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Amidst the devastation that is, or perhaps was, the Gulf Coast, an immense spill in China, thousands of abandoned offshore wells continuously leaking, and the effects of GHG-driven climate change becoming increasingly apparent, one could have thought that now is the time for climate legislation. But alas, no – as evident in the wake, (and I mean wake) of the Senate’s failure to pass any sort of climate or energy bill before they headed off for August recess/vacation. This failure due to the fact that not one Republican would support such legislation, claiming it would raise taxes, raise electricity bills, kill jobs and force more manufacturers to take their factories overseas; just as they did more than ten years ago with the Kyoto Protocol.
Continue Reading The Power and Energy of the Fossil Fuel Industry
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Jim Hansen talks about climate change for City Arts and Lectures
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Adding lime to sea water helps dramatically reduce CO2 levels in the atmosphere, according to new scientific research which is being funded by Shell. Lime increases alkalinity in the water, which boosts its ability to absorb CO2. It also reduces the water’s tendency to release the CO2 back into the atmosphere again.
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The recent decision by the Bush administration to steer clear of making even a start with regulating greenhouse gas emissions in times of sky high oil prices is going to lead to massive problems for the next US government.Continue Reading Report: Americans Miscalculate Their Natural Gas Needs For The Next Decade
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In a bold “Apollo-like” statement, delivered today from Washington D.C., former Vice President and Nobel Peace Laureate Al Gore challenged the nation to commit to a renewable energy economy, and to do it now – within the next ten years.
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Carbon trading is annoying. Company X might happily announce that they’ve purchased carbon credits on an exchange to wipe out their carbon footprint, but the people trading the credits perform their duties only through information that has little or nothing to do with the factors directly impacting carbon emissions.Continue Reading Melting Ice – An Indicator For Carbon Markets
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While no surprise, it is now official. The EPA, at the apparent bidding of the White House, will do nothing about climate change and carbon emissions until the next administration.
On Friday Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson did an end run around the April 2007 Supreme Court ruling requiring that the EPA must take steps to assess the risk of greenhouse gas emissions and, unless there is a solid scientific basis showing there are no health and environmental consequences, regulate those emissions.
Continue Reading It’s Official: EPA Throws Climate “Under the Bus”
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In a morning statement given from the Rose Garden, the White House indicated it plans on lifting the executive ban on offshore oil drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf.
The move by itself does not clear the way to drilling, but steps up pressure on Congress to lift its legislative ban on offshore drilling in place since the 1980’s.
Continue Reading Breaking News: Bush Lifts Executive Ban on Offshore Oil Drilling
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Efforts to establish international government consensus on actionable plans to mitigate climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions is the latest test of individual nations’ ability to establish inclusive, coordinated supranational governance. Akin to their predecessors – the WTO, GATT and others – the issues of climate change and emissions reduction has become something of a bargaining chip on the political power poker table.
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Nothing brings out a religious fervor in America than rising gas prices.
It seems the sudden surge in the cost of a barrel of oil and the attendant rise in gas prices has Americans, as blogger Charlotte Weybright says, squealing like “stuck pigs”.
Continue Reading Where Would Jesus Drill? (Not in ANWR)
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