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The Motley Fool November 20, 2010 |
Chevrolet to Invest $40 Million in Clean-Energy Projects The GM automaker aims to reduce CO2 emissions. |
Geotimes December 2006 Fred Schwab |
Why Fester? Let's Sequester! Instead of looking toward another fossil fuel-based energy choice, scientists need to examine carbon dioxide sequestering, the capture and storage technology that removes anthropogenic carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. |
Popular Mechanics December 17, 2009 Adam Hadhazy |
How the Manufacturing Sector Can Curtail Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increasing efficiency, which reduces emissions, also improves the bottom line, and so the manufacturing industry has already begun to think creatively about its sizable carbon footprint. |
National Defense August 2008 Grace V. Jean |
Energy Conservation is No Barrier to Japan's Economic Ambitions Every spring, fierce winds kick up the Gobi Desert's dust and blow east through China, where the dirt blends with pollutants from the growing numbers of factories. The resulting mixture travels across the Sea of Japan. |
IEEE Spectrum April 2012 Peter Fairley |
Europe Looks to North America's Forests to Meet Renewable Energy Goals Emissions reductions, however, may prove smaller and slower than once expected |
IEEE Spectrum November 2009 Divan & Kreikebaum |
Biofuels Aren't Really Green Cultivate inorganic energy sources instead of biofuels. The model we constructed showed that there is simply not enough land and water to support a prosperous biofueled world. |
Scientific American August 2007 |
Worse Than Gasoline Liquid coal would produce roughly twice the global warming emissions of gasoline. |
Chemistry World June 5, 2014 Rebecca Trager |
US plans 30% emissions cuts for power plants The US's 1000 coal plants will have to cut emissions by 30% below 2005 levels under proposed rules |
Food Processing September 2008 Diane Toops |
Food and Beverage Companies Go Green Consumers are making choices based on sustainability efforts; here's what the top food and beverage companies are doing. |
Popular Mechanics November 2006 Wise & Hutchinson |
The Truth About Hydrogen Can the simplest element in the universe really power our homes, fuel our cars and reduce our contribution to global warming? PM crunches the numbers on the real hydrogen economy. |
Chemistry World February 2007 Helen Pilcher |
Living on Credits Carbon rationing isn't just a personal fancy. A growing band of UK politicians and scientists are touting it as the fairest and most practical way to cut emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. |
Popular Mechanics December 8, 2009 James B. Meigs |
The Myth of Clean Coal: Analysis Although coal-fired power plants are cleaner than they used to be, they are still bad news for the environment and human health. |
Food Processing October 2008 Kate Bertrand Connolly |
Conquering the Carbon Footprint Operating costs and the environment have processors scrambling to reduce carbon emissions. |
Scientific American September 2009 Jeffrey D. Sachs |
The U.S. Must Prioritize Its Carbon Strategy [Extended version] The Obama administration needs an energy strategy alongside the ambitious climate bill |
Popular Mechanics March 26, 2008 Robert Bryce |
7 Energy Efficiency Myths Debunked: Guest Analysis From the book "Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence." |
Chemistry World October 6, 2015 Angeli Mehta |
China launches nationwide emissions trading scheme China has announced that it will implement a national emissions trading scheme in 2017, and encourage more power generation from renewables. |
The Motley Fool July 20, 2006 Anders Bylund |
Word of the Day: Sequestration GE and BP work together to stem global warming. These global giants certainly have the scale and resources to make it happen. |
Scientific American November 2006 |
California, Here We Come In August the California legislature approved a bill calling for a 25% cut in emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by 2020. But the federal courts may frustrate the states' efforts rather than furthering them. |
Popular Mechanics April 2008 Brad Reagan |
America @ $100/Barrel: How Long Will the Oil Last? Major discoveries of oil within our own borders could help reduce foreign imports. |
BusinessWeek August 16, 2004 John Carey |
Global Warming Consensus is growing among scientists, governments, and business that they must act fast to combat climate change. This has already sparked efforts to limit CO2 emissions. Many companies are now preparing for a carbon-constrained world. |
IEEE Spectrum March 2009 John Voelcker |
How Green Is My Plug-In? The carbon impact of the millions of electric vehicles soon to hit the road will depend on the grids that supply them. |
Chemistry World July 23, 2014 James Hansen |
The energy to fight injustice We need to help developing countries obtain abundant, affordable carbon-free energy. The enormity of anti-nuclear policy decisions is difficult to exaggerate. |
BusinessWeek December 30, 2009 |
The Greenhouse Gas Gap Companies and countries report their emissions but the disclosed amounts often don't add up to what's actually in the air. |
Geotimes July 2007 Megan Sever |
Affording the Costs of Climate Change Taking immediate action to try to mitigate climate change is not only necessary, it is affordable, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. |
IEEE Spectrum July 2012 Vaclav Smil |
A Skeptic Looks at Alternative Energy It takes several lifetimes to put a new energy system into place, and wishful thinking can't speed things along |
IEEE Spectrum January 2007 William Sweet |
Corn-o-Copia In today's hothouse political climate, some weird ethanol projects have taken root along with essentially sound ones. |
