Fuels of Tomorrow — Part 2, Biofuels
October 13, 2009
Yesterday I discussed the future of hydrogen as a fuel. Today I would like to examine the future of biofuels. When oil prices were racing towards $200 a barrel, there was a
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Fuels of Tomorrow — Part 1, Hydrogen
October 12, 2009
There seems to be a lot of confusion about the role of oil in development. Anyone involved with development will tell you that economic development relies more on electricity than oil. Few
The Trouble with Trash
August 20, 2009
In a post entitled Of Diamonds and Dumps, I discussed the issue of trash disposal and the need for better recycling. I had previously discussed this topic in a post entitled Pollution
The Not So Infinite Sea
August 17, 2009
William Shakespeare once penned: “My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep. The more I give thee, the more I have, For both are infinite.” We are fast
A Rose by Any Other Name Might Smell as Sweet, but Would It Sell? Consider the Slimehead
August 11, 2009
In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the two fated lovers are trapped in a family feud not of their making. Juliet laments that Romeo is a Montague and not, like her, a
Asia’s Push for Clean Energy
August 4, 2009
President Obama was hoping that the stimulus package passed by Congress would be the key that would unlock the door to a cleaner energy future. He believed that green programs would create
Biofuel from Algae
July 31, 2009
Talk of biofuel as an alternative to oil was all the rage when crude was skyrocketing towards $200/barrel. About the same time, the world was undergoing a food crisis. The diversion of
U.S. Still Searching for Way Forward on Greenhouse Gases
June 24, 2009
Recently, the United States and China have been in negotiations about to move forward in an effort to reduce greenhous gas emissions [“China and U.S. Seek a Truce on Greenhouse Gases,” by
The Conundrum of “Clean Coal”
May 21, 2009
Television viewers in America have seen dueling advertisements between environmental groups and the coal industry. Coal industry ads show a video clip of President Obama on the campaign trail talking about clean
Wealth and the Environment
May 4, 2009
For years analysts have noted that the wealthier a country is the more environmentally concerned it becomes. Adherents of Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs find this relationship completely understandable. When one is
