http://atomicinsights.com/update-fukushima-water-leaks-unrepresentativ
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Friday, August 30, 2013
Eating Fish From The Pacific Ocean Won't Turn You Into A Mutant | ThinkProgress
Supposedly the radiation spewing from Fukushima isn't going to cause a problem.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/29/2548951/fukushima-radiatio
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Green Energy News 8/27/13 Volt Price Cut, Fukushima, Fracking, Amazon Oil Drilling.
Green Energy News http://MrEnergyCzar This is Green Energy News, I'm your host MrEnergyCzar. We're covering electric cars, renewable energy, Peak Oil and eve...
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Sunday, August 25, 2013
NRG Energy makes moves into Demand Response | The Energy Collective
NRG Energy's purchase of Energy Curtailment Specialists signals a move into Demand Response work
http://theenergycollective.com/stephenlacey/264531/nrg-energy-makes-st
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Friday, August 23, 2013
Keystone is Only Part of the Problem - 3 More Controversial Pipelines!
It can be easy to remain caught up in the hype over Keystone XL and think that's the sole problem. There's plenty of problems with the oil industry and the consumption of oil.
http://gas2.org/2013/08/23/keystone-is-only-part-of-the-problem
Thursday, August 22, 2013
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Monday, August 19, 2013
It's Not Just Carbon Emissions: Keystone XL Would Have 'Permanent Impacts' On Wildlife, Interior Department Says | ThinkProgress
The agency is the latest to highlight shortcomings in the State Department's Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The post It Not Just Carbon Emissions: Keystone XL Would Have ‘Permanent Impacts’ On Wildlife, Interior Department Says appeared first on ThinkProgress.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/19/2249931/keystone-pipeline-
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/19/2249931/keystone-pipeline-
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Green Car Congress: Univ. of Regina researchers propose new enhanced heavy oil recovery process for Western Canada
Researchers at the University of Regina, Saskatchewan are proposing a new enhanced heavy oil recovery (EHOR) process: Cyclic Production with Continuous Solvent Injection (CPCSI). The recovery factors (RFs) are up to 85% of original oil in place (OOIP) in 1-D...
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2013/08/201320818-regina.htm
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2013/08/201320818-regina.htm
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Iran has 18,000 uranium centrifuges, says outgoing nuclear chief| Reuters
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has installed 18,000 uranium-enrichment centrifuges, the country's outgoing nuclear chief was quoted as saying by Iranian media on Saturday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/17/us-iran-nuclear-centrifuges-
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/17/us-iran-nuclear-centrifuges-
ExxonMobil Hopes You've Forgotten About the Mayflower, Arkansas Spill
On March 29th, ExxonMobil Pegasus oil pipeline ruptured, pouring (what ExxonMobil said was) 200,000 gallons of oil into Mayflower, Arkansas. Now, months later, the residents of Mayflower are trying to sift through the lies and misinformation to find out exactly what happened to them, and what –
http://gas2.org/2013/08/17/exxonmobil-hopes-youve-forgotten-about-mayf
http://gas2.org/2013/08/17/exxonmobil-hopes-youve-forgotten-about-mayf
Beyond Keystone XL: Three Controversial Pipelines You Probably Haven't Heard Of
While the national debate has been centered on the Keystone XL pipeline, the oil and gas industry's network of pipelines is spreading into communities across the U.S. The post Beyond Keystone XL: Three Controversial Pipelines You Probably Haven’t Heard Of appeared first on ThinkProgress.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/16/2449421/beyond-keystone-3-
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/16/2449421/beyond-keystone-3-
A Conservative Legal Group Is Petioning The Energy Department To Rethink The Social Cost Of Carbon | ThinkProgress
The conservative Landmark Legal Foundation is arguing that the SCC violated public comment procedure required by federal law. The post A Conservative Legal Group Is Petioning The Energy Department To Rethink The Social Cost Of Carbon appeared first on ThinkProgress.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/16/2483371/conservative-chall
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/16/2483371/conservative-chall
Science and Fracking Consequences | The Energy Collective
No single source of criticism of hydraulic fracturing is more pronounced than the claim that it pollutes groundwater. But when critics are asked to prove the claim, the evidence of contamination is far more elusive than their statements would suggest.
