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Predicting the Peak … what’s the latest on oil …

April 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment

One of the top students of predictions of peak oil predictions is Robert L. Hirsch, formerlay of DOE and now at SAIC.   He gained fame for the Hirsch Report, Peaking of World Oil Production: Impacts, Mitigation and Risk Management.   Well, Hirsch has a new article in World Oil Magazine entitled Peaking of world oil production: […]

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Tags: General · peak oil

Global Warming Impact Fee … Has its time arrived?

April 19th, 2007 · Comments Off on Global Warming Impact Fee … Has its time arrived?

Today, Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Dodd came out with a speech in which he called for a Corporate Carbon Tax.  While I have much in agreement with this, in reality, the nation should not have a “tax” but a fee.  A Global Warming Impact Fee …

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Tags: carbon dioxide · carbpm tax

Imaging pollution …

April 19th, 2007 · Comments Off on Imaging pollution …

One challenge for trying to change pollution is going from the individual to the globe … and imagining the ‘invisible’ in a way we can each comprehend. It is easy to see the trash on the street and tell your child not to throw a candy wrapper on the ground. It is simple to understand […]

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Tags: pollution