DME and Propane Industry Opportunities
Written on February 8, 2021 at 1:48 pm, by Bob Leggett
Dimethyl Ether (DME) can help municipal waste problems and air quality while creating jobs and economic opportunities, especially in rural areas.
Fossil-Fuel Subsidies Must End
Written on February 26, 2020 at 9:19 pm, by Bob Leggett
By Geoffrey Supran, Peter Erickson, Doug Koplow, Michael Lazarus, Peter Newell, Naomi Oreskes, Harro van Asselt on February 24, 2020 Scientific American
Despite claims to the contrary, eliminating them would have a significant effect in addressing the climate crisis
When it comes to tackling the climate crisis, ending $400 billion of annual subsidies to the fossil-fuel industry worldwide seems like a no-brainer. For the past decade, world leaders have been resolving and reaffirming the need to phase them out. All of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have committed to eliminating fossil-fuel subsidies, and the vast majority of the American public supports doing so. International financial institutions such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund have joined the chorus, pointing to the benefits of reform.
In 2018, however, a group of researchers questioned the magnitude of the climate benefits of subsidy reform, reporting that their simulations showed its effect would be “limited” and “small.”
Global economy would save up to $160 trillion by shifting to renewables, electric cars
Written on April 11, 2019 at 11:24 am, by Joe Romm
“Every dollar spent on energy transition would pay off up to seven times” Continue Reading …
Think Progress
London has world’s first 24-hour Ultra Low Emissions Zone
Written on April 10, 2019 at 11:00 pm, by Clyde Hughes
April 8 (UPI) — London introduced the world’s first 24-hour city Ultra Low Emission Zone Monday in an effort to reduce air pollution and protect public health in Britain’s capital. Continue Reading…
Lotus Has a Real GEM
Written on October 26, 2016 at 10:00 pm, by Bob Leggett
Lotus makes some of the best looking, fast and fun to drive green cars. Some of it’s panels are made from recyclable hemp, and one model – the Exige 270E is a real GEM – meaning it can run on Gasoline, Ethanol or Methanol. Their engineers designed it “to demonstrate how straightforward it can be Continue Reading…
Fracking Pollutes Water …
Written on October 24, 2016 at 12:07 am, by Bob Leggett
Fracking pollutes water, makes it unusable and will eventually make it more expensive.? On the positive side, fracking for natural gas gives the US plenty of energy and creates jobs. But using renewable energy sources has all the same benefits, but none of the environmental and health issues. It is a fact that “The byproducts Continue Reading…
Petroleum Perils
Written on January 12, 2015 at 5:33 pm, by Richard Sanders
The perils of extracting petroleum and fossil fuels are well documented. Clearly, drilling in the arctic or offshore is difficult, expensive and dangerous. A spill is hard to contain and virtually impossible to clean up. Spills from 20 years ago like the Exxon Valdez in Alaska to recent ones caused by British Petroleum in the Continue Reading…
A Cleaner Community
Written on December 6, 2014 at 11:07 pm, by Richard Budreau
We can?t build a strong clean community on a weak foundation! Over the past several years, oil companies have taken advantage of smaller, less resilient communities desperate for work. When large corporations purchase land intending to mine for oil or natural gas, the result is both a breakdown of community as well as a reliance Continue Reading…
Fracking Water Contamination Confirmed
Written on December 5, 2014 at 1:02 pm, by Bob Higgins
There are many problems with fracking for natural gas. One of the main ones is the destruction of clean water resources. Although gas companies and paid supporters sometime deny it, fracking water contamination has indeed been confirmed. When holes are drilled for fracking, they are supposed to go well below water sources. However … Energy Continue Reading…
Europe Using Bio-DME
Written on April 25, 2014 at 8:07 pm, by Richard Sanders
Volvo in Sweden has successfully tested using Bio-Dimethyl Ether (Bio-DME) in a small truck fleet. Lars Mårtensson, environmental director at Volvo Trucks has said We have shown that it’s possible to take an idea from the laboratory to full-scale operation and we have also successfully spread this knowledge all over the world. There is now Continue Reading…