IndustryWeek December 10, 2008 Andrew Fellon |
Viewpoint -- What to Expect from Obama's Coming Energy Initiatives The U.S. will see higher prices in electricity and fossil fuels as producers struggle to adjust to new laws and standards. |
Reason June 2009 Ronald Bailey |
It's Alive! Alternative energy subsidies make their biggest comeback since Jimmy Carter. |
IDB America April 2008 Paul Constance |
Latin America's Choice Brazil proves that voluntary changes in behavior, combined with modest investments in energy-saving equipment, can produce huge savings without compromising human welfare or economic growth. |
Geotimes October 2007 Josh Trapani |
Energy Independence and Climate Change: Linked but Separate Achieving increased energy independence and mitigating climate change impacts are complex but vital issues. |
Popular Mechanics March 28, 2008 Joanna Borns |
Spongelike Air-Capture Gadget Scrubs Away Carbon Emissions Researchers have invented a phone-booth-size device that can take back the carbon dioxide emissions that have already reached the atmosphere. |
IEEE Spectrum August 2007 Prachi Patel-Predd |
U.S. Military in Hunt for Bio-based Jet Fuel The U.S. Department of Defense is pumping millions of dollars into projects to turn organic matter into jet fuels. If the military projects succeed, they could become a catalyst for planet-friendly commercial aviation technologies. |
CFO April 1, 2007 John Goff |
Cleaning Up Carbon Pressure to curb carbon emissions is mounting. How companies respond will affect much more than their bottom lines. |
Fast Company March 2009 Melanie Warner |
Clean Coal: It's Not a Misnomer, But is it the Answer? Advances in clean coal are promising but the industry and society shouldn't celebrate just yet. |
Geotimes February 2006 |
Turning Trash Into Energy Global investment is growing in a variety of projects that take trash and convert it into usable energy: Turkey to oil... Poop power... From bread basket to fuel pump... Flying high on plant waste... Trash to light up New York... |
Geotimes March 2003 |
Demonstrating Carbon Sequestration Estimates are that human activity emits 7 billion tons of carbon dioxide a year. One proposed method for reducing how much of the greenhouse gas ends up in the atmosphere is to store the carbon dioxide underground. Natural reservoirs of the gas exist, suggesting that it is feasible. |
IndustryWeek June 17, 2009 Thomas Duesterberg |
The Competitive Edge -- Cap-and-Trade Would Be a Major Mistake U.S. manufacturers face significant cost disadvantages if current proposals are enacted. |
Geotimes March 2003 S. Julio Friedmann |
Storing Carbon in Earth Carbon sequestration is capturing carbon dioxide, either from the atmosphere or emission streams, and storing it in reservoirs, such as plants or soils. Carbon dioxide could be converted to solid chemicals or injected into the deep ocean. Though there are risks, the potential pay-off is enormous. |
BusinessWeek September 26, 2005 Michael Arndt |
The New Clean Fuel: Coal Producer Goes Green American Electric Power, once the nemesis of environmentalists, will embrace an eco-friendly way of producing electricity from coal. |
Geotimes April 2006 Naomi Lubick |
Faith-Based Carbon Credit Systems Market-based approaches to help stem carbon releases, and in turn climate change, could prove difficult to marshal and enforce. Carbon credits and trade incentives are a small piece in a larger issue. |
Wired February 2005 Schwartz & Reiss |
Nuclear Now! How clean, green atomic energy can stop global warming. |
Chemistry World October 26, 2009 Rebecca Trager |
US energy use carries hidden costs of $120 billion The hidden health and environmental costs of energy production and consumption in the US could exceed $120 billion per year, according to a new report from the US National Research Council. |
Food Processing January 2008 Marty Weil |
Consider Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources Solar and wind power, biogas and biodiesel may solve your manufacturing company's energy problems as well as its green initiatives. |
Geotimes August 2005 John A. Turner |
The Sustainable Hydrogen Economy The major issue facing United States and most other countries in the world is how to supply transportation fuel. Hydrogen, as part of a sustainable energy supply, can meet the challenge of a domestically produced energy carrier that can replace gasoline, and can additionally address carbon dioxide and other emissions. |
Geotimes September 2006 Megan Sever |
Coal's Staying Power Whatever technologies "win" as economies around the world continue to grow, and other energy source prices remain high, coal production, consumption and prices will all continue to rise, despite continuing concerns about pollution from coal-fired power plants. |
IEEE Spectrum April 2007 Susan Arterian Chang |
Carbon Commerce The Europeans have demonstrated beyond doubt that the right to emit CO2 is destined to be a major internationally traded asset -- but their experience to date also exemplifies some of the pitfalls the rest of the world faces in establishing such trading systems. |
IEEE Spectrum February 2007 Michael Dumiak |
New Tech, Old Fuel Estonia wrests a future from a filthy past -- oil shale supplies between 70% and 90% of the country's electricity. This is not by any means environmental perfection, however it shows what some basic investment and long-term thinking can do. |
IEEE Spectrum June 2010 Samuel K. Moore |
CO 2 vs. H 2O in Power Production Plotting trade-offs from wind to coal |
Reason June 2009 Ronald Bailey |
Energy Futures A quick guide to alternative energy sources we may see in the not-too-distant future. |
BusinessWeek October 8, 2009 LeVine & Aston |
Betting Big on a Boom in Natural Gas With prices low and the promise of vast new supplies, businesses are making the switch from oil-based fuels and coal. |