Tag Archives: NYTimes

Kudos are in order

By ADC | Published: January 27, 2010
I read an article just recently that really impressed me. Many articles about renewable energy sources tend to gloss over the downsides of a particular technology and present a very simplified view of the overall environmental merit of the ‘renewable’ energy source. Perhaps simplifying the science behind new technology is the point of science review [...]
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US Energy Policy: Good Is Not Good Enough

By AKB | Published: August 10, 2009
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 [...]
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US climate change policy stuck on China

By AKB | Published: August 5, 2009
A NYTimes article from last month discusses the recent talks between China and the USA to see eye to eye on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The heart of the issue is that China will not commit to a specific GHG reduction quota and that the USA will not commit to enough reductions. Together, China and [...]
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Beef: Getting more than you bargained for

By ADC | Published: June 24, 2009
Lately it seems that the livestock industry, particularly cattle have been getting some negative publicity. One of the latest articles on this topic, Greening the Herds: A New Diet to Cap Gas from the New York Times highlights the contribution of cattle ranches to world greenhouse gas emissions and a new effort at US dairies [...]
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The switch to digital television

By AKB | Published: June 6, 2009
I only made it about 3 paragraphs into this NYTimes article about the switch to digital television when I thought of a quick article to write for this blog. Okay, so I hope you know the gist of this whole story. The US government decided to end analogue television signals on June 12, 2009 to [...]
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