Energy Priorities Clean Energy

Power Plant Carbon Emissions Outpace Energy Production (AP)

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:52:04 -0800

Carbon emissions increased faster than electricity demand in 2007. As much as two-thirds of the greenhouse gas increase was due to increased demand for electricity, much of which was met by coal-fired power plants. Can we hope to make progress against greenhouse gases and continue to exempt ageing coal plants from the Clean Air Act of 1970?

America's 50 Greenest Cities (PopSci)

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:15:06 -0800

My conclusion from reading "America's 50 Green Cities" in the March 2008 Popular Science: There aren't 50 green cities in America. Yet.

Energy Innovators Under 35 (Technology Review)

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 07:49:02 -0800

The September-October 2007 issue of Technology Review features the "TR35" -- 35 innovators under 35 -- and their inventions. Here are the innovations related to energy:

Hydrogen via Aluminum: From Soda Cans to Submarines

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:24:28 -0800

Even though the technique isn't quite out of the lab yet, Hydrogen Power in Seattle is already thinking about how to commercialize a process for producing hydrogen from aluminum powder.

Nuclear Power Not Clean Enough for Florida RPS (Miami Herald)

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:58:53 -0800

Florida Power & Light, the state's largest utility, asked for renewable energy credits for its nuclear power. The state said No.

Book Review: "The Clean Tech Revolution"

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:52:14 -0800

"The Clean Tech Revolution" by Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder will be released tomorrow -- June 12, 2007. Here is my review in a two-sentence nutshell, plus why I like it, and what it does and does not cover.

Ethanol and Biodiesel Producers Turn to Rutabagas as Feedstock

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 06:51:35 -0800

"Food or fuel" has been the battle cry of biofuels opponents, but a growing industry hopes to quash that argument once and for all. Instead of corn or soybeans, renewable fuel producers will start distilling rutabagas into biofuels.

You Are Not Alone: Environmental Site Traffic Up

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:19:35 -0800

Compete.com looks at the growth in traffic to environmental sites as a whole. They indexed 125 sites, including this one. The aggregate traffic is growing, they say, but not at the rate expected. Growth is also uneven. I wonder, if we were to overlay on their chart the cost of a gallon of gasoline... http://blog.compete.com/2007/03/05/environment-sites-an-inconvenient-truth/

Go Green, Get Rich (B2.0)

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 05:15:42 -0800

Business 2.0 looked at today's top 9 environmental problems from the perspective of (what else?) where the most money's to be made. Here are their energy-related entrepreneurial hot spots, and links to related items of interest...

Carbon Neutral Is Oxford Dictionary 2006 Word of the Year

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 22:26:20 -0800

The publishers of the Oxford American Dictionary have selected the word of the year for 2006: "carbon neutral."

Stirling Engines Generate Power from Practically Any Heat Source

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 15:09:17 -0800

Energy Minute: Stirling engines have been around since the 19th century, but today some small and large applications are bringing them into the limelight. (Podcast)

Competitors Measuring your Carbon Footprint?

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:20:37 -0800

More companies are focusing on greenhouse gases and their economic implications, according to a new report based on a survey of 92 companies from various industries. About 75 percent of companies are actively measuring their carbon footprint, and a few are measuring the footprints of their competitors.

Does Airport Security Throw Evian on Notebook Fuel Cells?

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:15:31 -0800

Now that liquids -- and potentially notebook computers and cell phones -- are banned from carry-ons, how will airport security measures affect the future of hydrogen fuel cells for electronics?

Helping Employees Into Hybrids (Business 2.0)

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 11:49:45 -0800

Timberland, Google and Hyperion aren't waiting for government tax incentives to promote cleaner commuting. Here's where to start with your company's fuel-saving initiative.

ITER is First of a Breed of Fusion Reactors that Could Produce Power without Nuclear's Risks

Wed, 22 Jun 2005 13:28:41 -0800

A fusion reactor could, within 30-40 years, harness the hydrogen power of the stars. An international agreement to build the first such facility has scintillated the scientific community and roused the rage of environmentalists. Successful fusion experiments could lead to a clean, safe, unlimited power source. Not everyone is convinced that it's possible, or a good idea.