Guest post by David Middleton Is coal the new gold? A Pennsylvania senate candidate thinks so By John Moody | Fox News “There’s coal in them thar hills.” If that…
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Grade school science howler from Ken Caldeira: 'CO2…forms carbonic acid (the same thing that makes soda fizz)'
From the Carnegie Institution , where soda pop science is like a carbonic acid trip, they say (thanks to modeling) we have to make big changes: “To save coral reefs,…
'plug-and-play' CO2 Scrubbers
From MIT, while “plug-and-play” is cited, it’s just a paper. Getting the carbon out of emissions Proposed method could be more efficient than previous systems and easier to retrofit in…
National Laboratory pans ocean carbon sequestration scheme
Questions rise about seeding for ocean C02 sequestration – Argonne National Laboratory LEMONT, Ill – A new study on the feeding habits of ocean microbes calls into question the potential…
I, For One, Welcome Our New Energy Overlord
Guest essay by Kevin D. Knoebel In case you missed it, physicist Ernest J. Moniz was sworn in on May 21, 2013 as the new US Secretary of Energy. Born…
Enivronmentalists worst nightmare? GMO'd 'frankenbugs' could make fuel directly from CO2
From the University of Georgia: UGA discovery may allow scientists to make fuel from CO2 in the atmosphere Athens, Ga. – Excess carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere created by…
Bad Karma? Obama promotes electric cars, but they still fall short
Guest post by Steve Goreham Originally published in The Washington Times Last Friday, President Obama once again pitched electric cars during his presentation at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. At…
Now what is 'death train' Hansen going to do? Clean coal process developed to extract energy without burning or CO2
From James Hansen’s, Bill McKibben’s and Joe Romm’s worst nightmare department, comes this uplifting science story from the Ohio State University. Basically they found a way to oxidize coal and…
A ReVolting development – Green Energy Stimulus Bankruptcies Come in All Sizes
By Paul Chesser, National Legal & Policy Center The little-reported bankruptcy of a relatively small electric vehicle battery manufacturer last month illustrates the many problems with President Obama’s green energy…
Something practical – new roof design saves energy
ORNL roof and attic design proves efficient in summer and winter By Emma Macmillan OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Sep. 10, 2012 — A new kind of roof-and-attic system field-tested at the…
