Posted by Julia Bovey in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
I thrilled at the New York Times headline: Gulf Oil States Seeking a Lead in Clean Energy. About time! Sure Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and East Texas were the oil backbone of the United States oil industry for a long time, but their...
Posted by Julia Bovey in Moving Beyond Oil
What technology is less efficient today than it was 100 years ago? The automobile in America. The 1908 Ford Model T got 25 miles per gallon. What's the average miles-per-gallon for cars in America today? About 21.Think of the advancements...
Posted by Julia Bovey in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil
On June 1st my husband was riding his bike home from work when he was hit by a car. Of course he was. He works in a place called Tysons Corner, Virginia. He's going to be fine, though he's still...
Posted by Julia Bovey in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , The Media and the Environment
The Senate Energy Bill passed without the provisions that would have made biofuels cleaner while also making sure growing crops to make them doesn't mean bulldozing Redwoods to grow corn. That stinks. The excuse/reason is that Senate leadership wanted a...
Posted by Julia Bovey in Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy
Well hogtie me to a Chevy and take me to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – I never would have guessed that champagne corks would be popping on Capitol Hill tonight. Yes, CAFE – the provision to get...
Posted by Julia Bovey in Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy
Ah, dear irony.... last night I sat under a clear starry sky and watched the Detroit Tigers make mincemeat of my adopted team, whose play on the field makes you want to make like their mascot and SCREECH.Meanwhile, mere blocks...
Posted by Julia Bovey in Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy
If the war over energy policy -- particularly miles-per-gallon (know in insider jargon as CAFE standards) -- was determined by newspaper editorials, today we would proclaim victory. The drumbeat of support has grown louder and louder, and now even papers...
Posted by Julia Bovey in Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy
Anyone who still believes that conservatives are tough task masters and liberals just want to have fun hasn’t been to Washington lately! Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) is threatening to spoil our vacation…"It’s our last week here before the July recess,...
