Seriously, I just have to ask–are the CNG vehicle and hydrogen fuel cell people having a contest to see which group can drive me insane first? Just when I think one of them (most recently the CNG camp) has pegged the absurdity needle with their claims about how vastly cleaner CNG is for use in . . . → Read More: Hydrogen and CNG insanity rages on
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One of the underappreciated aspects of our response to our energy and environmental challenges, at least underappreciated in the online portion of the infosphere, is the evolution of business models and public policy. These are critical elements in how our economy works, and they can potentially play a huge role in how quickly we develop . . . → Read More: Non-technological evolution A couple of articles just popped up over on Scientific American that touch on a topic I’ve been meaning to write about: Biodiesel from algae. The thing that put me on this particular line of thought is the . . . → Read More: It’s algae time, baby  One comment - (Comments are closed)  Biofuels, Climate change, Economics and business, Transportation I mentioned a poll the other day (Despair and hope) that showed American evangelical were less convinced of the reality of global warming than the population in general. A slightly more general look at the issue of how we Americans see the issue is in American Apathy And Global Warming: In a Gallup survey from 1989, . . . → Read More: American views of climate chaos and the world IUFRO press release: The critical role of forests as massive “sinks” for absorbing greenhouse gases is “at risk of being lost entirely” to climate change-induced environmental stresses that threaten to damage and even decimate forests worldwide, according to a new report released today. The report will be formally presented at the next session of the United Nations . . . → Read More: Document alert: Forests and carbon storage The water situation in California is very bad, by any rational measure, but it’s minuscule compared to what’s just beginning to unfold in Asia. Melting Glaciers Threaten Asia Security as Water Supplies Fall: China and India water supplies will decline as global warming shrinks Himalayan Mountain glaciers, increasing the likelihood of regional disputes, according to a report by . . . → Read More: Asia’s looming water crisis Today is way more hectic than normal, so I hope you’ll forgive me for tossing some things over the wall with minimal commentary… Even Deep Cuts in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Will Not Stop Global Warming: Drastic, economy-changing cuts to greenhouse gas emissions will spare the planet half the trauma expected over the next century as the Earth warms. And . . . → Read More: Tidbits One of the memes that’s received a lot of attention lately in online discussions is the notion that science doesn’t provide definite answers, it deals in probabilities. This is a tough concept for many lay people to accept and remember as they read about peak oil and climate chaos, not to mention all the other . . . → Read More: Educated guesses The process of reading tea leaves, um, making projections, regarding the major energy and environmental issues is, to put it mildly, not something we should do casually. But we have little choice, given the terrifying proximity of peak oil and the growing impacts of climate chaos. The reason why is as simple as it . . . → Read More: Harbingers: Australia and Andean glaciers and oil peaks, oh my! I’ve pointed out from time to time that we know perilously little about how the world’s climate works (at least in comparison to how much we now wish we knew) once it’s jostled by the tens of billions of tons of CO2 and other greenhouse gases we emit every year. I think the first step . . . → Read More: More tiles in the climate chaos mosaic |
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