Changing Our Resource Culture
I don’t know everyone can walk and chew gum at the same time, but we are in the position of having to change our culture toward the resources we consume or waste. At the same time, we need to start … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Energy
Utility Plans need full environmental considerations
Electrical utility plans need to have a full accounting for environmental costs, especially considering the challenges of CO2, climate change and the costs we will bear in the future for having changed so much of our environment. Matanuska Electric Association … Continue reading →
IPCC report out
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) just completed the Fourth Assessment Report on Climate Change entitled: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. This international conglomeration of governments and esteemed scientists from around the world continue to document why the … Continue reading →
EPA can regulate CO2 emissions
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the EPA does have the authority to regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant, particularly for cars. The EPA and some states had argued they had no business doing so. This sets the stage … Continue reading →
Caifornia – leader in energy conservation models
One wouldn’t think California could be a model for energy conservation. Yet, over the past few decades, they have continually looked to reduce their consumption of energy in ways that other states bypass. Here’s a recent article that details some … Continue reading →
Ethanol is the answer?
With the talk that the energy component of the State of the Union will be highlighting making more ethanol, there is little discussion to address that, while ethanol might be a way to reduce our oil consumption, it has a … Continue reading →
“Nucular” Power
With the State of the Union coming soon, the buzz is that George Bush will talk about enhancing “nucular” power as a means of combating global warming and increasing our energy independence. Nuclear power has been given some incredibly large … Continue reading →