http://theenergycollective.com/saeverley/260556/how-anti-fracking-acti
http://theenergycollective.com/saeverley/260556/how-anti-fracking-acti
Solar Energy Tech Innovation | The Energy Collective
When the Carter Administration installed solar panels at the White House back in 1979, photovoltaic cells were space age technology that most households could not afford, aside from the rare DIY-er. Now the price of solar power has been sinking like a stone.
http://theenergycollective.com/node/26178
http://theenergycollective.com/node/26178
Texas is Fracked: 30 Towns Will be Out of Water Because of Fracking
More than 30 towns in West Texas will soon be out of water as a direct result of diverting their well water for use in hydraulic fracking. Largely unregulated fracking, it should be said. Largely unregulated fracking that is definitely putting arsenic into the ground it happens to be drying out. Bef
http://gas2.org/2013/08/16/texas-is-fracked-more-than-30-towns-will-be
http://gas2.org/2013/08/16/texas-is-fracked-more-than-30-towns-will-be
Nuclear facility security lacking, report says - CNN.com
None of the 107 nuclear facilities in the United States are protected against a high-force terrorist attack, and some are still vulnerable to the theft of bomb-grade nuclear fuel, or sabotage intended to cause a nuclear meltdown, a new report says.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/15/us/nuclear-plants-security/index.htm
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/15/us/nuclear-plants-security/index.htm
Thursday, August 15, 2013
The White House is getting solar panels - Salon.com
title: The White House is getting solar panels description: The installation sends out a long-awaited message about Obama's commitment to renewable energy imageUrl: http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png tags: url: http://salon.com.feedsportal.com/c/35105/f/648624/s/2ffebb51/sc/1/l/0L0
http://www.salon.com/2013/08/15/the_white_house_is_getting_solar_panel
http://www.salon.com/2013/08/15/the_white_house_is_getting_solar_panel
Can solar energy help save Greece?
What happens to renewable energy programs in a country that gets whacked by a full-scale debt crisis, like the one that struck Greece beginning in 2009—do the programs whither and die in the winds of austerity? And how do people view such programs when many of them can't afford to heat their houses?
http://phys.org/news/2013-08-solar-energy-greece.htm
http://phys.org/news/2013-08-solar-energy-greece.htm
Solar, geothermal projects touted at Vegas summit
The Obama administration's top land official praised a geothermal electricity project in California's snow-capped mountains as an example for others during a headline appearance at a green energy conference in Las Vegas.
http://phys.org/news/2013-08-solar-geothermal-touted-vegas-summit.htm
http://phys.org/news/2013-08-solar-geothermal-touted-vegas-summit.htm
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
MrEnergyCzar Channel Trailer
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Video: Natural Gas Advocate T. Boone Pickens Supports Electric Vehicles
Natural gas advocate T. Boone Pickens is out there at it once again. This time though, there some discussion from T. Boone on the role of plug-in vehicles. As it turns out, T. Boone has no problem with electric vehicles (as long as they as US-made, that is). However, T. Boone sees only a limited [
http://insideevs.com/video-natural-gas-advocate-t-boone-pickens-suppor
http://insideevs.com/video-natural-gas-advocate-t-boone-pickens-suppor
Electric Car Prototype Can Run 12 Miles On Solar Power Alone
Due to the very specific processes by which the universe works, it isn't really possible to power a modern electric car via on-board solar panels. Current photovoltaic cells simply don't produce enough power over a specific area to supply the needs of a power-hungry electric road car. It's why World
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1086233_electric-car-prototype-can
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1086233_electric-car-prototype-can
A Nuclear Weapons Facility In Texas Will Soon Host The Largest Federally-Owned Wind Farm | ThinkProgress
The wind farm will supply 60 percent of the facility's energy needs, and will not cost taxpayers a cent. The post A Nuclear Weapons Facility In Texas Will Soon Host The Largest Federally-Owned Wind Farm appeared first on ThinkProgress.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/14/2465541/texas-nuclear-wind
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/14/2465541/texas-nuclear-wind
Peak Oil News: 8/13/13 China to Execute Polluters, Fracking Water Study, Tesla, Tar Sand Oil Leak.
