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Geoengineering: basic principles, some thoughts, some questions

February 28th, 2008 · 13 Comments

In the face of the potential for catastrophic climate change and global warming, “geo-engineering” is an arena getting a little attention and some press, such as W Broad, NYT Times 
Geoengineering is the deliberate modification of Earth’s environment on a large scale “to suit human needs and promote habitability”. 
One can argue that all efforts to control [...]

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Tags: Global Warming · agriculture · wind power

Eliminating coal from the electricity equation …

February 28th, 2008 · 7 Comments

This diary will be a relative short and sweet one.
For once, no links.
Apologies, no photographs.
Just a very simply outline of how the United States could, without Heruclean efforts, eliminate coal-fired electricity from the electrical system by 2030.
And, do so while improving the economy.

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Tags: Energy · Global Warming · coal · electricity · environmental