Comments for envirowords.com http://envirowords.com/public envirowords Mon, 03 May 2010 23:31:22 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Show Me a Sign – I’ll be Willin’ by Renewable Energy Options | envirowords.com http://envirowords.com/public/?p=271&cpage=1#comment-1016 Renewable Energy Options | envirowords.com Mon, 03 May 2010 23:31:22 +0000 http://envirowords.com/public/?p=271#comment-1016 [...] Imagine an atlas of the United States locating every available renewable energy source. Electricity cooperatives could develop specifically for renewable energy sources or just to build grid tie-ins to serve [...] [...] Imagine an atlas of the United States locating every available renewable energy source. Electricity cooperatives could develop specifically for renewable energy sources or just to build grid tie-ins to serve [...]

]]> Comment on Nuclear Power is Part of Clean Energy Economy and Creates Jobs by Peter McAlenney http://envirowords.com/public/?p=1061&cpage=1#comment-998 Peter McAlenney Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:01:23 +0000 http://envirowords.com/public/?p=1061#comment-998 I totally agree with your observations - i feel the exact same. It is great to keep growning the 'alternatives', but they need time. And unless we all want to live without power/cars for the next 20 years (while they mature - not me), we need to continue with nuclear and fossil fuels. While doing the best we can to manage pollution/waste. I would love to put solar panels on my house and a wind turbine, but they just are not economically feasible at this point! The return on investment is just not there yet. I totally agree with your observations – i feel the exact same. It is great to keep growning the ‘alternatives’, but they need time. And unless we all want to live without power/cars for the next 20 years (while they mature – not me), we need to continue with nuclear and fossil fuels. While doing the best we can to manage pollution/waste.

I would love to put solar panels on my house and a wind turbine, but they just are not economically feasible at this point! The return on investment is just not there yet.

]]> Comment on Private Investments in Renewable Energy by With unemployment so high where are all those green jobs? http://envirowords.com/public/?p=551&cpage=1#comment-867 With unemployment so high where are all those green jobs? Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:17:42 +0000 http://envirowords.com/public/?p=551#comment-867 [...] of Energy still has $37 billion of stimulus money to spend on clean energy projects but mostly on tax credits. Federal agencies have the money to create green jobs. Will those jobs be created in established [...] [...] of Energy still has $37 billion of stimulus money to spend on clean energy projects but mostly on tax credits. Federal agencies have the money to create green jobs. Will those jobs be created in established [...]

]]> Comment on NJ Solar Power by With unemployment so high where are all those green jobs? http://envirowords.com/public/?p=536&cpage=1#comment-866 With unemployment so high where are all those green jobs? Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:43:30 +0000 http://envirowords.com/public/?p=536#comment-866 [...] to produce 25% of their electricity from renewable sources (wind, hydro, solar). I wonder. NJ has the most stringent renewable energy requirement but there is no information linking the standard to increased job opportunities. NJ’s [...] [...] to produce 25% of their electricity from renewable sources (wind, hydro, solar). I wonder. NJ has the most stringent renewable energy requirement but there is no information linking the standard to increased job opportunities. NJ’s [...]

]]> Comment on EPA Finding – Greenhouse Gas Endangerment and Contributions by Climate Change Emails « envirowords.com http://envirowords.com/public/?p=364&cpage=1#comment-663 Climate Change Emails « envirowords.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:26:52 +0000 http://envirowords.com/public/?p=364#comment-663 [...] on Climate Change whose reports provide the basis for EPA’s Rules on the Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 202 and CAA New Source Review inventory of greenhouse gas [...] [...] on Climate Change whose reports provide the basis for EPA’s Rules on the Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 202 and CAA New Source Review inventory of greenhouse gas [...]

]]> Comment on What is Cap and Trade? by Greenhouse Gas Emissions - CAA New Source Review « envirowords.com http://envirowords.com/public/?p=437&cpage=1#comment-659 Greenhouse Gas Emissions - CAA New Source Review « envirowords.com Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:11:42 +0000 http://envirowords.com/public/?p=437#comment-659 [...] Recently EPA put in place requirements for companies to inventory and report on their greenhouse gas emissions if estimated emissions are expected to be greater than 25,000 tons/year. That means companies will have to install new systems to measure emissions, collate the data and produce reports to submit to the EPA. Within a few years, accurate data on US greenhouse gas emissions should be available which will enable identification of the excessive sources of emissions as well as provide data on which sources are exceeding their “cap” and need to “trade“. [...] [...] Recently EPA put in place requirements for companies to inventory and report on their greenhouse gas emissions if estimated emissions are expected to be greater than 25,000 tons/year. That means companies will have to install new systems to measure emissions, collate the data and produce reports to submit to the EPA. Within a few years, accurate data on US greenhouse gas emissions should be available which will enable identification of the excessive sources of emissions as well as provide data on which sources are exceeding their “cap” and need to “trade“. [...]

]]> Comment on Water – More Valuable than Gold by Cloud Seeding « envirowords.com http://envirowords.com/public/?p=77&cpage=1#comment-657 Cloud Seeding « envirowords.com Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:56:38 +0000 http://envirowords.com/public/?p=77#comment-657 [...] this year I wrote about cloud seeding for better skiing out west. Now, WSJ reports, China is using cloud seeding for climate control, [...] [...] this year I wrote about cloud seeding for better skiing out west. Now, WSJ reports, China is using cloud seeding for climate control, [...]

]]> Comment on Waxman-Markey Bill H.R. 2454 Clean Energy Act and the EPA by Senate Climate Change Bill - Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowances « envirowords.com http://envirowords.com/public/?p=484&cpage=1#comment-651 Senate Climate Change Bill - Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowances « envirowords.com Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:39:49 +0000 http://envirowords.com/public/?p=484#comment-651 [...] U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has passed a climate change bill similar to the House version passed earlier this year. Crucial to the cost benefit analysis of the bill is the trading of carbon [...] [...] U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has passed a climate change bill similar to the House version passed earlier this year. Crucial to the cost benefit analysis of the bill is the trading of carbon [...]

]]> Comment on What is Ocean Acidification? by Global Warming Benefits? « envirowords.com http://envirowords.com/public/?p=842&cpage=1#comment-642 Global Warming Benefits? « envirowords.com Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:28:11 +0000 http://envirowords.com/public/?p=842#comment-642 [...] example, while ocean acidification will likely decrease calciferous plankton populations, increased carbon dioxide in the oceans will [...] [...] example, while ocean acidification will likely decrease calciferous plankton populations, increased carbon dioxide in the oceans will [...]

]]> Comment on Natural Gas by Natural Gas Extraction not Profitable in NY Watershed « envirowords.com http://envirowords.com/public/?p=278&cpage=1#comment-641 Natural Gas Extraction not Profitable in NY Watershed « envirowords.com Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:51:28 +0000 http://envirowords.com/public/?p=278#comment-641 [...] Times reports that Chesapeake Energy won’t drill in Marcellus Shale segments that run through NY Watershed; but will drill in other ares of the Marcellus Shale, [...] [...] Times reports that Chesapeake Energy won’t drill in Marcellus Shale segments that run through NY Watershed; but will drill in other ares of the Marcellus Shale, [...]

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