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 Solving Global Warming
With the Coal-to-Liquids conference kicking off today in Washington, D.C., I think it's worth adding another point to my previous argument against the notion of converting coal into liquified transportation fuel to offset petroleum. According to the latest U.S. Department of Energy calculations,...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
In a new Nature article, Peak energy: promise or peril?, author Kurt Kleiner raises the specter of fossil fuel supplies dwindling far faster than previously thought. He explores the view of many experts who question whether there will be enough coal, oil and natural gas to...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 Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil
The coal industry has a dream -- that one day our cars and trucks will run on liquefied coal. They tout this as a way to free America from its addiction to oil -- 60% of which we export from foreign...continued→
Posted by Rob Perks in Moving Beyond Oil
Answering “All of the Above” was rarely a good idea during multiple choice tests back in school. It always felt like that choice was meant to trip you up. These days it seems that some in Congress are using the...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→
