Three senators call for EPA chief to resignDemocratic senators called on Tuesday for the resignation of Stephen Johnson, head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying he sided with polluters instead of fighting global warming and other ecological problems. The three senators, all active in the climate change debate, also asked the U.S. attorney general […]
Tap America’s spirit of sacrifice.Many Americans now willing to adjust their thermostats to reduce carbon emissions. But the cost of energy innovation will demand more than that. How much, is not clear. But doing little now will mean a higher cost later.
World’s forests threatened by food, fuel demands: report.The world’s forests will be gobbled up […]
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Guatemala UpdateLa Antigua GuatemalaI am working on a few projects in Guatemala this July.
Floating Offshore Wind TurbinesNorwegian company StatoilHydro is working on a 2.3 megawatt floating wind turbine that will be attached to the top of ‘Spar-buoy’ and moored to the seabed by three anchor points. It is hoped that the 80 meter diameter, 65 meter high Siemens turbine will have lower deep-water installation costs when compared to […]
Population boom will pressure forests: reportsBooming demand for food, fuel and wood as the world’s population surges from six to nine billion will put unprecedented and unsustainable demand on the world’s remaining forests, two new reports said on Monday.
Setting precedent, Exelon plans a huge cut in its emissions.Exelon, the electric company based in Chicago, will […]
Environmentalists block Australia coal portEnvironmental protesters in Australia brought the world’s biggest coal terminal to a standstill on Sunday by blocking railway lines and chaining themselves to rail cars. Police said they arrested about 37 people who chained themselves to a train and rail tracks at the port in Newcastle, 100 kilometres (60 miles) north […]
Gas Costs Hurt Vacationers, Nonprofit OrganizationsSeveral recent articles have indicated the impact that gas costs are having on lifestyles. Two related articles were reported in recent posts at this site, “How to Find the Cheapest Gas Price in Your Area“and “Plug-In Hybrid Leads Toyotas Drive Beyond Oil“. In The Demise of the RV, Eric Fry […]
VW Golf Twin Drive Plug-In Hybrid DieselVolkswagen announced the Golf Twin Drive Concept, a step toward a diesel plug-in hybrid. Jalopnik.com reports that the concept car runs in electric-only mode up to 30 miles, using an electric motor that makes 82 hp. In addition, there’s a 2.0 liter 122 hp turbodiesel. The two engines combine […]
Environment: A record of soot.How far can an administration go in destroying its country’s environment, harming the citizens to which it is (in theory) beholden and dooming the future not only of its own people, but spreading the harm across the world?
US Court Slaps Down Pollution LawA US appeals court struck down landmark air-pollution regulations […]