Website: http://MrEnergyCzar.com This is Peak Oil News, I'm your host, MrEnergyCzar. We're covering Peak Oil, Renewable Energy, Electric Cars and everything ...
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Fracking chemicals may be making oil more dangerous - Salon.com
"Crude oil is not supposed to explode"
http://www.salon.com/2013/08/13/fracking_chemicals_may_be_making_oil_m
http://www.salon.com/2013/08/13/fracking_chemicals_may_be_making_oil_m
Unfair Share: How Oil and Gas Drillers Avoid Paying Royalties - ProPublica
by Abrahm Lustgarten Don Feusner ran dairy cattle on his 370-acre slice of northern Pennsylvania until he could no longer turn a profit by farming. Then, at age 60, he sold all but a few Angus and aimed for a comfortable retirement on money from drilling his land for natural gas instead. It seemed
http://www.propublica.org/article/unfair-share-how-oil-and-gas-driller
http://www.propublica.org/article/unfair-share-how-oil-and-gas-driller
New Energy Star Rules Raise The Question Of How To Make Energy Efficiency Accessible To All | ThinkProgress
EPA's popular Energy Star program wrestles with the balance between efficiency and affordability. The post New Energy Star Rules Raise The Question Of How To Make Energy Efficiency Accessible To All appeared first on ThinkProgress.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/13/2447511/energy-efficiency-
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/13/2447511/energy-efficiency-
More news on the risks to drinking water from oil and gas development | Amy Mall's Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC
Amy Mall, Senior Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C.: A new peer reviewed study published in Environmental Science & Technology analyzed the water in 100 private water wells in and near the Barnett Shale of Texas. The study found elevated levels of arsenic, selenium, strontium and total dissolved solids
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/amall/more_news_on_the_risks_to_drin
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/amall/more_news_on_the_risks_to_drin
Fracking Vs. The Drought: They Call It Texas Tea, But You Can't Drink Oil | ThinkProgress
How dry is it in Texas? So dry that many Texans are now against using water to frack for oil. The post Fracking Vs. The Drought: They Call It Texas Tea, But You Can’t Drink Oil appeared first on ThinkProgress.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/12/2453731/fracking-drought-t
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/12/2453731/fracking-drought-t
SolarCity to spend $120M on direct marketing company Tech News and Analysis
title: SolarCity to spend $120M on direct marketing company description: A direct marketing company majority-owned by Guthy-Renker -- the Proactiv infomercial folks -- is being acquired by solar panel installer SolarCity. It's time for solar panels to enter the modern marketing age. imageUrl: http://
http://gigaom.com/2013/08/13/solarcity-to-spend-120m-on-direct-marketi
http://gigaom.com/2013/08/13/solarcity-to-spend-120m-on-direct-marketi
Natural Gas Pipeline Causes Cornfield To Explode In Western Illinois | ThinkProgress
Around 80 families within a one-mile radius of the blast were initially evacuated. The post Natural Gas Pipeline Causes Cornfield To Explode In Western Illinois appeared first on ThinkProgress.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/13/2457691/cornfield-explosio
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/13/2457691/cornfield-explosio
Interior Secretary Visits Fracking Fields in North Dakota, But Many Questions Remain | Frances Beinecke's Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC
Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City: Brenda and Richard Jorgenson have farmed in the White Earth Valley of North Dakota for more than 30 years. They built a home in the valley sloping hillsides and planted crops around its native prairie grasses. They have weathered the...
