Tag: climate
group name: hydrogeneconomy
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October 19, 2007 12:57 PM EDT --
The National Climate Data Center reported on Tuesday that around 43 percent of the continental USA is in a state of moderate to extreme drought. California and Georgia are having serious trouble, but . . . more
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September 17, 2007 01:00 PM EDT --
I hadn't seriously begun to think of hydrogen as a plausible alternative fuel until I learned of Amory Lovins at the Rocky Mountain Institute.
https://www.rmi.org/
Actually, the first I even knew . . . more
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November 30, 2007 08:37 AM EST --
At last, the climate change debate has started to move beyond the question "does it exist". It is now possible to begin discussing the real question: "what are we going to do about it". . . . more
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September 26, 2007 06:44 PM EDT --
I continue to be surprised by the solar energy activity in Canada. Listening to some skeptics, you would think that solar energy won't work outside southern or southwestern U.S. In a previous article, . . . more
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September 27, 2007 07:47 PM EDT --
Skeptics about renewable energy will frequently say things like, "Solar and wind will never be anything but a minor contributor to the entire energy needs of our country." If that is the case, . . . more
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January 20, 2008 08:56 PM EST --
And you thought that all ended back in 2002 when that firestorm of protest greeted Cheney's little private meetings with oil and automobile executives that environemtalists were barred from entering, . . . more
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October 31, 2007 06:48 PM EDT --
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District is nearing completion of a solar-hydrogen fueling station that will fuel 14 hydrogen, fuel-cell cars. The demonstration project will be completed at the end of . . . more
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September 20, 2007 02:15 PM EDT --
In my first article about common misconceptions about hydrogen, I discussed the myths that hydrogen is inefficient, and that a new, expensive infrastructure would have to be built for distribution to suppliers. . . . more
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October 01, 2007 01:36 PM EDT --
Critics of hydrogen will often write that hydrogen is not an energy source, but an energy carrier. This is true, but deceptive. The issue has to do with efficiency, which I addressed here:
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977120951 . . . more
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October 18, 2007 12:55 PM EDT --
JUST SAY NO - DETAILS BELOW
I have been writing a series of articles on "Why Nuclear Energy Is Not the Solution to Global Warming."
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977118748 . . . more
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October 23, 2007 12:58 PM EDT --
The Nanosolar Corporation, initiated in 2002 by Martin Roscheisen and Brian Sager, had the goal of mass manufacturing medium-efficient solar cells at one-tenth of the cost of traditional, silicon-wafer . . . more
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October 04, 2007 12:20 PM EDT --
Nuclear energy is prohibitively expensive
In Part One, I gave ten reasons "Why Nuclear Energy Is Not the Solution to Global Warming".
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977118748 . . . more
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January 08, 2008 08:57 PM EST --
In my blog called Chemistry for a Sustainable World, I have noted a number of recent stories in the press that may be of interest. Since I just joined Gather and have not yet made any connections, . . . more
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January 08, 2008 03:46 AM EST --
I have a blog on environmental issues and was excited to see that Reuters had picked up one of my posts. If you are interested in geothermal power, you might want to take a look :
Thanks to Sam, you . . . more
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April 27, 2008 09:45 AM EDT --
....although there may at first blush appear to be some connections there. Obviously, if you take a grocery run and you notice that corn products as well as beef and chicken are more expensive, the fact . . . more
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December 20, 2007 07:38 PM EST --
Freedom from Oil: how the next President can end the United States' oil addiction
by David Sandalow.
New York: McGraw-Hill, copyright 2008
273 pages, including Noes with web addresses, . . . more
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January 21, 2008 04:47 AM EST --
Even later edit: I had originally thought I would be able to direct people to the major news organizations that have re-published my blog. As many have found out, this doesn't work. One of the reasons . . . more
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November 15, 2007 04:26 PM EST --
In recent days, you may have read that the congressional democratic leadership has backed away from renewable energy by dropping from the current energy bill the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) and . . . more
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December 04, 2007 05:41 PM EST --
Sierra Club is reporting that Pelosi will introduce the energy bill in the House this week, including CAFE standards of 35 mpg by 2020. In releasing her press statement, Pelosi said, "This comprehensive . . . more
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September 24, 2008 10:54 PM EDT --
This week, the senate has finally passed an energy bill, which includes tax credits for renewable energy. The bill has an eight year investment tax credit, and it extends the production tax credit for . . . more
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