In this photo of a sea in the eastern part of Siberia, it certainly appears that something is boiling. In fact, however, these are bubbles of methane rising to the surface, but they’re actually being released not by evaporation but …
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The End of the “War on Coal”
Commenting on the wholesale environmental deregulation that the Trump administration has so successfully hurried along, an op-ed contributor to the Wall Street Journal notes, “Apparently, coal can be marketable, if regulators let it be.” Wow, that’s astute.
Burning Coal Is Choking Our Planet and Its People, But Strangely, That’s OK
Here’s something that will put a smile on a few faces, i.e., those investors whose meager integrity and broken moral compass enables them to support coal as an energy source. According to Energy Matters: Nearly all publicly traded US coal …
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Bid Farewell To the Energy Star Program and Its Magnificent Contribution to Energy Efficiency and Conservation
It appears that the Trump administration will not let up on its war against the environment until the very last attempt to protect our natural ecosystems is repealed. On the chopping block this week is Energy Star program, established in …
Dealing with the Externalities of Our Major Industries
A reader commented on my post In Choosing Among Various Approaches to Energy, Politics Is a Very Big Deal that I support political action involving an ideological/moral campaign to prevent the eating of red meat. I suppose that would be a decent …
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What Happens in the Arctic Doesn't Stay in the Arctic
I thought that was a clever little title, but I take no credit for it. It’s a line from this article on climate change, and, in particular, the melting of the Arctic and the release of incredible quantities of previously …
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Uninformed Critics (Often Pro-Nuke People) Attack Renewable Energy with Loud, Though Specious Arguments
I’m often called upon to defend renewable energy against its critics. Here are my words of rebuttal to Alex Cannara, a nuclear advocate who for some reason feels compelled to denigrate renewables at every opportunity. My remarks are in italics …
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From Guest Blogger Maria: How Bio-Gas as Fuel Can be Harmless to the Environment
Production of energy is one of the most crucial challenges facing many countries across the world. Energy production method varies from one point to another but what makes it expensive is the cost of production. Bio gas is one of …
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What If We Never Run Out of Oil?
Here’s a lengthy but excellent article from The Atlantic: “What If We Never Run Out of Oil?” It certainly is an interesting concept – one that I find quite credible. For instance, we have recently discovered untapped reservoirs of methane …
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From Guest Blogger Penny McCracken: Methane
I’m frustrated at one source of energy which is not being used, almost at all, and yet, there is an endless supply — methane. I have passed sewage treatment plants in some medium-to-small cities, and they have ‘flare-off” pipes going! …