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/interior_secretary_visits_
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/interior_secretary_visits_
Nebraska Solar Tour Aims to Steer Energy Priorities Toward a Cleaner Future : Compass
Lincoln is at a fork in the road when it comes to energy, and many are hoping the city chooses the right path. Faced with a future of clean-energy investment or more-of-the-same coal burning from their utility, about 60 people...
http://sierraclub.typepad.com/compass/2013/08/nebraska-solar-tour.htm
http://sierraclub.typepad.com/compass/2013/08/nebraska-solar-tour.htm
Monday, August 12, 2013
Methane Leaks in Gas Fields Offsets Benefits Says Study | The Energy Collective
A major new study in Geophysical Research Letters by 19 researchers — primarily from NOAA and the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) — suggests natural gas may be more of gangplank than a bridge.
http://theenergycollective.com/josephromm/258771/bridge-or-gangplank-s
http://theenergycollective.com/josephromm/258771/bridge-or-gangplank-s
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Flaring Up in North Dakota, Natural Gas Emissions from Oil Production : Compass
Photo credit Tim Evanson. Flaring of natural gas in McKenzie County, North Dakota. While a great deal of attention has been paid to the dangers fracking poses to drinking water, oil and natural gas production are also major sources of...
http://sierraclub.typepad.com/compass/2013/08/flaring-up-in-north-dako
http://sierraclub.typepad.com/compass/2013/08/flaring-up-in-north-dako
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Keystone Light: The Keystone XL Alternative You’ve Never Heard of Is Probably Going to Be Built : Climate Desk
As the Keystone XL pipeline has been mired in controversy, a competitor is speeding through plans for a pipeline that would do the exact same thing. Last week, the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport oil from the Alberta tar sands to the Gulf of Mexico, hit another snag: The Sta
http://climatedesk.org/2013/08/keystone-light-the-keystone-xl-alternat
http://climatedesk.org/2013/08/keystone-light-the-keystone-xl-alternat
Heavy Metals Contaminate Groundwater Near Fracking Sites
What makes this really weird is that the elements found in the University of Texas studies are not usually used in chemical fracturing (fracking), according to the gas industry official disclosure to government authorities. Cue the Twilight Zone music, kids! The post Heavy Metals Contaminate Grou
http://gas2.org/2013/08/08/heavy-metals-contaminate-groundwater-near-f
http://gas2.org/2013/08/08/heavy-metals-contaminate-groundwater-near-f
BP CEO Says He's Done Paying For The Deepwater Horizon Disaster | ThinkProgress
BP's chief balked at the amount the company owes for the worst oil disaster in American history. The post BP CEO Says He Done Paying For The Deepwater Horizon Disaster appeared first on ThinkProgress.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/08/2438731/bp-spill-claims
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/08/2438731/bp-spill-claims
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
More calls on EPA to reopen Dimock fracking investigation | Kate Sinding's Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC
Kate Sinding, Senior Attorney, New York City: In the aftermath of an illuminating story in the LA Times last week that revealed that staff at the Environmental Protection Agency believed that there was evidence that fracking activities in Dimock, PA had caused "significant damage" to water quality, c
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/ksinding/more_calls_on_epa_to_reopen
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/ksinding/more_calls_on_epa_to_reopen
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Emergency Cooking Stove
Website: http://MrEnergyCzar.com Hi everybody, MrEnergyCzar here. This video is about emergency back-up cooking. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MrEnergyCz...
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Report firms up land-use requirements of solar: 1,000 homes would require 32 acres
The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published a report on the land use requirements of solar power plants based on actual land-use practices from existing solar facilities.
http://phys.org/news/2013-08-firms-land-use-requirements-solar-homes.h
http://phys.org/news/2013-08-firms-land-use-requirements-solar-homes.h
Wind Energy Prices Hit Lowest Level In 8 Years As Industry Explodes | ThinkProgress
In 2012 wind energy installations soared to 13.1 gigawatts and average long-term wind power prices fell to their lowest point since 2005, according to a new report by the Department of Energy. The post Wind Energy Prices Hit Lowest Level In 8 Years As Industry Explodes appeared first on ThinkProgre
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/06/2419991/wind-energy-indust
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/06/2419991/wind-energy-indust
Green Car Congress: General Atomics launches bid for DOE small modular reactor program with EM2
General Atomics (GA) is developing a small modular reactor (SMR) and has recently submitted a proposal to the DOE SMR initiative to help bring the reactor to market. The EM2 is a modified version of General Atomics’ high-temperature, helium-cooled reactor...
