I just came across this article on Chrysler’s plan to offer a natural gas-based car in 2017. I know this sounds like a strange reaction, but personally, this cheeses me off. I see it is an attempt to confuse and …
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Chrysler’s Alternative Fuel Vehicle
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New York Times: Let’s Pretend Renewable Energy Doesn’t Even Exist
I just learned something quite valuable. To my astonishment, it’s possible for credible journalists to discuss the dangers of nuclear power and the relative safety of natural gas, going on at length about the world energy situation, without once mentioning …
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Fossil Fuels: Let's Not Lose Sight of Dangers
Readers here know that I generally refrain from taking cheap shots at the oil and gas industry. I try to keep in mind that, whether we like it or not, fossil fuels make up the vast majority of the world’s …
US Policy on Clean Energy – The Road Not Taken?
A friend from the UK asked for my take on a new Swiss movie on Jimmy Carter’s efforts to reduce the United States’ dependence on oil at the end of the 1970s. He points out, “I am sure it will …
NOW on PBS – Fracking, Natural Gas, and Renewable Energy
If you happen to be home on a Friday night, you’ll find it a great time to watch PBS, with its weekly programs: Washington Week, NOW, and Bill Moyers Journal. Generally, I think these programs depict the world fairly, and …
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Shale Natural Gas vs. Renewable Energy — Guest Blogger Anil
Whether it is head scratching politicians in Copenhagen or industry analysts predicting that peak oil has already happened in one of the past decades, the pointers aim towards a fundamental shift – the process of doing away with carbon-based fuels …
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Quasi-Green Products
I have to admit that I find myself in a quandary about products that are not strictly speaking environmentally sustainable but that offer considerable benefits compared to those that they would replace. Obviously, the world would be a cleaner place …
Offshore Drilling – An Environmentally Friendly Idea?
Isn’t it common knowledge that offshore oil drilling represents a danger to the ecology of our oceans and beaches? And aren’t the oil companies the only ones with enough greed and callous disregard for the environment that they would suggest …
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