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A few automotive thoughts, if I may… Ford’s newest vehicle, to be on the market later this year, is the C-Max: Aside from the atrocious name — are they now measuring corporate success by the number of cheap shots people take at their product names? — this looks like a winner in the ye olde marketplace. Somewhat . . . → Read More: Driving the future I can’t speak for anyone else gathered here in my virtual living room — hey, Sasparilla, stop bogarting the Doritos; and Olner, we’re running low on Carmenere, please open another couple of bottles — but I certainly find it incredibly frustrating to see and hear people talk about the cost of energy solely in terms of . . . → Read More: Not talking about the true costs  4 comments - (Comments are closed)  Climate change, Coal, Communications, Electricity, Natural gas, Uncategorized Joe Romm has some quotes from Ken Caldeira about the paper he recently co-authored on natural gas, and they’re eye-popping, at least to anyone who hasn’t been paying attention, or worse, believes any of the ads about natural gas the energy companies are using to carpet bomb US airwaves: I see natural gas as a bridge fuel; . . . → Read More: The siren call of natural gas 7 comments - (Comments are closed) Climate change, Electricity, Natural gas, Public policy, Transportation If you’re itching for a new example of, “this sounds great, but…”, then I’ve got a real winner we can ponder, as described in the article, Carbon dioxide super-scubber? Potential good news in global warming fight.: Using cheap, readily available materials, a team of chemists has developed a new compound for drawing carbon dioxide out of the . . . → Read More: Scrubbing CO2 Comments are closed Climate change, Coal, Geoengineering, Natural gas, Oil, Public policy, Uncategorized Long-time readers know that I’m not exactly a fan of this persistent and perplexing notion that we should embrace natural gas, fracked or otherwise, as a transition fuel to a lower carbon future. My argument is simple and flows directly from a simple examination of the facts: It’s so late in the game that moving . . . → Read More: If shale gas is the answer, then what’s the fracking question? If anyone here needed further proof that some days it’s not worth chewing through the leather restraints, we have a new Science paper of more than passing interest. A third effect of anthropogenic aerosols on the climate: In a paper published in the journal Science, Natalie Mahowald at Cornell University reports on a third effect of . . . → Read More: Do anthropogenic aerosols play an even bigger role? The International Energy Agency released their report, World Energy Outlook 2001, this morning. The full press release [emphasis added]: The world is locking itself into an unsustainable energy future which would have far-reaching consequences, IEA warns in its latest World Energy Outlook See Related Publication or Event 09 November 2011 London — Without a bold change of policy direction, the . . . → Read More: Doc alert: World Energy Outlook 2011 2 comments - (Comments are closed) By the numbers, Climate change, Coal, Natural gas, Oil, Renewable energy, Uncategorized You can’t throw a computer mouse without hitting some site or person talking about the big carbon news from last week regarding the record jump in worldwide carbon emissions, in both absolute terms and carbon intensity. And it should be a big topic, frankly, considering the breadth, depth, and severity of the ramifications of stay . . . → Read More: More on those record carbon emissions 14 comments - (Comments are closed) By the numbers, Climate change, Coal, Natural gas, Oil, Uncategorized A pair of articles in the NY Time focuses on one of the more perverse aspects of our current energy/climate amalgam of ugliness: Flaring natural gas. The thumbnail description: When oil is extracted from wells, it’s often accompanied by natural gas. There’s no economical way to store and use that natural gas, so it’s . . . → Read More: Unnatural emissions: Flaring gas from oil sites Update: After some Intertubery, I think the “1C” paper referred to below is: The net climate impact of coal-fired power plant emissions [PDF] Cleaner air may make global warming worse – The Irish Times – Wed, Jun 29, 2011 Understanding impacts of aerosols and trace gases on climate and air quality: Atmospheric aerosol particles (otherwise known as particulate matter) . . . → Read More: It’s aerosol whiplash time |
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