Lots of interesting news today relating to Alternative Energy Research, Technology, and Policy. President Bush is set to announce new initiatives to make building Nuclear Power plants more attractive, building oil refineries on old military bases, extending tax incentives to clean Diesel cars and building more Natural gas terminals. Kind of an odd mix. I’m …
Category Archives: Environment
Peak Oil by 2006?
That’s what Colin Campbell says in a recent Guardian article: Campbell reckons global peak production of conventional oil – the kind associated with gushing oil wells – is approaching fast, perhaps even next year. His calculations are based on historical and present production data, published reserves and discoveries of companies and governments, estimates of reserves …
Missile Duck and Cover on Grand Banks
This goes into the “were they actually thinking?” category of stupid things. Apparently the US was set to launch a Titan IV rocket from Cape Canaveral today. It’s not clear what the missile’s purpose was, but, as with any orbital launch vehicle it creates debris after launch. Either in the form of small flecks of …