Is ethanol the answer? I think not, and not just because of the food vs fuel dynamic, as described here in the Washington Post: Siphoning Off Corn to Fuel Our Cars.
This column in the New York Sun by Harold Furchtgott-Roth offers useful links explaining why ethanol is not the answer.
So, probably corn-based ethanol is not the direction we should be taking for fuel diversity and supply.
We can talk about corn monoculture in another post...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
from RWW: 15 of the Best Green Search Engines
The ever interesting ReadWriteWeb lists 15 Green Search engines.
There are a lot of ways one could imagine a green search engine would function, or add value, and many of them are represented here.
There are a lot of ways one could imagine a green search engine would function, or add value, and many of them are represented here.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
two years
Started this blog two years ago, plus a couple of weeks. Its been fun to experiment with different topics, and to record some local and family stuff. I plan to continue...
Thursday, April 10, 2008
energy not growing on trees
A good perspective from a scientist on the biofuels conundrum.
Seems to me the biofuel debate will get muddied by the political issues associated with agribusiness.
I do enjoy Cosmic Variance, albeit as a layman.
Seems to me the biofuel debate will get muddied by the political issues associated with agribusiness.
I do enjoy Cosmic Variance, albeit as a layman.
interloper
This caused quite a stir among the feline inhabitants of the house - a territorial incursion by an interloper.
Thursday, April 03, 2008
No Sun link to climate change
This BBC News post refers to scientific research that indicates global warming is not solely a result of changes in the the amount of radiation from the sun. See: 'No Sun link' to climate change
Lede:
Lede:
Scientists have produced further compelling evidence showing that modern-day climate change is not caused by changes in the Sun's activity.Climate change debunkers will start to try to debunk this research as well, I suppose. Sigh.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
stunned
This hawk (Ruffed Grouse?) flew into our deck window. I hope he'll be ok.
UPDATE: He didn't make it. Very sad.
UPDATE 2: He was given a proper and respectful burial.
UPDATE 3: There is a suspicion he killed himself by diving into the window in a misguided attack on one of our cats.
UPDATE 4: Now there is a claim he may actually have been a Ruffed Grouse. The plot thickens...
UPDATE: He didn't make it. Very sad.
UPDATE 2: He was given a proper and respectful burial.
UPDATE 3: There is a suspicion he killed himself by diving into the window in a misguided attack on one of our cats.
UPDATE 4: Now there is a claim he may actually have been a Ruffed Grouse. The plot thickens...
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