Hybrids are too often thought of simply in terms of personal vehicles.
They are also penetrating the big vehicle market space. Consider the average delivery truck and all its starts/stops. There is a lot of energy to capture there, which is why UPS is pursuing hybrids. And, as per Walmart and its hybrid trucks, they are [...]
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Plugging in for a better tomorrow: the school bus ’solution’
December 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Energy · PHEV · analysis · automobiles · bus · business practice · emissions · energy cool · energy efficiency · energy smart · environmental · fuel economy · gasoline · government energy policy · hybrid · hybrid trucks · oil · peak oil · political symbols · politics
Change. Obama can change the path of Climate Change!
December 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Change.
Climate Change. That is change that we don’t want to believe we face, that many refuse to face, but it is change that is occurring, driving many through the stages from denial to determination.
In the face of Climate Change, how much Change can Barack Obama deliver?
And, in fact, does he and the building team [...]
Tags: Energy · analysis · catastrophic climate change · climate change · emissions · environmental · sequestration · urban heat island
Republican Politician asserts that Texas Doesn’t Matter
December 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment
That, after all, has to be one’s conclusion from the words and arguments of Texas State State Legislator Phil King,
Texas could go back into the dark ages, and you’ve got to say what impact does that have on global climate? King added You turn off every power plant in Texas, and the impact would be [...]
Tags: Energy · Global Warming · emissions · truthiness
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 [...]
Tags: Energy · carbon dioxide · coal · electricity · emissions · energy efficiency
VP Debate: Bi-Partisan Romancing of Clean Coal
October 2nd, 2008 · 5 Comments
If we are going to take serious steps to change our reckless drive over the cliffs, in a sad version of Thelma & Louise but in a belching hummer rather than sexy convertible, we have to get serious about facts. And, well, the fact is that “Clean Coal” is not fact , it is powerpoint [...]
Tags: Energy · coal · emissions · environmental
Biking breaks = Offsetting carbon emissions?
September 9th, 2008 · Comments Off
Carbon offsets are something that trouble me, with the analogy to medieval indulgences clearly seeming relevant for at least some who embrace them. On the other hand, Energy’s Three Rs make much sense to me:
Reduce energy use (through efficiency and conservation)
Use Renewable Power as much as possible
Remediate for any remaining polluting energy use
Remediation can take [...]
Tags: Energy · Global Warming · bicycles · eco-friendly · electricity · emissions · energy efficiency · environmental · green · incandescent lighting
Reid: “Coal makes us sick …”
July 1st, 2008 · No Comments
Harry Reid spoke bluntly on energy issues. Looking the Faux and Balanced cameras square on, he spoke truth:
Coal makes us sick …
This is an important statement. Reid is speaking truth to an audience that isn’t used to hearing it.
Tags: Congress · Energy · climate change · coal · emissions · environmental
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. [...]
Tags: Global Warming · Uncategorized · carbon dioxide · climate change · emissions · environmental · green · jim hansen · political symbols · politics · pollution
Politics and Gas Prices
June 13th, 2008 · 9 Comments
It is ever so tempting to scream “GAS PRICES” and call for lowered gas prices if you are a candidate challenging for Congress or elsewhere. Ever so tempting to pander to (quite real) concerns about skyrocketing prices with counterproductive calls for cutting gasoline prices. These, however, fly in the face of the realities of Peak [...]
Tags: Energy · Uncategorized · conservation · emissions · energy efficiency · fuel economy · political symbols · politics · pollution · transportation
Greening the School House
June 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Last month, to far (FAR) less attention than it merited, the House of Representatives (facing an Administration veto threat) passed the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act with $20 billion for greening public schools across the nation.
Taking aggressive action to green schools is about one of the smartest steps the nation can take, [...]
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