Many scientists, including Allen and Sherwood, have long argued that temperature data were flawed for many reasons such as the change of instrument design over the years. “These systems were never designed for measuring climate change,” said Sherwood. However, some global warming skeptics had argued that weather balloon temperatures were accurate—and models that predicted global […]
By now you have probably heard of hypermiling and the 50-90 mpg exploits of Wayne Gerdes. If you haven’t, hypermiling is a set of techniques and practices that seek to maximize a vehicle’s fuel efficiency through careful and calculated driving.
What this means to the average motorist is that you must alternate between driving like my […]
Ten Ways to Save Money at the Pump
From the Sierra Club
Worried about the high cost of gas? You’ve got good reason. Gas prices look like they’re set to reach record levels.
The best way to avoid spending more on gas than you need to? Keep all of these tips in mind:
1. Drive Smart! When you […]
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Jason Mark, from Earth Island Journal (via Utne Reader), writes:
The debate over nuclear power is, at its heart, part of a larger argument about how to balance ecological sustainability with our lifestyle expectations. …
The very challenges of financing and building new reactors reduce the potential for atomic energy to make a meaningful dent in […]
For all the low-energy-use virtues of compact florescent lightbulbs (CFLs), few of them match the streamlined elegance of the classic Edison lightbulb. And yes, this makes a difference — not only to getting people to make the switch (ha!) to CFLs, but because there’s just no reason they need to be ugly.
Enter design company Hulger […]
Expanded use of biofuels could cut global warming pollution, enhance our energy security, and strengthen local economies, but a new report by the Union of Concerned Scientists shows that not all biofuels are created equal. Any expansion of alternative fuel production must be accompanied by standards that account for each fuel’s full global warming impact—in […]
The language of science, like that of the United Nations, is by nature cautious and measured. That makes the dire tone of the just-released final report from the fourth assessment of the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a network of thousands of international scientists, all the more striking. Global warming is “unequivocal.” Climate […]
The New York Times is a leader among “former” print media in embracing the Web, especially in its use of Flash technology. Go along with Tom Bissell on his brave crazy heroic masochistic pursuit of the summit, complete with doctor’s reports and en route video and commentary. If you’ve ever thought you’d like to climb […]
Gerard Wynn of Reuters reports:
Solar power could be the world’s number one electricity source by the end of the century, but until now its role has been negligible as producers wait for price parity with fossil fuels, industry leaders say.
Once the choice only of idealists who put the environment before economics, production of solar panels […]
Ben Arnoldy of the Christian Science Monitor reports:
On Saturday evening, it’s “Lights out San Francisco,” where people will voluntary turn off lights for an hour. The aim is to raise awareness of light pollution and the energy wasted by lights left on….
Citizens plan to shut off nonessential lighting for an hour in the name of […]
I find myself becoming more and more annoyed with the shortsightedness of the so-called “green” special interest groups. So many of their causes are beside the point, compared with the issue of climate change, and yet they continue to beat their individual tin drums over issues like whether people should wear furs, whether the Pecos […]
There is a simple fact about energy that most people who are uneducated in science simply don’t grasp: fuel is just a way of getting energy from the point where it is collected to the place where it’s going to be used. That is just as true of the liquid hydrogen and oxygen of […]
It seems as though all we hear about today, at least in the “Green Community,” is fuel efficiency. We hear about the latest advances in hybrids, electric cars, ultra-efficient “city” cars, and all manner of complaints about conventional gas and diesel automobiles and trucks, and how terrible their “poor” fuel economy is for the environment.
That’s […]
