Tag: oil
group name: hydrogeneconomy
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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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April 27, 2008 09:01 PM EDT --
Okay, in case you have been too fascinated by Clinton's mudslinging act to follow the issues, McCain and Clinton have both piped up with plans to give us a break from federal gasoline taxes from . . . more
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October 24, 2007 10:28 PM EDT --
Do you want the good news or the bad news first? okay, good news first. GM is getting ready to build the Chevy Volt, a new sort of hybrid vehicle that will be powered primarily by an electric engine and . . . 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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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 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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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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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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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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September 18, 2007 06:23 PM EDT --
I would like to thank Shari F. for permission to use her article
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977057529
to exemplify some of the common misconceptions about hydrogen. In her . . . 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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January 15, 2008 10:38 PM EST --
There is something not right, a sort of disjunct, between the Detroit automakers and George W. Bush. I base this assertion on a comparison of Bush's comments to the leadership of Saudi Arabia during . . . more
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December 20, 2007 04:40 PM EST --
During the campaign for the 2008 elections, many issues are tossed around, surveys and polls taken about how candidates and voters think about the issues, issues ranked according to importance, and otherwise . . . more
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October 07, 2007 11:02 AM EDT --
I have to admit up front that I have not read these two books. But I have added them to my impossibly long reading list because I have decided that this is a critical public policy issue and we can no . . . more
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September 29, 2007 03:56 PM EDT --
The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), founded by Amory Lovins, has just commemorated its 25th anniversary. The Institute was founded in response to the U.S. energy crises of the 1970s. Instead of focusing . . . more
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