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March 08, 2007 01:37 AM EST -- What are the basics of Global Warming, specifically the impact of extra heat? What is extra heat? What is its impact on global warming? Feel free to make comments if you see things differently! . . . more
October 21, 2007 01:40 AM EDT -- Aviation, both civil and military, together with the space industry generates an enormous amount of greenhouse gases, due to the fossil fuels burned by the planes, the jets, the missiles and rockets that . . . more
March 07, 2007 12:18 AM EST -- Let's have a look at the many concerns and dangers associated with global warming and the resulting changes in climate around the world. I've tentatively grouped them into ten points.   . . . more
October 07, 2007 08:28 PM EDT -- Regardless of your feelings about Wal-Mart as a corporation, it is no small matter when the corporate giant begins installing energy saving solar systems on its supercenters. This past week, Wal-Mart and . . . more
April 06, 2007 04:05 AM EDT -- The US Supreme Court ruled on April 2nd that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must limit greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide. Four Bills are now under discussion in the Senate that . . . more
Tax greenhouse gas emissions!
by Sam Carana
views: 371 | rating: 8.5 | comments: 82
June 15, 2007 10:36 PM EDT -- The quickest and most effective way to deal with global warming is to tax greenhouse gas emissions and to spend the proceeds to encourage the use of renewable energy locally. Tax puts a price on pollution . . . more
October 16, 2007 05:10 PM EDT -- Nuclear proponents often proclaim that nuclear energy is safe, and that worries about its safety are irrational and emotionally laden. When challenged, they will quickly assert that nuclear energy has . . . more
June 26, 2007 02:43 AM EDT -- Global Warming - Tax or Standards?   As global warming becomes an increasingly urgent issue, there are many calls for action. Many call for standards to be set, to achieve a reduction in pollution. . . . more
September 26, 2007 06:44 PM EDT -- I continue to be surprised by the solar energy activity in Canada. Listening to some skeptics, you would think that solar energy won't work outside southern or southwestern U.S. In a previous article, . . . more
Solar Energy Potential
by Steve B.
views: 15 | rating: 10 | comments: 5
September 27, 2007 07:47 PM EDT -- Skeptics about renewable energy will frequently say things like, "Solar and wind will never be anything but a minor contributor to the entire energy needs of our country." If that is the case, . . . more
November 28, 2007 11:18 PM EST -- Venus was transformed from a haven for water to a fiery hell by an runaway greenhouse effect, concludes the European Space Agency (ESA), after studying data from the Venus Express, which has been orbiting . . . more
October 31, 2007 06:48 PM EDT -- The Sacramento Municipal Utility District is nearing completion of a solar-hydrogen fueling station that will fuel 14 hydrogen, fuel-cell cars. The demonstration project will be completed at the end of . . . more
November 11, 2007 09:44 PM EST -- The Rocky Mountain Institute and the U.S. Green Building Council have teamed up to produce a program (approx. 30 minutes), which features the economic sense of building green. In this program, several . . . more
February 14, 2008 03:06 AM EST -- Shipping emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) are underestimated by as much as three times, according to the British daily Guardian, which quotes a new study that shows that annual emissions from the . . . more
October 18, 2007 12:55 PM EDT -- JUST SAY NO - DETAILS BELOW  I have been writing a series of articles on "Why Nuclear Energy Is Not the Solution to Global Warming."  http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977118748 . . . more
October 01, 2007 01:36 PM EDT -- Critics of hydrogen will often write that hydrogen is not an energy source, but an energy carrier. This is true, but deceptive. The issue has to do with efficiency, which I addressed here: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977120951 . . . more
October 23, 2007 12:58 PM EDT -- The Nanosolar Corporation, initiated in 2002 by Martin Roscheisen and Brian Sager, had the goal of mass manufacturing medium-efficient solar cells at one-tenth of the cost of traditional, silicon-wafer . . . more
October 04, 2007 12:20 PM EDT -- Nuclear energy is prohibitively expensive In Part One, I gave ten reasons "Why Nuclear Energy Is Not the Solution to Global Warming". http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977118748 . . . more
December 20, 2008 06:54 AM EST -- When it's hot, should you turn on the car's air-conditioner? As many will have experienced, driving with the air-conditioner on can increase fuel consumption by 10% or more. Yet, especially . . . more
Renewables Face Veto
by Steve B.
views: 63 | rating: 10 | comments: 17
November 15, 2007 04:26 PM EST -- In recent days, you may have read that the congressional democratic leadership has backed away from renewable energy by dropping from the current energy bill the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) and . . . more
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