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West Virginia Casino Prize: Enough Gasoline to Drive Round the World 22 Times
Wheeling Island Racetrack and Casino has taken the plunge, deciding that in this time of 4.00 gasoline and an economic recession, it would have better luck offering a jackpot of gasoline than cash. Image from lush.i.ous on Flickr Of course, this is a casino–so it’s not going to [...]
Continue reading...Europe Plans to Capture Carbon and Store it to Reach Climate Goals
Monday, March 31, 2008
CO2 emissions are a real concern. The environmental problems that emissions cause are many, the solutions are few and not very satisfying. What carbon capture and storage might look like. Image via co2storage.org.uk If we were to speak long term (really, really long term), we’d need better energy [...]
Continue reading...BP Abandons Green Plans, Goes Back to Carbon
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Under the leadership of former CEO Lord Browne, British Petroleum had made steps to move its business model beyond only petroleum and into newer and greener energy sources. But with oil prices at record highs, and expected to stay there, new CEO Tony Hayward has decided to forget [...]
Continue reading...China Opens “Nazi Fuel” Plant
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
An energy company in China is planning to open a plant that will turn coal into a synthetic fuel for cars and airplanes. The synthetic diesel is known as “Nazi fuel” because the technology was developed by the Germans during World War II.
Continue reading...Gulf Oil State Invests $15 Billion in Alternative Energy
Monday, January 21, 2008
The Arab oil state of Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, has announced plans to spend over $15 billion on green energy. Abu Dhabi, photo by GC The $15 billion is meant to finance the first phase of the country’s green energy plans, as well as help [...]
Continue reading...Norway’s Emission Reduction Plan Was to Give Offshore Oil Rigs Clean Electricity
Sunday, January 6, 2008
From the “Wait a second. What?” files comes the story of Norway’s failing attempt to fight global warming by providing offshore gas and oil rigs with clean electricity. Photo via NASA Norway has been attempting to fight global warming by, among other ways, providing rigs drilling for oil and [...]
Continue reading...Oil Reaches $100 A Barrel
Thursday, January 3, 2008
It is official; oil has traded at $100 a barrel for the first time. Violence in Nigeria, Algeria and Pakistan, the weak US dollar and the threat of cold weather have all raised prices after the new year break.
Continue reading...Inflation versus the Environment
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Why on earth am I talking about inflation in an environmental blog? Because moving to a sustainable economy could help reduce, or even eliminate, inflation.
Continue reading...A Barrel of Oil for a Banana Please
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said Central American and Caribbean states could pay for oil with services or products like bananas and sugar. Speaking at the Petrocaribe summit of oil consumers and exporters,
Continue reading...Peak Oil: local residents kick oil rigs in the shins
Saturday, December 22, 2007
According to Marion King Hubbert, 2005 was the year the oil peaked, and having sailed past it without even a nod in its direction, it is little wonder we might be feeling out of the loop. But there is a chance to be, not only in the [...]
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008
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