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NUMBY strikes Ohio
(September 3, 2009) Not Under My Back Yard — the phenomenon of citizens’ groups organizing to stop the burial of carbon dioxide under their communities — succeeds again, this time in Ohio’s Darke County, where Citizens Against Carbon Sequestration successfully fought off a proposed $92.6-million carbon storage plan. Their 14-month protest effort involved yard signs, public meetings and a prayer rally. Continue reading
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Ban the bulb? What kind of bright idea is that?
(Sept. 1, 2009) Thomas Edison’s invention of the light bulb a century or so ago — with the help of a couple of Canadian patent holders — was not just a bright idea. It was the quintessential bright idea, the very symbol of eureka! Continue reading
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A response to Lawrence Solomon’s article on carbon capture
(September 1, 2009) Mr. Solomon’s article illustrates a lack of understanding of the potential of carbon capture and storages (CCS) as one of the tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions globally. Continue reading
Aldyen Donnelly: What the Waman-Markey Bill means to Canada
On the Status of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiatives and the Western Climate Initiative
The Waxman-Markey (W-M) Bill proposes to exchange Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) allowances for US federal Greenhouse Gas (GHG) allowances at a large RGGI allowance discount. The result of the W-M bill is that RGGI allowance market prices have fallen to US$2.50 to $2.90/TCO2e. Note that CCX carbon financial instruments are trading at US$0.30 to $).40/TCO2e—well below last year’s peak of US$7.50.
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Ban the bulb? What kind of bright idea is that?
(September 1, 2009) Thomas Edison’s invention of the light bulb a century or so ago — with the help of a couple of Canadian patent holders — was not just a bright idea. It was the quintessential bright idea, the very symbol of eureka! Continue reading
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Coal is still king: Sources
(August 29, 2009) World Coal Demand and Supply Prospects Continue reading
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Coal is still king
(August 29, 2009) Governments are enthusiastically pushing coal on the assumption that carbon capture and storage technologies will work. Continue reading
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Carbon Baron Gore: Sources
(August 25, 2009) Generation announces plans for new investment management firm Continue reading
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Carbon Baron Gore
(August 25, 2009) Who will be the Robber Barons of the 21st century? Al Gore is poised to become the first climate billionaire. Continue reading
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New Ice Age could be coming
Earth could soon be entering a new Ice Age, according to scientists at Oregon State University and other institutions, in a study to be released this week by Science magazine.
"Sometime around now, scientists say, the Earth should be changing from a long interglacial period that has lasted the past 10,000 years and shifting back towards conditions that will ultimately lead to another ice age – unless some other forces stop or slow it," states a release from Oregon State University.
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