Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
For a long time, the United States Air Force was keenly interested in liquid coal. But as time went on, the disadvantages became increasingly obvious. This week, we were pleased to discover that the Air Force was no longer pursuing...
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Solving Global Warming
As analysts review this new analysis of transportation measures that can save fuel and cut greenhouse gases, they will be pleased to see that it is truly comprehensive and even-handed. Highway capacity expansion? It examined that. Freight strategies? That too....
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
We all love rankings. Who's up? Who's down? What would change the picture?Today, the Brookings Institution -- a think tank -- released a first-of-a-kind ranking (full-disclosure, I was a reviewer): They rated the 100 largest U.S. regions based on their...
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Another analysis was just released, this time by the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies in Britain, making the case that climate change would be a driver for serious conflict around the globe, describing among other events...
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
My New Year’s resolution for 2005 was the biggest one yet, and the one I’m proudest of keeping: I quit smoking, a habit I took up in college almost twenty years ago. It was REALLY hard, but unbelievably rewarding. Like...
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Solving Global Warming
I've been meaning to write about a ludicrous opinion piece that appeared in the Washington Post this past weekend. The authors claim that what will really help us address our energy and climate problems is land-development that is even more...
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming
The University of Maryland just released a review of economic studies of climate change. Here are the five key findings:Impacts will occur across the country;Impacts will be unevenly distributed across regions, economic sectors (with ag, energy and transport as standouts)...
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Green Enterprise , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Lord Richard Branson just made a exciting announcement: Virgin Atlantic plans to test a jet plane running on biofuels early next year. Frankly, this matters more than developments that we've seen in the vehicles market, where companies like GM are...
Posted by Deron Lovaas in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
While the debate about fuel economy standards unfolds in Congress and across the country, a key tool for reducing global warming pollution is being ignored: Smart growth. Pollution from vehicles is, after all, the product of three factors: mpg X...
