From E&ENews: Global CO2 has risen for a century. That appears to be over. The pandemic has made a huge dent in fossil fuel consumption, but have we hit the peak of CO2 emissions? Is there any reason that, post-COVID, …
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Advent of the Trump Administration Changes Environmentalists’ Focus
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo asks: I’ve noticed (as have others) your change in attitude in the last 18 months. Prior to the 2016 election you seemed very focused on clean energy technology and genuinely interested in promoting debate, discussion and different viewpoints …
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Can Piezoelectric Materials Help Offset Fossil Fuel Consumption?
Piezoelectric materials are those that, when physically deformed by an external force, produce small amounts of energy. Here’s an article that suggests that pavements constructed of these materials could be used to offset the burning of fossil fuels in the …
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192nd Anniversary of the Steam-Powered Train Provides an Opportunity To Reflect
The first steam-powered passenger railway began service in England on this date in 1825, and thus it’s a good time for us to think about the history of energy as it applies to human culture. From the time homo Sapiens …
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Here’s a Prediction of the Future: It Will Remain Unpredictable
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: If you want to accept a doctrine based on faith, that’s okay by me. However, it precludes any objective or realistic analysis. No one can accurately predict the future. First, no one’s suggesting that taking things …
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Humankind’s Appreciation for the Environment Is Becoming Less Superficial
Part of the reason I’m optimistic about our civilization’s approach to sustainability is that more people care about the subject each year, and, at the same time, our understanding and appreciation of the subject continues to grow more profound. We’re …
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The Adoption Curve for Electric Vehicles
Here’s an article that presents some specious logic associated with electric vehicle adoption. In particular, the greening of conventional vehicles militates away from, not towards, the adoption of EVs; the payback in fuel consumption for an EV is far more …
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