A new report from an international group promoting biofuels says the forecasted amount of global ethanol production this year will eliminate green house gas (GHG) emissions of 100 million tons in 2012. The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) has released its annual forecast and puts the amount equal to 20.2 million cars being taken off the road.. the total number …
Book Review – Climategate
For those of you who believe in climate change, you will criticize me for not only reading but reviewing “Climategate,” by Brian Sussman as the last book in my 2012 La Nina Reading List. For those of you who don’t buy in to climate change, you’ll applaud me for bringing you this review. Sussman is best known as a TV …
Book Review – Eaarth
What is happening to the “Eaarth”? A question many are asking, including author Bill McKibben, as the summer brought us the worst drought in decades along with extreme heat. Many people would blame this on global climate change while others would argue that “global warming” and “weather” are actually two separate things. Well it is time we delve back into …
Vocal Trash Sings About Being Green
Here is a fun story for a Friday. A group called Vocal Trash entertains consumers across the country with a musical mix of pop, rock and swing used to educate listeners about being green. The group’s song reflect earth-friendly values like recycling and upcycling. As if this is cool enough, the group also “recycles” their instruments used in their performances. …
Survey Shows Drought Spurs Need for Alt Energy
According to a recent ORC International survey, 81 percent of Americans are concerned about “increased drought” and other extreme weather conditions. Conducted on behalf of the Civil Society Institute (CSI), the poll results showed that concerns about drought, of which the many states have been severely affected, go hand in hand with worries about water shortages. Three out of four …
Dynamic Fuels Get EPA Renewable Gas Registration
Dynamic Fuels, in a joint venture with Syntroleum, has garnered the EPA’s Part 79 registration for its Renewable Gasoline Blendstock 10. This Syntroleum news release says the designation allows enables Dynamic Fuels to generate 1.5 Advanced Biofuel, or D5, RINS for each gallon of its renewable gasoline blendstock when blended at 10 percent. The Dynamic Fuels’ Renewable Gasoline Blendstock can …
Researchers: LCFS Would Help America
During a bipartisan briefing on Capitol Hill, researchers from six institutions advocated that adopting a national Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) would be a positive step for America. Renewable fuels, they said, will be cleaner, cheaper and “Made in America”. This consensus by the group of researchers was met after conducting an extensive series of peer-reviewed LCFS studies. The research …
Economics of Energy & The Environment
Ok everybody. It’s time to go back to school. Who has the time you think? Who has the money? Who has a college campus near you? These are no longer valid excuses – the time is now to become energy literate. There is a FREE online course called Economics of Energy & The Environment being taught by Dr. Ben Ho, Assistant …
Trina Solar Donates Solar Panels to Lung Association
It’s good that not all things good for the environment happen on Earth Day only. Recently, Trina Solar announced that they will be donating 10.5 kW of solar modules for the offices of the American Lung Association of California. Everyday Energy will install the cost-saving solar system, and solar distributor Sonepar will provide the balance of system equipment for the …
Movie Review – Carbon Nation
I took a brief break from my 2012 La Nina Reading list to watch a documentary on climate change. Carbon Nation touts itself as a “climate change solutions movie that doesn’t even care if you believe in climate change.” Yet this movie does care about climate change. The narrator says, “We thought we had time to figure things out. Trouble …