Apparently, Lisa Hoyos is a bit cheesed off with Disney. She sent me an email to the effect that she is “disturbed” that Disney would help dirty-energy companies promote fracking and oil drilling to our nation’s children. “Disturbed,” perhaps, but …
Category: Fossil Fuels
Push-back from Big Energy on State and Federal Government’s Protection of New Jersey’s Forests
A friend in Philadelphia sent me this newspaper article and blog post on the efforts of the oil and gas companies to put a pipeline through a very tranquil section of New Jersey’s forestland. Because this region has special meaning …
Coal Water Slurry Fuel
A reader asked my opinion of Coal Water Slurry Fuel (CWSF) as an alternative to conventional coal power generation and the greatly reduced or limited emissions. I responded that I actually don’t know much about it. From a quick read …
The Migration Away From Fossil Fuels
Here’s an article from some contributors to GreenTechMedia that argues for a “new” way to look at energy. The authors write, for example: “Much of that “plentiful” natural gas is being extracted from deep underground pockets through hydraulic “fracking,” a …
Shanghai Suffers Record-high Levels of Air Pollution
This chilling article on the record-high air pollution levels in Shanghai reminds me of the conversation I had yesterday with agriculture maven Mary Blackmon about the rising rates of cancer, and the fact that there must be a cause based …
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The Coal Industry’s New-Found Aggression
The tobacco industry sells the only legal product that, when used as directed, causes death — and for that, they have rightfully earned the highest level of our contempt. I suppose one could argue that agribusiness, Monsanto in particular, has …
Oil Seeps and How To Stop Them
I freely admit that I don’t do as much as I should to stay in shape, but about once a week I take a modest run on the beach in Santa Barbara (picture here from my phone last evening). There …
Photo of Natural Gas Exploration – “Shocking”
In a state of utter exasperation, guest blogger Brian McGowan sent me this report on oil and gas exploration in the Bakkan, suggesting that 29% of the natural gas that comes to the surface of the Earth through oil drilling …
Coal-Fired Power Plants – Some Good News
The Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation’s largest public utility, is shuttering eight coal-fired boilers at plants in Alabama and Kentucky, and more reductions could be in store over the next few years. At issue, apparently, is the high cost of …
Canada’s Use of Renewables Belies Underlying Eco-Devastation
UK journalist Emma Websdale notes on my piece on Canada’s use of renewables: “Thanks for sharing this Craig, I had no idea that Canada was so ‘emissions friendly!’” Thanks for writing, Emma. It’s ironic. Canada has renewable resources coming out …
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