Tag: GHGs

Those of us who are concerned that our increased production of greenhouse gases is causing global climate change often point to the burning of coal to produce electricity as perhaps the single most disastrous phenomenon occurring in human civilization.  And, …

Gateway Pacific Terminal Will Facilitate Coal Exports to China Read More »

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The good news is that the world has begun to use analytics to quantify the damage that is occurring due to climate change.  Here’s a report noted in Bloomberg News that sets the cost at $1.2 trillion annually, or about …

Understanding the Costs of Climate Change Read More »

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It’s the birthday of journalist and activist Jonathan Kozol, a teacher in Boston, who wrote largely on his experiences with school segregation and institutionalized racism.  I had an extremely progressive English teacher my junior year in high school who guided …

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What a great pleasure to come face to face with Glenn Doty, senior energy analyst and frequent commenter at 2GreenEnergy, during my visit to Doty Scientific on Friday.  Had Glenn not had business to which to attend, I would have …

Energy Pragmatism Read More »

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