May 21st, 2013 
Justin Manger 
Yes, big improvements in air quality have been made over the last several decades. However, there is still some foul air out there, and most of it can be found in California. According to the American Lung Association’s State of the Air Report for 2013, of the top 10 areas in the U.S. with the [...]
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Tags: California, Carbon Dioxide, Environment, Pollution 
No Comments » April 17th, 2013 Eric Wilson 
The International Energy Agency (IEA) reports today that despite the impressive increase in renewable energy – energy produced by wind is up 42% and solar 19% from 2011 to 2012 alone – carbon emissions have not abated worldwide. As relayed on Marketplace Morning Report today, rapidly industrializing economies, as well as Europe which has resorted [...]
Posted in Behavior, Economics, Eric Wilson, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Tags: Alternative Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Clean Energy, Coal, Environment, IEA, Natural Gas No Comments » April 5th, 2013 Justin Manger 
The following facts come from a piece in the New York Times on the cost of the break-neck pace China’s economic growth is having on the environment. Political ramifications will be large if the country cannot reign in some of the side effects of runaway development. In 2010, the cost of environmental degradation in China [...]
Posted in China, Five Friday Facts, Justin Manger, News, Policy Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Coal, Environment No Comments » March 28th, 2013 Chris DeArmond 
American shale gas will heat 1.8 million homes in the United Kingdom by 2018, according to a deal between Cheniere Energy and U.K.-based Centrica PLC. The development marks the first time the Department of Energy (DOE) has permitted the export of shale gas to a country not under a free trade agreement. Thus far, Cheniere [...]
Posted in Business, Economics, Policy Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Chris DeArmond, Department of Energy, Energy Policy, Natural Gas No Comments » March 14th, 2013 Chris DeArmond 
Cities across the country with protected bike lanes are finding that they promote exercise and economic development while offering a clean alternative mode of transportation. While road bikers and bicycle messengers often prefer “open” bike lanes that flow next to vehicular traffic, they come with several downsides. As a cyclist, I frequently encounter road debris [...]
Posted in Behavior, Policy, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Transportation Tags: Bike Sharing, Carbon Dioxide, Chris DeArmond No Comments » February 23rd, 2013 Justin Manger 
Backed by Bill Gates and other investors in 2009, Carbon Engineering is building a pilot plant at the end of 2014 to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere (Nicole talks about geological sequestration in recent post). The machines the company has developed use a “carbon-dioxide-absorbing solution of caustic soda to remove the gas from the [...]
February 14th, 2013 Chris DeArmond 
As you’re probably aware, natural gas prices in the United States have plummeted in recent times with the development of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” The controversial, but very effective drilling technique has freed a glut of natural gas from shale rock formations, reducing domestic natural gas prices substantially. Between 2009 and 2011, the wellhead price [...]
January 31st, 2013 Chris DeArmond 
Renewable energy and climate change were emphasized in President Obama’s inauguration speech, but the White House and policy makers will only pass meaningful legislation with voters’ support. Below are a few of the highlights of polling data collected by the Pew Research Center and Pike Research regarding public opinion on climate change and green energy. [...]
January 17th, 2013 Chris DeArmond 
This probably is not the best forum to talk about 6.2-liter V8 sports cars going green, but bear with me. The Corvette has been with us since 1953, and none is as fast or fuel efficient as the C7 generation unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show last Sunday. Many details have yet to emerge, but [...]
Posted in Business, Transportation Tags: CAFE Standards, Carbon Dioxide, Cars, Chris DeArmond No Comments » January 9th, 2013 Noelle Phares 
A perusal through a 2009 paper published in American Society of Nutrition[1] provides a quick reminder that American eating habits are bad not only for an over-burdened healthcare system, but for our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions tally. While CO2 is ever in the limelight when we think of GHG players, the respective 60% and 50% [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Behavior, Sustainability Tags: Agriculture, Carbon Dioxide, Eat Vegan, Greenhouse Gas, Noelle Phares, Reduce GHG No Comments »
