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IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate...

Professor David MacKay’s View of Future Britain’s Energy Use

In order to have a frame of reference for later articles in this series, I thought I’d give you the summary of what Professor David J C MacKay thinks future U.K. could look like if it were to make an attempt at a carbon-free society. This is just his take on...

Carbon Sequestration. Of Jet Emissions?

Clean Coal and Carbon Sequestration Clean coal, or coal burning combined with carbon capture and storage (CCS) captures carbon dioxide from fossil fuel power plants and stores it in the ground rather than releasing it into the atmosphere. CCS is commercially available...

Can the Electric Car Save the American Way of Life?

The Electric Car Transportation consumes and enormous amount of energy, especially in this country. One of the most recent developments/innovations in this sector is the looming possibility of the electric car. General Motors’ engineers are working in overdrive...

Is There Enough Alternative Energy to Power the United States?

I’ve been reading the online book that I mentioned the other day being written by Professor David J C MacKay of the Cambridge University Department of Physics. Its an absolutely incredible read and I wish there was something like it regarding energy issues in...

Towards a Rational Sustainable Energy Policy

I haven’t delved too far into McCain or Obama’s energy policies yet. I’ve looked at it a little bit and have some thoughts but I’m keeping them to myself for now. In the mean time, I’ll try and examine some energy related issues in order...