on fossil fuels. We're bombarded with reports about global warming. The price of oil keeps increasing...John McCain on Energy Policy23 May, 2008 02:00 pm Senator McCain in North Bend, Washington on May 13 discussing energy policy and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.Competing in the Green Economy22 May, 2008 01:04 pm With our current renewable energy policy, the U.S. risks losing its competitive edge in the green economy. Applied Materials President and CEO Michael...Redundant Ethanol Subsidies22 May, 2008 01:04 pm The proposed farm bill just sent to President Bush (and expected to be vetoed) contains several ethanol provisions. One is to cut the corn ethanol subsidy...Power From Formic Acid20 May, 2008 11:05 am One of the central challenges of our time is the supply of enough environmentally friendly and resource-efficient energy to our society.Daily Greens - Grolar Bears & Grease Thieves15 May, 2008 12:37 pm Put your hands up! Daily Greens investigates McCain's environmental proposals, why burglars have greasy fingers and a new hybrid species that'll rival...Bio-Char: An Eco-solution12 May, 2008 12:05 pm A segment on CNN discusses bio-char (biomass-derived black carbon).Oil, Gas-- and Carrots9 May, 2008 11:58 am (May 8, 2008) While oil and natural gas prices are skyrocketing, the world's energy consumers are trying to find ways to reserve oil and gas for themselves...UN Rapporteur Talks about the Global Food Crisis1 May, 2008 01:35 pm he United Nations is expected to reveal a so-called battle plan to tackle the growing global food crisis. The meeting in Switzerland on Monday comes...Carbon Markets Need a Strong Urge from the Government29 Apr, 2008 10:24 am A senior adviser on carbon management to PricewaterhouseCoopers and adjunct professor at UNSW's Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC),...The Smell of Money: Mixing Farm Waste to Make Energy25 Apr, 2008 09:57 am Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis, using an impressive array of imaging and tracking technologies, have determined the importance of mixing...Nepal's Electricity Woes10 Apr, 2008 04:40 pm Nepal does have one resource in abundance: water. And its neighbours are looking to exploit that resource to power their economies with hydroelectricty..."Fuelling Animals or Fuelling Cars": the U.S. Energy Policy and the Gulf of Mexico17 Mar, 2008 08:25 am Recently, the U.S. Senate announced its energy policy aims of generating 36 billion gallons annually of ethanol by the year 2022,...Clean Diesels14 Mar, 2008 10:51 am Modern diesel cars are not only quieter than their predecessors but also release considerably fewer exhaust fumes into the atmosphere...Energy Trends & Technologies: Regent's Lecture at UC-Berkeley14 Mar, 2008 10:51 am Steven Koonin, Chief Scientist for BP & Professor of Physics, Caltech, gives a lecture on future energies. The world's demand for energy will grow by some...Hybrid Cars: A Troubled Future?3 Mar, 2008 02:54 pm According to a recent study, hybrid vehicles that run on both internal combustion engine and electric batteries are no more than a temporary step until...Full of Hot Air28 Feb, 2008 11:10 am Are you willing to pay $9 to fill up your gas tank? According to this author/investor, Matthew Simmons, who talks to the "Money Honey" on Wall Street Journal...Reviving the Coral Reef20 Feb, 2008 12:37 pm A report from CNN examines a project which uses electricity to revive the dying coral reef in Bali.The sQuba18 Feb, 2008 01:04 pm A Swiss inventor, Frank Rinderknecht, has modeled a car that goes under water after one in a James Bond movie.Midwest Oil Refineries Gobble Up Canadian Tar Sands, Spew Greenhouse Gasses14 Feb, 2008 12:07 pm Midwest oil refineries are gobbling up more and more crude oil from Canadian tar sands and are set to belch out up to 40 percent more greenhouse gas emissions...UK Looks to a Nuclear Future14 Feb, 2008 12:04 pm Britain has given the go ahead for the construction of a new generation of nuclear power stations in its search for cleaner,...Storm on the Horizon13 Feb, 2008 07:30 pm Trouble is brewing. Trouble I have been warning about since I started writing this blog. Trouble that was a big factor in me starting to write this blog...Focus on Nigeria: the SELF Project8 Feb, 2008 06:09 pm CNN's monthly series 'Global Challenges' travels around the world to bring feature reports on sustainable development, focusing on small-scale community...Building a Better Bacterium for Butanol25 Jan, 2008 07:30 am A group of University of Alberta students have spent the summer working on building a new kind of bacteria: one that might hold some answers to the planet's...On Algal Biodiesel29 Jan, 2008 05:11 pm Eons ago, microalgae (tiny plants) growing in primeval oceans died and formed a layer on the sea bed. Over geological time, i.e., millions of years,...Richard Heinberg on a Post-Carbon Future22 Jan, 2008 10:14 am Ecologist Richard Heinberg, author of The Party's Over, Power Down, The Oil Depletion Protocol, and Peak Everything, talks about energy wars,...Annapolis Police "Go Green" with New Rides17 Jan, 2008 10:38 am The police department in charge of patrolling the state house and other