Posted by Rob Perks in Solving Global Warming
"The U.S. should not pursue energy options inconsistent with the national response to climate change." That is the sober -- and welcome -- conclusion of a new report by the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA), entitled Powering America's Defense:...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Spring in Washington is a lovely time, with cherry blossoms about to bloom and tourists trekking to the Mall to gaze at monuments. But our fair city is about to see a different influx this week, as attendees arrive for the so-called...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Solving Global Warming
It looks like the U.S. Air Force is giving up its liquid dreams to fuel fighter planes with coal. For the past two years, the Air Force has been the biggest booster of the coal industry's risky scheme to convert its product into a...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Solving Global Warming
UPDATE: After taking too many lumps, ACCCE pulls plug on Coal Caroler campaign!! See details. Hey, I like song parodies as much as anyone. Just see my alternative lyrics to the "drill everywhere" song. But, c'mon, can the coal industry be...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming
A majority of Americans (85%) oppose mountaintop removal mining, according to a new nationwide poll. Perhaps not surprising but very encouraging. Of course, residents of Appalachia have long opposed this practice of blowing off the tops of mountains to get...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Solving Global Warming
With gas prices soaring, the clamor for liquid coal is growing. While coal companies lustily eye the prospect of converting coal to liquid transportation fuel as a boon for industry, everyone else should see liquid coal for what it really...continued→
