Published March 30th, 2009 at 10:08 am in Energy Emporium, circa 2020, Great Greenhouse Gas Grab, Waste Not with no comments
Tagged with climate change, Earth Hour, electricity, energy conservation, Grubb & Ellis, Qwest, World Wide Fund for Nature
For those who missed it, this last Saturday, March 28th, from 8:30 – 9:30 PM local time was Earth Hour. For those who may be unfamiliar with Earth Hour, it was first marked in 2007, when The WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) and The Sydney Morning Herald sponsored a campaign to get 2.2 million citizens of Sydney to turn off non-essential lights and appliances for one hour to raise awareness of the need to address climate change. Read more of this >>
Published February 13th, 2009 at 7:21 pm in Carbon Conundrum, Great Greenhouse Gas Grab with no comments
Tagged with algae, biofuel, CSU, earth4energy.com, energy alternatives, green energy, peswiki, pure energ systems
Oil Yield
* Cultivating Algae for Liquid Fuel Production
Gallons of Oil per Acre per Year
Corn . . . . . . . ….15
Soybeans . . . …..48
Safflower. . . . . ..83
Sunflower . . . ..102
Rapeseed. . . …127
Oil Palm . . . . ..635
Micro Algae . .1850 [based on actual biomass yields]
Micro Algae . .5000-15000 [theoretical laboratory yield]
Published February 13th, 2009 at 6:50 pm in Carbon Conundrum, Great Greenhouse Gas Grab with no comments
Tagged with algae, biofuel, Department of Energy, energy alternatives, fossil fuel deplation, high gas prices, washington post
Slimy algae has great potential - stock photo
According to the The Washington Post, algae has great promise as an energy alternative.
“Algae, like corn, soybeans, sugar cane and other crops, grows via photosynthesis (meaning it absorbs carbon dioxide) and can be processed into fuel oil. However, the slimy aquatic organisms yield 30 times more energy per acre than land crops such as soybeans, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Read more of this >>
Published January 11th, 2009 at 1:10 pm in Carbon Conundrum, Great Greenhouse Gas Grab, Growing Green Footprints with no comments
Tagged with algae blooms, Andrew Williams, carbon emissions, Clean Technica, CO2, global warming, Green Options Media
A team of UK scientists have discovered a natural process that could delay, or even end, the threat of global warming. Source: Clean Technica
This is a post at Clean Technica worth reading.
Understanding the nature of carbon on out planet is very important!
Published January 4th, 2009 at 3:23 pm in Energy Emporium, circa 2020, Great Greenhouse Gas Grab with no comments
Tagged with biodiesel, energy alternatives, ethanol, fossil fuels, fuel film, fuel solutions, GM, Hummer, josh tickell, Rick Wagoner
Rethinking our love affair with gas-guzzlers
It is high time we consider more seriously what needs to be done with at least a few of our addictions to fossil fuels, says documentry producer, Josh Tickell, the creator of “Fuel.”
Quotable:
“What we cannot forget about HUMMER is that it is a great brand…it’s a global brand, it’s iconic.”– Rick Wagoner, CEO, General Motors
On his website, Josh Tickell provides a list of ten things all residents on this planet should all be doing to be more proactive about our fuel gluttony:
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Published December 10th, 2008 at 9:10 am in Energy Emporium, circa 2020, Great Greenhouse Gas Grab with 1 comments
Tagged with DADS, electricity, Greenhouse Gas, methane, Waste Management, Waste to energy
At DADS, a V-16 electricity generating engine is powered by methane
Not all greenhouse gas is going to waste, some of it is generating electricity. At the gigantic Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site, known to mot natives as DADS, Waste Management Corp. and the city of Denver are now capturing the greenhouse gas, methane – generated from decomposing rubbish — and powering four Read more of this >>
