Brevity. Variety. Ecology.
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The Daily Five: Tuesday, 24 June, 2008
The U.S. gets closer to its first offshore wind farm; energy speculators come under the microscope; and Chrysler cools hybrid energy needs.
“ Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain, For strip-mined mountain’s majesty above the asphalt plain. America, America, man sheds his waste on thee, And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea.
George Carlin (via The Daily Green)
Virginia Sets Stage For Eco-War: To Coal, Or Not To Coal?
A new coal-burning power plant could bring money and needed much-jobs to rural Virginia. But environmentalists want to block the project. Who’s right?
“ Carbon Capture and Storage as a magical technology that solves the carbon problem for coal plants is oversold … I think there is a lot to learn, and it is going to take us a lot longer for us to figure it out than a lot of us think.
Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy
The Daily Five: Monday, 23 June, 2008
Ford says it’s in another tough year; a new breed of solar panels may pay for themselves within 12 months; and NASA’s climate satellite looks like a success.
“ Until Planet Green quits its annoying mix of condescension and pandering, watching it will be an unforgivable waste of energy.
Troy Patterson of Slate.com