Tag Archives: Energy

When Government Regulations Fail

Posted on January 17, 2013 at 8:23 am by Bob Cesca

The EPA has been laughably ineffectual, and here’s the latest awful example of their incompetence. They backed off a fracking investigation at the behest of the gas company being investigated. When a man in a Fort Worth suburb reported his … Continue reading →

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Feeling a Little Better About Brian Schatz

Posted on December 28, 2012 at 8:18 am by Bob Cesca

The incoming senator from Hawaii: “For me, personally, I believe global climate change is real and it is the most urgent challenge of our generation,” Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz (D), whom Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie (D) tapped for the seat, … Continue reading →

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A Massive Step Backwards on Energy

Posted on December 19, 2012 at 9:34 am by Bob Cesca

Yeah, the recent push for coal as a substitute for oil isn’t helping matters: In a report destined to frustrate advocates for global action on climate change, the Paris-based International Energy Agency projected Tuesday morning that in five years’ time, … Continue reading →

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A Light That Runs on Gravity (Sort Of)

Posted on December 12, 2012 at 11:11 am by Bob Cesca

Via Andrew Sullivan: Technically, as some of Sullivan’s readers have pointed out, the power comes from the human who lifts the bag of sand and hangs it from the light. Also, a spring-loaded wind-up mechanism would work by the same … Continue reading →

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Good News: We’re Driving More Fuel Efficient Cars

Posted on December 6, 2012 at 12:35 pm by Bob Cesca

We’re driving slightly less often, using less fuel and creating fewer emissions: Brad Plumer reports: New vehicles purchased in November of 2012 got 24.1 miles per gallon, on average. That includes all new cars, SUVs, and light trucks. By contrast, … Continue reading →

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The Climate Cliff

Posted on December 6, 2012 at 7:20 am by Bob Cesca

My Thursday column is pretty grim: Credit where credit is due, Matt Yglesias coined the phrase “climate cliff” via Twitter the other day in reference to the now inevitable 2°C global temperature increase. I liked it so much I thought … Continue reading →

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Too Little Too Late

Posted on December 4, 2012 at 9:37 am by Bob Cesca

Could this be some good news on the climate crisis? Not really. President Obama is “putting in place the building blocks for a climate treaty requiring the first fossil fuel emissions cuts from both the U.S. and China,” Businessweek reports. … Continue reading →

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Hang on Tight. The Climate Crisis is Going to Get A Lot Worse.

Posted on December 3, 2012 at 9:14 am by Bob Cesca

It doesn’t look like we’ll be able to hold the global temperature increase to under 2-degrees — the threshold at which the climate crisis becomes seriously dangerous. The amount of heat-trapping pollution the world spewed rose again last year by … Continue reading →

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We’re Making Too Many Babies

Posted on December 3, 2012 at 7:18 am by Bob Cesca

My Monday column: If someone asks you what is the planet’s most dangerous problem, your immediate answer should be overpopulation. There are simply too many people and nowhere near the resources to adequately sustain the current population, much less the … Continue reading →

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Sea Levels Rising at an Alarming Speed

Posted on November 29, 2012 at 9:22 am by Bob Cesca

Another bit of alarming climate news that most Americans will totally ignore: The global sea level is rising 60 percent faster than previous reports issued by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), according to a new analysis … Continue reading →

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