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Category Archives: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Economic CO2 Capture… GASP!
As the largest source of CO2 emissions in the United States, scientists have long sought a process to clean up the coal-fired power industry. Unfortunately the solutions to capture and sequester carbon have yet to be economically feasible without the government placing a hefty price on carbon emissions. The new Silicon Valley start-up, Calera, claims [...]
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Carbon Cycle
This article is about carbon and how it moves around our planet. Carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe and the basic building block for all life. Carbon atoms are everywhere – the stone we walk on, the CO2 our bodies produce and release into the air, the backbone of polymers, and [...]
What’s a Locavore to do?
To start off with, I will define the term “locavore”. A locavore is intent on purchasing only (or as much as possible) locally produced food believing that minimizing food-miles (the distance food has to travel to your table) will in turn reduce energy consumption and save the planet. This belief has caught on in eco-conscious [...]
Also posted in Agriculture, Energy, Food, Food miles, Human Behavior, NYTimes Comments closed
US Energy Policy: Good Is Not Good Enough
Here are a few articles related to the current legislation in the US Senate right now: A Real Bill for the Climate: Here’s a quick one that explains the situation in congress right now with the current energy bill and why it should be more of a climate bill than an energy bill. A Missed [...]
Enviros approve next generation coal plant