Let us be clear, upfront, the current Lieberman-Warner bill is inadequate and, well, potentially worse than inadequate. If passed, as is, it will (without question) fall short of the measures required to deal with Global Warming, it will give away $100s billions to polluters without requirements to use those funds to clean up their acts […]
Will Environmental Defense Defend the Environment?
November 7th, 2007 · Comments Off on Will Environmental Defense Defend the Environment?
Tags: Energy · Global Warming · lieberman-warner
Getting Electricity Right: Three key regulatory challenges
November 7th, 2007 · Comments Off on Getting Electricity Right: Three key regulatory challenges
We face a perfect storm when it comes to Global Warming and energy issues. There are solution paths that can help us navigate these dangerous seas, yet often the technology seems to be the least of our challenges. On October 30th, the Brookings Institution Hamilton Project had a forum entitled: A Climate of Change: Economic Approaches to […]
Tags: cap and trade · carbon tax · electricity · Energy · environmental · Global Warming · government energy policy
MagLev Winpower Generation …
November 7th, 2007 · Comments Off on MagLev Winpower Generation …
Several days ago, Zhongke Hengyuan Energy Technology Co. Ltd broke ground on a magnetic levitation wind farm research and power production facility in China. This generator “base” will support generators ranging from “400 to 5000 watts” (is this supposed to be kilowatts?) in 2008. One serious benefit of MAGLEV windpower systems is the abilty to […]
Tags: wind power
Getting the Next President to Talk About Energy / Global Warming
November 7th, 2007 · 5 Comments
Notable in the Presidential debates, on both sides of the aisle, has been a relative silence on such minor issues as energy and Global Warming. Peak Oil matter? Evidently not, based on the hours of debates. Global Warming? Well, Tim Russert has asked over 200 questions, not one related to this that I can find. […]
Tags: Energy · Global Warming · politics