government buildings in Annapolis, Maryland is going green. (WBAL TV, Baltimore)The Merger of GDF and SUEZ15 Jan, 2008 11:54 am In an interview with the European Energy Review, Professor Chevalier discusses the merger between Gaz de France (GDF) and Suez and its economic,...Green Car Conversions11 Jan, 2008 10:42 am DieselGreen Fuels in Austin, Texas is a company that converts cars that run on diesel to cars that will run on vegetable oil.Will Nuclear Power Stations be Insurable?11 Jan, 2008 10:42 am The Government has announced its decision on nuclear power, which is SUCH a surprise!Switchgrass Science10 Jan, 2008 01:37 pm At the University of Tennessee, switchgrass is all the buzz - a plant that's farmer & environment-friendly, and a cheap alternative to high-priced corn...Fueling Up at the Air Pump: Air-Powered Car7 Jan, 2008 10:20 am In a superb leap of eco-tech, Guy Negre and son, Cyril, have created a car that runs on compressed air. Too good to be true? (BBC News)My Top 10 Energy Stories of 20073 Jan, 2008 11:53 am On his blog, R-Squared Energy Blog, Robert Rapier shares his top 10 energy stories of 2007.Oil Hits $100 per Barrel3 Jan, 2008 11:47 am Crude oil prices have spiked, briefly reaching $100/barrel yesterday, and it may not be over. CNN's Jim Boulden reports. The Middle East is not so sure...Rizhao, a Solar-Powered City in China8 Jan, 2008 11:20 am Australia news media, SBS, is praising a China north City, Rizhao, for its using solar power to save environment.U.S. Democratic Presidential Candidates on Subsidies for Biofuels27 Dec, 2007 12:05 pm Christopher Dodd, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton describe how they would address subsidies, conservation, and biofuels at "The Des Moines...Oklahoma's "Green Gold"2 Jan, 2008 11:22 am Oklahoma is in the race to develop alternative energy sources to help reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.Philippine Oil Palm Cultivation Raises Food Concerns2 Jan, 2008 11:22 am Al Jazeera's Marqa Ortigas in the Southern Philippines reports on how the palm oil industry has raised fear for local food supplies and sustainable practiceLarge-Scale Use of Harvest Residues for Biofuel Production: a Bad Idea20 Dec, 2007 01:31 pm Plans for large scale use of harvest residues to produce biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel will be detrimental to soil quality...A Red Sea Dam: Huge Power and Massive Destruction18 Dec, 2007 11:30 am Today?s technological know-how makes it possible to construct a dam across the southern entrance of the Red Sea. Evaporation is high in the Red Sea,...Together Better than Alone: Network of Wind Farms Can Generate Smoother Power Supply7 Dec, 2007 06:24 pm Wind is a clean and never ending source of energy, but also an unreliable one, because it blows intermittently. This intermittency and unpredictability...Surprising Sustainability of Great Plains Agriculture22 Nov, 2007 11:01 am A century-long examination of trends in population, farm income and crop production in the Great Plains reveals stability of farm income and population...Paving the Way2 Nov, 2007 10:09 am This is the second in a series of video podcasts for the PBS series e2 energy. Each podcast takes you beyond the episodes and deeper into the world of...Reporting from the Wall Street Journal29 Oct, 2007 12:59 pm I just finished reading an article from the Wall Street Journal that left me shaking my head.Biofuel Production Threatens Water Supplies in China and India11 Oct, 2007 05:03 pm A study released this week by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) reports that the biofuel production in China and India exacerbates the...Inverting Sustainable Development: Rethinking Ecology, Innovation, and Spatial Limits10 Oct, 2007 12:38 pm The public debate on environmental sustainability seems to be oscillating between two unsound extremes: either radical reforms aimed at dramatic reductions...Biofuels Could Boost Global Warming4 Oct, 2007 10:33 am A new study led by Nobel prize-winning chemist Paul Crutzen shows that the combustion of biofuels may release a larger amount of N2O,...Nuclear vs. Coal: A False Choice?24 Sep, 2007 03:59 pm Anybody that has recently watched television discussions about electricity policy or read popular newspaper articles in the U.S...A Crude Awakening - The Oil Crash24 Sep, 2007 01:59 pm The idea that the world?s oil supplies have peaked, or will soon, is gaining mainstream currency. OilCrash, produced and directed by award-winning European...Authors@Google: Don Kennedy18 Sep, 2007 12:13 pm Don Kennedy, editor-in-chief of Science is the author of Science Magazine's State of the Planet 2006--2007 which brings together leading environmental..."There is a Huge Difference in Biofuels but Policies Just do not Make this Distinction"14 Sep, 2007 02:46 pm In a report on the impact of biofuels released Tuesday, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said biofuels may "offer a cure...Coal & Nuclear: Problem or Solution?12 Sep, 2007 01:01 pm A three minute excerpt from PBS series e2 energy narrated by Morgan Freeman. This episode is the last in the series and titled "Harvesting the Wind...The Energy Diet5 Sep, 2007 02:56 