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Blood And Gore: Coal Is Becoming A Stranded Asset

Green Car Reports

So how could we not comment on an article whose byline reads Gore and Blood? In case you hadn''t noticed, it''s Halloween. Their topic may be slightly esoteric, but it has big implications for our energy future. It''s all about stranded assets--those that lose economic value well ahead of their anticipated useful life.

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Al Gore plugs electric cars on Daily Show

Plugs and Cars

Al Gore has probably been presumed to be a long-time booster of electric cars, but it hasn't always been so. Like many, he couldn't see past the dirty, coal-produced power many plug-ins would utilize, despite the environmental benefits. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Exclusive - Al Gore Extended Interview Pt.

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Serving My Country – My Patriotic Duty

Creative Greenius

I’m talking about people like Al Gore , Bill McKibben , James Hansen , Michael Brune , Michael Mann , Joe Romm , former president of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed and the others around the world whose names are unknown, whose stories are yet untold, whose work is the most sincere and meaningful form of patriotism our nation knows. .”

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Shouldn’t We ALL Be Going to PowerShift 2009?

Creative Greenius

“I can’t understand why there aren’t rings of young people blocking bulldozers and preventing them from constructing coal-fired power plants.” - Al Gore. Maybe you didn’t know there was a coal-fired power plant spewing greenhouse gases, mercury and a very bad vibe just blocks from Capitol Hill.

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Join Me For A Visit To Reality

Creative Greenius

Clean Coal is a shameless marketing scam designed to allow coal companies to keep raking in the bucks while they continue to destroy the environment. Tax what we burn, not what we earn, says the Creative Greenius - and Al Gore. Tax what we burn, not what we earn, says the Creative Greenius - and Al Gore.

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Purdue Team Develops High Pressure, High Temperature Gasifier in Pursuit of More Efficient Synthetic Fuels Production

Green Car Congress

Researchers at Purdue University have developed a facility aimed at learning the chemical kinetic processes in coal and biomass gasification to improve thermodynamic efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of the technology. We want to show that our system is flexible for using coal and biomass. Earlier post.).

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Climate Change #Liar-Deniers Are The New Racists

Creative Greenius

Your Greenius opines that today’s oil, coal and gas companies are the modern equivalent of pre civil war plantation owners raking in massive profits off the backs of black slaves and treating them worse than the slave owners in Jhango Unchained did. Maybe because they never have or maybe because they believe it’s worth it.