Tag: carbon-neutral

Theoretically impossible?  No.  Totally unfeasible?  Only if you object to paying $200,000 for a loaf of bread.

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As noted here, energy from biomass (non-fossil organic matter) is a much bigger deal in Europe than it is in America. That’s largely because of the mandate to get rid of coal, on top of which, the industry got a heavy-duty …

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A reader sent me this recent article by legendary environmentalist Bill McKibben.  In passing it along, he notes: Craig, it appears that “Green” can become a kind of dogma so that if something is given a green coat of paint …

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Victoria Marugg writes:  Hello, Craig. I have a burning question for you that flared up again with today’s NY Times article which is off-handedly praising a new bio-diesel plant in Hawaii.  Please clarify for me and others… Doesn’t the burning …

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