Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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How Electricity and Carbon Offsets are Produced from Cow Manure
By Matt Oden Last Updated on 02/28/2010 - 23:29 |
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Did you know that it is possible to generate electricity from manure? Did you know that there are hundreds of farms across the country that are doing this and selling carbon offsets from the projects? When manure decomposes it can release significant amounts of methane gas. It is possible to capture this gas... |
Biogas, Carbon Markets, Carbon Offsets, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Methane |
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Motorcycles Create More Greenhouse Gas Emissions than SUVs
By Matt Oden Last Updated on 02/28/2010 - 23:25 |
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If you thought that Hummer drivers were bad, think again. According to a study by the University of California Berkeley, emissions from motorcycles dwarf that of SUVs. In fact, a sport bike can be responsible for 1.5 times the total greenhouse gas emissions of a typical SUV over the lifetime of the vehicles... |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Life Cycle Assessment, Mobile Source Emissions, Tailpipe Emissions, Transportation |
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A Biased, but Interesting, Energy IQ Test
By Matt Oden Last Updated on 02/13/2010 - 17:32 |
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I'm not supporting the group (energytomorrow.org) that puts this IQ test out, but it's good to know what the oil and gas industry is up to. Testing your knowledge on something is a clever way to disguise your intentions; very clever. ... |
Fossil Fuels, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Natural Gas, Oil |
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Los Angeles Owns the Largest Wind Farm in the Country
By CarbonPig Last Updated on 02/12/2010 - 21:53 |
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Many people don't equate Los Angeles with being green, but, in fact, it's one of the most sustainable cities in the world. The Los Angeles District of Water and Power (Municipal Utility) derives a significant portion of the city's energy needs from the Pine Tree Wind Project. The... |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Los Angeles, Renewable Energy, Wind Power |
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Bike-sharing Programs Reduce Emissions and Increase Fitness
By Ashley Cisneros Last Updated on 02/28/2010 - 23:47 |
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Commuters in numerous cities around the globe are reducing their carbon footprints, saving money on gas, and getting healthier by participating in bike-sharing programs. ... |
Bicycles, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Mobile Source Emissions, Transportation, Urban Environments |
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Obama Launches New Climate Change Agency with NOAA
By Matt Oden Last Updated on 02/12/2010 - 15:34 |
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The U.S. government, under the leadership of Barack Obama, announced that there will be a new agency dedicated to solving the climate crisis. The new website, www.climate.gov is the first step in establishing the new agency, which will be overseen by NOAA. The website will aggregate data sets from the following sources: ... |
Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, NOAA, U.S. Government |
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Solar Powered Stadiums could be the Future of the Sports Arena
By Matt Oden Last Updated on 02/10/2010 - 19:09 |
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The brand new Sunshine Coliseum in Taiwan is setting a new bar for solar integration in sports stadiums. You can see in the photo that the entire periphery is adorned with solar panels. It will provide enough energy to power more than 3,000 stadium lights and 2 giant megatrons. Furthermore, when the stadium... |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Solar Power, Sustainability in Sports, Taiwan |
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