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Survey Says: Americans Favor Pro-Climate Candidates
Since the defeat of US carbon legislation in 2010, conventional political wisdom has held that climate was a losing issue. Politicians left and right have sought to distance themselves or even reverse their positions on climate change. And emboldened "deniers" have ramped up their anti-science agenda.The reality is that the trend in...[read more]
How is cap & trade like musical chairs?
Are you confused by the issues surrounding carbon dioxide cap & trade systems? Of course not — but you probably know someone who is. If so, my friend Holmes Hummel, a Stanford Ph.D. and legislative fellow for Congressman Inslee (D-WA) has created a website just for you your friend, aimed specifically at “The Curious & Concerned...[read more]
A Bali update
From the WSJ's Morning Brief: In his first official act as a new prime minister, Kevin Rudd today signed paperwork that will lead to Australia's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, further isolating the U.S. on climate issues just as negotiators are meeting in Bali to start work on Kyoto's successor. ... Under Kyoto, industrialized...[read more]
Climate Change and the Cusp of Lost Opportunity
On the eve of this week's UN Climate Change Conference in Bali, two new reports show how tantalizingly able we are to reduce our climate footprint -- and how frustratingly far we are from taking the needed steps to do so. McKinsey & Co., the global management consultancy, last week released a report showing how the U.S. can reduce...[read more]
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“Hydrogen can also be made from fossil fuels. In fact, we are now just starting a research project on a Chemical Looping Reforming reactor with embedded membranes which could lead to affordable hydrogen production with inherent CO2 separation. Chemical Looping Reforming is based on the somewhat more mature Chemical Looping Combustion which economic studies have found capable of producing ...”
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