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2013/08/ga-20130806.htm
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2013/08/ga-20130806.htm
Monday, August 5, 2013
Fukushima radioactive groundwater is headed to the Pacific Ocean - Salon.com
The water has risen above the level of an underground barrier meant to contain it
http://www.salon.com/2013/08/05/fukushimas_radioactive_groundwater_is_
http://www.salon.com/2013/08/05/fukushimas_radioactive_groundwater_is_
Solar Could Provide One-Third Of The Western U.S.'s Power Needs By 2050 | ThinkProgress
A new study finds that with a successful federal program to drop the cost of solar energy, the cost of cutting carbon emissions by 80 percent would be totally paid for. The post Solar Could Provide One-Third Of The Western U.S. Power Needs By 2050 appeared first on ThinkProgress.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/05/2410281/solar-could-provid
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/05/2410281/solar-could-provid
Inspector General to Investigate Keystone XL House of Cards : Compass
Last Friday the State Department Office of the Inspector General confirmed that it will investigate evidence that the agency violated ethics guidelines when it hired an oil industry consultant to draft the Keystone XL environmental impact statement This evidence adds...
http://sierraclub.typepad.com/compass/2013/08/inspector-general-to-inv
http://sierraclub.typepad.com/compass/2013/08/inspector-general-to-inv
In India, Cost of Wind Power Competes with New Coal
According to a recent report by HSBC Global Research, wind power has become cost competitive with new coal capacity in India. Solar is not far behind; the report also claims it is likely to become cost competitive between 2016 and 2018. While policies like the reinstatement of the Generation Based
http://www.ecogeek.org/wind-power/3881-in-india-cost-of-wind-power-com
http://www.ecogeek.org/wind-power/3881-in-india-cost-of-wind-power-com
Skyline Introduces New Portable PV Generator | Aug 5, 2013
Designed for applications ranging from agriculture and construction through to emergency services, military and outdoor events, the Solarator is compact and easy to use. London, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/05/2013 -- Skyline Solar is proud to introduce the Solarator, a powerful solar PV generator th
http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/skyline-introduces-new-portable-p
http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/skyline-introduces-new-portable-p
BBC News - Giant gas platform sinks below waves
New gas extraction platform sent plunging below waves
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23043525#sa-ns_mchannel=
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23043525#sa-ns_mchannel=
Exclusive: Japan nuclear body says radioactive water at Fukushima an 'emergency'| Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Highly radioactive water seeping into the ocean from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is creating an "emergency" that the operator is struggling to contain, an official from the country's nuclear watchdog said on Monday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/05/us-japan-fukushima-panel-idU
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/05/us-japan-fukushima-panel-idU
BBC News - Fukushima radioactive water leak an 'emergency'
Japan's nuclear watchdog says the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is facing a new "emergency" caused by a build-up of radioactive groundwater.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23578859#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_so
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23578859#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_so
Solar Power Initiative By DoE Could Make Grid Electricity Cleaner, Cheaper
Some of our electric car-owning readers already reap the benefits of solar energy with roof-mounted panels, but on a grid level solar still has a long way to go. The U.S. Department of Energy wants to change that, revealing targets that would mean one third of the Western U.S. energy demands could b
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1086024_solar-power-initiative-by-
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1086024_solar-power-initiative-by-
Green Car Congress: US to hold second auction for renewable energy on Outer Continental Shelf
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold its second competitive lease sale for renewable energy on the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) on 4 Sept., offering nearly 112,800 acres offshore Virginia for commercial wind energy leasing. The...
