Today, a brief glimpse at life inside a charcoal factory in a slum outside of Manila. Families, including young children, work in these factories making charcoal or scavenging in dumpsters for food and other supplies...
A quick check-in from the road. Occasionally I see ads in different countries that give perspective on how that country views energy and I try to snag pictures if I can.
At the heart of man-made climate change, Greenland's ice sheet is both stunning and fragile when seen from the air.
A feat of engineering secured the flow of goods and fuel to Allied troops during World War II.
A true conversion to the metric system can help the United States maintain competitive in an age of global challenges.
Bill Nye explains climate science as part of the Climate Reality Project. Best of all, it includes an experiment you can run at home by yourself our your kids.The Science Guy is still rockin’. ...
Despite the disaster in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, transporting oil by rail is likely to increase in the coming years. In many cases, transport by rail is more flexible by allowing access to markets and oil plays that aren’t served by pipelines, and requires less stringent environmental reviews.The train that crashed in Quebec was carrying oil from the Bakken Shale in North Dakota and raises an important question: how much oil is transported on railroads in the United States?The answer is staggering.Currently, half of all oil coming out of the Bakken shale is transported by railroad (more than the third by pipelines)...
This is a guest post by Robert Fares. More on Robert's background below. - David In my last post, I discussed a House subcommittee’s shortsighted vote to slash funding for the U.S.
Energy produced from hydro, wind, solar, and other renewables sources is expected to exceed that from natural gas and double that from nuclear sources by 2016 – becoming the second most important energy source behind coal.Speaking at the 10 th Annual Renewable Energy Finance Forum in New York City last month, International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven said the global outlook for renewables is “robust”, with total renewable generation capacity expected to grow to nearly one-quarter of the global electricity generation capacity by 2018.Ms...
To understand what the future of United States’ energy mix will look like in the future, it’s useful to look back at its energy history. This one graph from the U.S.
This is a guest post by Robert Fares. More on Robert's background below. - David Last month, a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives quietly voted to gut funding for the U.S..
Can a soccer ball change the way we think about electricity in rural areas? We’ll get to that in a moment.For the more than two-thirds of Africa’s sub-Saharan population that lacks access to electricity, even the most mundane tasks can be difficult or even deadly...
As we have seen many times before, viewing Earth from space can tell us a lot about the planet we inhabit. Seen from space and at night, and we can learn even more.Take a look at the image below...
President Barack Obama will unveil details about his climate change strategy this Tuesday at a talk at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gcL3_zzgWeU#at=29According to a video posted to the White House front page, his vision will include a national plan to reduce carbon pollution, prepare the country for impacts of climate change, and lead global climate efforts...
A new report by the National Research Council finds that in terms of the scale of GHG emissions reductions required to mitigate anthropogenic climate change, the U.S.
Chances are, what happens to your recycling once you set it out by the curb is a mystery. Maybe once a week, or like in Austin, every two weeks, the good people from the City swing by in large trucks and take away 96 gallons worth of cardboard, glass, and plastic...
Watch Energy Secretary Ernie Moniz – part scientist, part politician – as he deftly answers a question about mankind's role in climate change without stepping on political landmines.
There is concern that low natural gas prices will crowd out renewable electricity generation, but in the long run, natural gas and renewables make better partners than adversaries...
In a review of Finnish energy policies, the International Energy Agency (IEA) highlights some of the country’s efforts to decarbonize. Renewables and nuclear energy are expected to produce greater share of energy for Finland’s residents and industries.Finland’s renewable program has an ambitious goal to meet 38 percent of its energy consumption from renewable sources...
A couple of items about fracking regulations worth keeping track of. First, the Associated Press reports that the comment period is being extended by 60-days for a new rule that will regulate hydraulic fracturing on public lands...
