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20 Jun 2014, 11:40 am by Roger Stark
The so-called "gas bubble" of the 1980s illustrates the boom-to-bust cycle that results from a gas-focused power sector. [read post]
17 Feb 2014, 8:27 am
His "Otto cycle" engine, developed in 1876, is still recognizable in our engines today: valves, a crankshaft, spark plugs, and a single cylinder. [read post]
17 Jan 2014, 12:37 pm by Allison C. Smith
” EPA has proposed a greenhouse gas NSPS for new fossil fuel-fired boilers, including coal-fired power plants, based on the partial implementation of carbon capture and storage (CCS). [read post]
16 Jan 2014, 8:16 am by WIMS
<> New Study: Corn Ethanol Reduces GHG Emissions by 37-40% Compared to Fracking and Tar Sands - (January 15, 2014) WASHINGTON — A comprehensive new study (with appendix) conducted by Life Cycle Associates found that the carbon footprint of corn ethanol continues to shrink, while the carbon impacts associated with crude oil production continue to worsen as more marginal sources are introduced to the fuel supply. [read post]
10 Jan 2014, 11:08 am
These scientists wrote in defense of carbon dioxide, making the case that by historical standards the current carbon dioxide levels in the Earth’s atmosphere are actually quite low, and that higher carbon dioxide levels could actually make agriculture more productive. [read post]
10 Jan 2014, 4:30 am
In just its first year in business, B-cycle helped to burn close to 3.5 million calories and kept more than 87,000 lbs of carbon dioxide from entering our atmosphere. [read post]
6 Dec 2013, 9:45 am by Clark
Some crazy proposed business models operate this way ("we teach the natives to harvest rain forest fruit in a sustainable way, then float the goods down the river to market on carbon-fiber-and-help catamarans with help rigging built with micro-loans from our new website…"). [read post]
11 Aug 2013, 8:04 am by STEPHEN HOLZER
While carbon dioxide decreased as the ice sheet expanded and cooled the climate and increased again as the climate warmed, CO2 levels did not determine the overall sequence of events during each 100,000-year cycle, the researchers concluded. [read post]
9 Aug 2013, 1:26 pm by WIMS
IHS research has found Venezuelan heavy crude to have a similar range of life-cycle GHG emissions as oil sands imported into the United States. [read post]
15 Jul 2013, 1:50 pm by WIMS
Citing scientific uncertainty over how to account for biogenic carbon dioxide's unique role in the carbon cycle, EPA justified this "Deferral Rule" on the basis of the de minimis, one-step-at-a-time, and administrative necessity doctrines. [read post]
2 Jul 2013, 9:09 am by Andrew Moratzka
  To provide guidance to subsequent resource plan proceedings, Xcel suggests the Commission order a re-evaluation of how to proceed with Sherco 1 and 2 if (1) air quality regulations establish a need for SCRs or (2) carbon regulation becomes clear. [read post]
7 Jun 2013, 10:33 am by Brendan Kevenides
 It does not make custom frames, serve coffee or specialize in the latest carbon fiber uber-bikes. [read post]
31 May 2013, 1:33 pm by WIMS
    Lu's theory has been confirmed by ongoing observations of cosmic ray, CFC, ozone and stratospheric temperature data over several 11-year solar cycles. [read post]
5 Apr 2013, 11:29 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
.- Biochar fertilizers as soil amendment and carbon sequestration agent.- Selection and use of designer biochars to improve characteristics of Southeastern USA Coastal Plain degraded soils.- Biochar: A co-product to bioenergy from slow-pyrolysis technology.- Catalytic pyrolysis of biomass.- Selective fast pyrolysis of biomass to produce fuels and chemicals.- Sub- and supercritical water technology for biofuels.- Biomass to liquid fuel via Fischer-Tropsch and related syntheses.-… [read post]
19 Mar 2013, 3:13 pm by WIMS
 To the extent that fossil resources are used to generate electricity, the report indicates that the successful implementation of carbon capture and storage will be essential. [read post]
18 Mar 2013, 1:25 pm by WIMS
  "So we're making progress, but the only way to really break this cycle of spiking gas prices, the only way to break that cycle for good is to shift our cars entirely -- our cars and trucks -- off oil. [read post]
11 Mar 2013, 1:15 pm by WIMS
Myneni said, "This sets in motion a cycle of positive reinforcement between warming and loss of sea ice and snow cover, which we call the amplified greenhouse effect. [read post]
4 Mar 2013, 1:26 pm by WIMS
DOS says, "While such a broad review is typically beyond the scope of NEPA, this Supplemental EIS nonetheless presents information and analysis related to the proposed Project's potential life-cycle climate impacts." [read post]