An editorial in The Herald (15 February 2007) chimed in on the issue of whether or not the government should subsidize a proposed hydrogen power plant, stating that “it would be scandalous” if the BP plant were not built. BP (with Scottish and Southern Power) plans to build an electricity generation plant fueled by hydrogen [...]
Archive for February, 2007
More on proposed sequestration in Scotland
Posted in carbon capture & storage on 28 February 2007 | 1 Comment »
Change in Politics = Change in Scientists?
Posted in random bits on 21 February 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Role of state climatologist comes under scrutiny
Michael Hopkin reports this week in the journal Nature that state climatologists in Oregon and Virginia have been sacked by their governors for being overly skeptical of anthropogenic climate change. If you have access to Nature, see vol. 445, 806 (22 Feb. 2007).
BP: Show me the money!
Posted in carbon capture & storage on 20 February 2007 | Leave a Comment »
BP announced it will delay a decision to build a zero emission power plant that sequesters carbon dioxide because the Scottish government has not promised to subsidize the project. The corporation and the Scottish government appear to be sparring over who will pay for research and development. “If the government or society put a value [...]
The American Association for the Advancement of Science Statement on Climate Change
Posted in global warming on 19 February 2007 | Leave a Comment »
AAAS Board Releases New Statement on Climate Change
The retreating Qori Kalis glacier in the Andes of Peru in 2000
Photograph courtesy of Lonnie Thompson, Ohio State University
The scientific evidence is clear: global climate change caused by human activities is occurring now, and it is a growing threat to society. Accumulating data from across the globe reveal [...]
Carbon Tax vs. Cap & Trade
Posted in carbon markets on 17 February 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here are links to two articles and their comments from Gristmill: for carbon taxes ; for cap and trade .
In the 9 February 2007 issue of Science, Daniel P. Schrag (Harvard Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences) writes:
Compared with the cost of most renewable energy sources, increasing the cost of electricity from coal by 50% [...]
California’s GHG Emission Performance Standards
Posted in global warming, law on 14 February 2007 | 1 Comment »
California has become the first state to have greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions performance standards for electric generation. On 25 January 2007, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) agreed by unanimous vote to enact California’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Performance Standards (Rulemaking 06-04-009 cpuc-rm06-04-009.pdf). These standards were adopted pursuant to SB 1368 sb13681.pdf, which prohibits load serving [...]
