A planned carbon capture and storage plant in West Texas is being billed as the “cleanest coal plant in the world.” But can the $3 billion project help move the global power industry toward the elusive goal of low-carbon electricity, or is it just another way of perpetuating fossil fuels? Continue reading
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Marc Gunther: Can Environmentalists Learn To Love a Texas Coal Plant?
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Tagged carbon scam, really dumb idea, theft of natural resource
NYT: Cleaner Energy
Last week, President Obama visited a plant in Iowa that builds wind turbine blades to promote his campaign for green jobs and renewable energy — and to hammer the Republicans for not helping the cause. Continue reading
Posted in Clean energy, Economics, Environmentalism
Tagged energy subsidies, government subsidies, really dumb idea
Ethanol-based fuel set to make Indy 500 debut
The Indy 500 will be fueled from the nation’s Heartland this year. Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Biofuels
Tagged big ag boondoggle, burning food, ethanol, ethanol mandates, really dumb idea
Standing Up Against ‘Green’ Defense Spending
A release from Senators McCain and Inhofe: Continue reading
Posted in Biofuels, Clean energy, Economics, Environmentalism, Renewable fuel
Tagged defense, really dumb idea
Carbon capture and storage: A shiny new pipe dream
Capturing the carbon dioxide from power stations is not hard. But it is expensive. A new project in Norway aims to make it cheaper Continue reading
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Tagged dioxycarbophobia, really dumb idea, theft of natural resource
Can this help us solve global warming?
First carbon capture experiment to take place under Scottish seabed next week Continue reading
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Growth of Carbon Capture and Storage Stalled in 2011
New Worldwatch Institute report discusses the future of CCS technology Continue reading
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William M Briggs: Apologize, At The Least!
At the risk of losing the argument before it begins, let me ask you two questions. Number One: What do Adolph Hitler, Mao Tse-tung, serial killer and eater Jeffrey Dahmer, and Barack Obama all have in common? No, really. Think about it. Continue reading
Carbon capture project gets the axe
Note that this subsidized stupidity couldn’t return a profit even though it was “exporting” CO2 to nearby oilfields for enhanced oil recovery (where you get most of the gas back anyway, but don’t tell the hysterics who think it is “sequestered”). CCS is one of the dumbest ideas in captivity. Continue reading
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Tagged carbon scam, co2 emissions, dioxycarbophobia, hot air scam, really dumb idea
Brian Wallheimer: Climate change, biofuels mandate would cause corn price spikes
Same silly virtual world “predictions” of heat and drought. The only true portion is that biofuel mandates force up corn prices with a flow-on food price effect. Continue reading
Josiah Neeley: The Conundrum – by David Owen (Jevons’ “rebound effect” enters the New Yorker mainstream)
Whether it is a new fuel efficiency standard for cars, bans on incandescent light-bulbs, or those commercials touting businesses’ commitment to lowering their carbon footprint, the idea that we can reduce carbon emissions by using energy more efficiently is a mantra of our age. Continue reading
U.K. Enlists Carbon Capture Group Chief to Curb Technology Costs
The U.K. enlisted Jeff Chapman, head of the Carbon Capture and Storage Association, to lead a panel that will seek ways to cut the cost of the technology. Continue reading
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Tagged carbon scam, co2 emissions, dioxycarbophobia, really dumb idea, theft of natural resource
Funding carbon capture and storage in developing countries
Carbon scammers seeking more of your money Continue reading
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Tagged carbon scam, climate fraud, really dumb idea, theft of natural resource
Global CCS Institute to facilitate CCS knowledge sharing in Europe
The Global CCS Institute has won a tender to provide secretariat and knowledge dissemination services for the European Commission’s Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Demonstration Project Network. Continue reading
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EU urges gas partner Russia to back carbon capture
The European Commission, which has begun talks with the EU’s biggest natural gas supplier Russia on cementing energy ties until 2050, said both sides had to work on burying carbon emissions or gas would have only a short future as a fuel. Continue reading
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Tagged dioxycarbophobia, natural gas, really dumb idea, theft of natural resource
Thomson: Carbon capture could be gone with the wind
Another energy company has scuttled plans to join the Alberta government’s grand experiment to green the province’s energy industry. Continue reading
TransAlta and partners bail out on carbon capture project
Alberta’s plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions took a major hit Thursday after energy companies cancelled a $1.4-billion carbon capture and storage project because it doesn’t make financial sense. Continue reading
Posted in Carbon capture, Economics
Tagged carbon scam, dioxycarbophobia, really dumb idea, theft of natural resource
Alberta’s carbon capture efforts set back
The three major companies involved in a project aimed at reducing Alberta’s carbon footprint have dropped out, striking a major blow to the province’s efforts to combat fierce international criticism over oil sands emissions. Continue reading
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Andrew Stuttaford: Connect the Dots
In David Cameron’s Britain, the taxpayers and their money are soon parted. The Spectator comes up with yet another example: Continue reading
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