It’s the 95th anniversary of the tax on gasoline, in the U.S., at least (Oregon, 1919). Of course, its original justification was the idea that those who drove should pay for the construction of roads, which seems as reasonable today …
Tag: long-term environmental damage
Estimating the Externalities of Fossil Fuels Isn’t an Easy Job
I sympathize with those tasked with putting a precise dollar figure on the externalities of fossil fuels. Sure we know there are costs to society in terms of lung damage and long-term environmental damage, but what are they? The story …
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Tagged with: byproduct of tar sands oil production, Charles and David Koch, dirtiest of dirty fuels, Environmental Defense Center, externalities of fossil fuels, Koch Carbon, Koch Industries, long-term environmental damage, lung damage, Marathon Petroleum, mounds of petcoke along the Detroit River, petcoke, petroleum coke, tar sands oil in Alberta
(Most of) The World Cares Deeply About China's Declining Air Quality
Those of us who listen to Al Jezeera can’t help notice that the deplorable quality of the air in China is a really big deal, not only to the Chinese, but to people all around the globe. In addition to …
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We Need Better Public Transportation — But Can We Afford It?
Here’s an article co-written by environmentalist superstar Bill McKibben that speaks to the need for better public transportation. The authors point out that transportation generally contributes 27% of the total greenhouse gas emissions. Since transportation is 98%+ based on gasoline …
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Tagged with: Bill McKibben, coal industry, energy policy, environmentalist, externalities, fossil fuels, government is broke, greenhouse gas emissions, long-term environmental damage, oil companies, oil subsidies, public transportation, structure and function of public sector, The Story of Broke, Warren Buffet
Clean Energy Actually DOES Lie In Our Future — It's Only a Question of Time
Here’s an article that does a good job discussing voter suppression – to be sure, off-topic for a clean energy blog by a long shot. I bring it up only because it ends with words that resonate with me: “It’s …
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Garth asks: Craig, just a question concerning fossil fuel subsidies. EXACTLY what is paid or tax credited in the fossil fuel industry? I have two ways of answering this: 1) If you want an extremely carefully done and conservative approach, …
Harvard University’s Report on the True Costs of Burning Coal
Here’s a piece to which I’ve referred a few times: Harvard’s report suggesting the cost of externalities of burning coal in the U.S. is roughly half a trillion dollars annually. Of course, these are the easily quantifiable cost items, like …
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Tagged with: climate refugees, droughts, environment, externalities of burning coal, externalities of fossil fuels, food and water shortages, fossil fuels, global climate change, global warming, Harvard University, long-term environmental damage, loss of biodiversity, lung disease, ocean acidification
The Hydrogen Economy and the Migration from Fossil Fuels
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2Ruohvz6_o] Here, 2GreenEnergy Video Report host George Alger interviews me on the hydrogen economy: what it means, its validity, and its ramifications.
2GreenEnergy Report – Peak Oil
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYzyWvrwVXM] In this episode of the 2GreenEnergy Video Report, host George Alger interviews me on the phenomenon known as “peak oil,” i.e., that the world has peaked in terms of its oil production capacity. I discuss my take on …
2GreenEnergy Video Report — Peak Oil
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYzyWvrwVXM&w=480&h=390] Here’s another episode of the 2GreenEnergy Report, in which I’m interviewed on the subject of peak oil. I manage to squeeze in references to related subjects as well: the consequences of our addiction to foreign oil, the externalities …