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2013/08/ocs-20130805.htm
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2013/08/ocs-20130805.htm
Sunday, August 4, 2013
The First Rule of Frack Club - We Don't Talk About Fracking
The Hallowich family sued the gas companies over to the harmful environmental and negative health impact caused to their land and family by gas fracking operations. The case settled with about $750,000 ending up in the hands of the Hallowich family to re-locate, but here the weird part: The 7- and
http://gas2.org/2013/08/04/first-rule-of-frack-club-dont-talk-about-fr
http://gas2.org/2013/08/04/first-rule-of-frack-club-dont-talk-about-fr
Oil Limits and Economic Growth | The Energy Collective
Even if we sail through our current set of problems, we can count on meeting them again in a few years, as the cost of oil extraction keeps increasing. If oil prices rise again, importers will see an increase in unemployment, and a squeeze on profit margins.
http://theenergycollective.com/gail-tverberg/257321/oil-limits-reduce-
http://theenergycollective.com/gail-tverberg/257321/oil-limits-reduce-
Friday, August 2, 2013
Cuba's first solar farm a step toward renewables
title: Cuba's first solar farm a step toward renewables description: It's like a vision of the space age, carved out of the jungle: Thousands of glassy panels surrounded by a lush canopy of green stretch as far as the eye can see, reflecting the few clouds that dot the sky on a scorching Caribbean mo
http://phys.org/news/2013-08-cuba-solar-farm-renewables.htm
http://phys.org/news/2013-08-cuba-solar-farm-renewables.htm
Solar energy could supply one-third of power in US West, study finds
title: Solar energy could supply one-third of power in US West, study finds description: (Phys.org) —Low-cost solar power could supply more than a third of all energy needs in the Western U.S., if the nation can hit its targets for reducing the cost of solar energy, according to a new study by resear
http://phys.org/news/2013-08-solar-energy-one-third-power-west.htm
http://phys.org/news/2013-08-solar-energy-one-third-power-west.htm
Green Car Congress: Westport adds natural gas F-150 to lineup
Westport Innovations Inc. will offer the newly launched natural gas powered Ford F-150 featuring the Westport WiNG Power System in both the United States and Canada. (Earlier post.) Our customers have been anticipating the availability of a natural gas version...
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2013/08/westport-20130802.htm
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2013/08/westport-20130802.htm
Thursday, August 1, 2013
You Can Thank The Koch Brothers For The Big, Dirty Cloud Floating Over Detroit | ThinkProgress
A large black cloud spotted over the Detroit River last weekend is confirmed to be petroleum coke, a byproduct of tar sands refining, owned by Koch Carbon. The post You Can Thank The Koch Brothers For The Big, Dirty Cloud Floating Over Detroit appeared first on ThinkProgress.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/01/2392481/kochs-coke-cloud
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/08/01/2392481/kochs-coke-cloud
Gulf Rig Fire is Deja Vu for Fishermen Still Reeling from BP Disaster | Rocky Kistner's Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC
Rocky Kistner, Communications Associate, Washington, DC: When the Hercules Offshore Inc. gas well blew and caught fire last week, spewing natural gas and flames into the air 50 miles off the Gulf coast, many in the nearby fishing communities had another sickening feeling of déjà vu. It's...
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rkistner/three_years_after_they_plug
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rkistner/three_years_after_they_plug
Josh Fox: “Democracy itself has become contaminated” - Salon.com
The director of “Gasland Part II” on the rising movement against fracking
http://www.salon.com/2013/08/01/josh_fox_%e2%80%9cdemocracy_itself_has
http://www.salon.com/2013/08/01/josh_fox_%e2%80%9cdemocracy_itself_has
Fracking and Marcellus Shale Mining | The Energy Collective
It easy to talk about the shale gas revolution in the abstract and forget that it is the cumulative result of thousands of operations in locations across the country. It combines the technological marvel of precisely planned drilling with the efforts of skilled workers on the surface.
http://theenergycollective.com/geoffrey-styles/255566/first-hand-view-
http://theenergycollective.com/geoffrey-styles/255566/first-hand-view-
Can a Carbon Tax Work Without Hurting the Economy? Ask British Columbia : Climate Desk
Five years in, BC carbon tax has successfully reduced greenhouse gas emissions in a stable economy. Carbon emissions have an unavoidable cost. When we burn fossil fuels and release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, it increases the greenhouse effect. The resulting climate change has costs, for ex
http://climatedesk.org/2013/08/can-a-carbon-tax-work-without-hurting-t
http://climatedesk.org/2013/08/can-a-carbon-tax-work-without-hurting-t