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Cleaning up coal …

November 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments

To be clear, “clean coal” is an oxymoronic statement, at least for the next few decades. From mining through the emitted pollutants in the burning process to the resulting ash, there are many “dirty” aspects to coal. Thanks to the dedicated efforts of a Sierra Club legal team led by Joanne Spalding, the future [...]

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Tags: Energy · carbon dioxide · coal · electricity · emissions · energy efficiency

The Organic Silver BB?

October 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment

A few days ago, guest poster Jill Richardson brought us exciting news with the question “Can Organics Save Us from Global Warming?” Jill excitedly brought news of a new study from the Rodale Institute entitled REgenerative ORganic Farming: A Solution to Global Warming. After now having taken the time to read this report, [...]

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Tags: Energy · agriculture · carbon dioxide · climate change

Can Organics Save Us from Global Warming?

October 10th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Jill Richardson is an extremely interesting, provocative, and fresh voice on the web in the arenas of food and agriclture. She is a founder of La Vica Locavore. This is, with permission, a cross-post of her latest piece.
Last weekend, I visited the Rodale Institute as part of the 2008 Community Food Security Coalition Conference. [...]

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Tags: Energy · Global Warming · agriculture · carbon dioxide · carbon offsets · climate change

The Lomborg chill effect hits again

October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Bjorn Lomborg is eloquent, articulate, suave, debonair and recklessly dangerous. Lomborg’s disingenous truthiness provides a fourth category to “lies, damned lies, and statistics” which might referred to “Lomborg statistics“. He struck again with a Times opinion piece calling into question UK investment plans to fight global warming.
It is hard, almost, to [...]

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Tags: Energy · analysis · bjorn lomborg · carbon dioxide · climate change · climate delayers · truthiness

Calculating John’s Housing Carbon Footprint …

August 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

John McCain makes much noise about his concern for Global Warming, that he views it as real and something that requires action (even if his actions don’t match his words, also). A more prominent activist on Global Warming, Al Gore, has been hit hard for his supposedly excessive energy use at his home being at [...]

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Tags: 2008 Presidential Election · 2008 presidential campaign · Energy · Global Warming · analysis · carbon dioxide · climate change · energy efficiency · green · john mccain

A Prosperous, Climate-Friendly Society

July 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments

 
Peak Oil. Gas Prices. Global Warming.
There are real problems and real threats with terrifying implications that merit response.  
Yet, threat and crisis creates opportunity.
We have, before us (and the US), an opportunity for transformation.
For responding to threat and handling crisis to create something better, to turn to a better path.
And, well, the question becomes how [...]

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Tags: Global Warming · carbon dioxide · climate change · environmental

Throw off complacency: 100% renewable electricity

July 17th, 2008 · Comments Off

Al Gore has set a challenge: 100% clean electricity, 100%! Get us (the US, and eventually, all the globe) off coal. And, determine to do this within a decade.
People are going to scream that this is impossible. They will be wrong.  This is possible, difficult to do in the timeline perhaps, but possible.
They will, as [...]

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Tags: Al Gore · Energy · carbon dioxide · carbon neutral · environmental · government energy policy · green · politics · pollution · renewable electricity standards · renewable energy

The power of 350 … spreading the word

June 17th, 2008 · No Comments

Prior to the industrial era, the atmosphere was at about 280 parts per million of carbon dioxide. Now, we are about 387 and growing at nearly 2 ppm per year.
The ‘old’ (a few years ago) scientific consideration was that it seemed we could stabilize, without utterly catastrophic risk, at 450 ppm or below. [...]

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Tags: Global Warming · Uncategorized · carbon dioxide · climate change · emissions · environmental · green · jim hansen · political symbols · politics · pollution

Truthiness into the inbox …

June 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

It had seemed that ABEC had bit the dust, having been transformed into ACCCE. But, it seems that obituary might have been a bit too soon as my in-box just was filled with truthiness and deception from the astroturfing Americans for Balanced Energy Choices. Let’s take a brief look at this material from [...]

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Tags: Congress · Global Warming · Uncategorized · cap and trade · carbon dioxide · carbon tax · climate change · climate delayers · coal · environmental · global warming deniers · government energy policy · politics · pollution · truthiness

Waving a white flag … Samuelson and Global Warming

June 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Robert J. Samuelson simply doesn’t believe in America, in American ingenuity, in Americans ability to rise to challenges and solve problems.
From an acquaintance,
This week’s Newsweek magazine carries a column by Robert Samuelson, titled Just-Call It Cap-and-Tax. Samuelson likes to say he’s not an economist. In this column, he certainly showed that to be the case.
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Tags: Congress · Energy · Global Warming · analysis · carbon dioxide · carbon tax · clean emissions · climate change · climate delayers · emissions · environmental · global warming deniers · lieberman-warner