pm An article I read over the long weekend got me thinking about how we talk about energy supply and demand, particularly when we're looking at alternatives...Biofuels or Forests?23 Aug, 2007 11:37 am Carbon-free transport fuels present some of the most difficult problems in adapting to a low carbon economy and, while there are solutions like hydrogen...No More Nuclear Energy? A Lost Fight Before It Even Starts!12 Jul, 2007 04:05 pm Jacques Foos analyses questions on world development in an un-dogmatic style. He is a professor at the National Conservatory of the Arts et Metiers and...World Map of Oil Production Peaking9 Jul, 2007 02:01 pm This animated map is an excerpt from a conference presentation by Randy Park. He is a professional level member of the Canadian Association of Professional...Jeremy Leggett: Peak Oil Meets Climate Change9 Jul, 2007 02:00 pm Jeremy Leggett Lecture in the Cultivate Centre, Dublin where he discusses Peak Oil and its affects on climate change. He spent the 1980s in the service...Nuclear Energy: ?Everyone Wants It?3 Jul, 2007 12:30 pm For Philippe Garderet, the scientific director of Areva, the world leading company in nuclear energy, ?the real subject at hand is not knowing whether...?The Moment Has Passed to Compare the Merits of Wind or Nuclear Technology?28 Jun, 2007 04:27 pm With an increase of 80 million inhabitants per year, the planet needs all the energy possible: nuclear, wind, solar, hydraulic?The fight ?..."Jatropha Is Not Competing with Existing Food Crops to Produce Biodiesel"5 Jun, 2007 03:19 pm The biofuel market is growing, and with it the development of certain crops to meet energy needs. One of which is Jatropha, a plant that is gaining importance..."Nuclear Energy Represents an Enormous Commitment for Investors"10 May, 2007 06:58 pm Segment of an interview with Jan Horst Keppler, director of the Energy program at the French Institute of International Relation (IFRI) and professor at...3.4%10 May, 2007 06:57 pm The percentage of renewable energies out of the current overall energy supply.20%10 May, 2007 06:57 pm The agreement reached by the European Union on renewable energies out of the combined energy consumption by 2020.Coal, a Future Energy?10 May, 2007 06:57 pm To consider coal, known to be highly polluting, as an energy source of the future seems somewhat of a paradox. Yet, that is the bet being made by some...Ethanol, a Possible Replacement to Gasoline10 May, 2007 06:58 pm Ethanol is not a newly discovered component. It has been used for a long time in industrial chemistry, for example, in solvents, or disinfectants...Energies of the 21st Century10 May, 2007 06:59 pm The debate over energy resources used by modern societies is of the utmost urgence. Not so much because the traditional forms of energy will run out,...[Video] Introduction to the Renewable Energies26 Apr, 2007 01:55 pm A (quite fair) introduction to the renewable energies by WWF.?A Global Carbon Permit Market Is Not A Very Good Idea?30 Mar, 2007 11:42 am Interview with Warwick McKibbin, the director of the Center of Applied Macroeconomic Analysis at the Australian National University and a professorial..."Brazilian Sugarcane Ethanol is The Most Competitive Renewable Energy Worldwide."14 Mar, 2007 11:31 am Interview with Jose Goldemberg, a Brazilian physicist and the current Secretary for the Environment of the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil,...New Tank Innovation Makes Small Natural Gas Vehicles Attractive9 Mar, 2007 10:31 am Technology uses corncobs to create space-saving briquettes for low-pressure tanks. A development in natural gas technology will make it possible to...Hydropower Switched to Dual Clean and Renewable Energy Source8 Mar, 2007 11:22 am Narrowly linked to climate change issues, this article is intended to somehow foresee the rise of a new clean and renewable energy resource...Oil: "There Is No Evidence That a Peak Will Occur In the Next 10 to 15 Years"1 Mar, 2007 05:24 pm Peter Jackson, the senior director of CERA Oil Supply, recently published a widely debated article entitled, "Why the Peak Oil Theory Falls Down"...Diverse Renewable Energy Sources Is The Best Option16 Jan, 2007 11:28 am Dr. Daniel Kammen is the director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley...Why Hydropower is Not Clean Energy9 Jan, 2007 02:53 pm Dr. Philip M. Fearnside is a research scientist in the Ecology department at the National Institute for Research in the Amazon (INPA) in Manaus,...New Process to Produce Completely Renewable Fuels and Chemicals10 Nov, 2006 04:02 pm What happens if you overheat vegetable oil or sugar in your kitchen? Vegetable oil smokes and turns brown and sugar turns black...Bioreactors: Toward Miniaturation26 Oct, 2006 03:15 pm Scientists have shown that you can directly transfer electrons to a mineral using a purified protein. Using pure protein opens up the possibility of shrinking..."My Proposal Is To Concentrate On Green Energy at Large"22 Jun, 2006 07:31 pm Ibrahim Dincer is chair of the Second International Green Energy Conference that will take place in Ontario, Canada from the 25 to the 29 of June... |
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