Simply stated, biodiesel, technically fatty acid methyl ester (FAME), is vegetable oil or animal fat with the glycerin removed and replaced with methanol, using sodium or potassium hydroxide as a catalyst. The process, called transesterification, is a fairly low-tech, low-capital-cost operation. The removed glycerin has uses as a co-product. The American Society for Testing […]
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As pump jacks operated in the background, right next to the park, playgrounds and homes, Fonda, and Newsom, Schwarzenegger discussed Senate Bill 1137, against the health impacts from oil and gas wells. (Photo by Frank Fastner, California State Archives) Martin Wahl At a March 22 press conference, Jane Fonda, joined by […] Lecturing is part of the job for Mark Z. Jacobson. (Ecolo) Study will help create future energy systems; sets aside need for fossil fuels for electricity A new groundbreaking study done at Stanford University demonstrates that combining battery storage with hydrogen fuel cells can now ensure low-cost reliability when countries, including […]
Hello, We have just witnessed the warmest December 18th on record with huge amounts of rain and snowmelt causing flooding in Vermont yet again. We saw the devastating effects of climate change this summer when our second “once-in-a-lifetime” flood in the past twelve years destroyed communities, wiped out houses and washed […] Fig.1.Globaltemperature(relativeto1880-1920meanforeachmonth)forthe1997-98,2015- 16 and 2023-24 El Ninos. The impact of El Nino on global temperature usually peaks early in the year (El Nino Peak Year) following the year in which the El Nino originated. 14 August 2023 James Hansen, Makiko Sato and Reto Ruedy Abstract. Global temperature in June […]
Fossil fuel giant Exxon Mobil announced record-smashing profits today, further underscoring the need for officials in Washington to rein in Big Oil’s runaway enrichment at the expense of consumers struggling with high energy bills. Exxon posted $56 billion in earnings for the full year 2022, breaking its 2008 record and setting […] FERC REPORTS 67.1-GW OF NEW SOLAR AND 17.5-GW OF NEW WIND GENERATING CAPACITY IN THE THREE-YEAR “HIGH PROBABILITY” PIPELINE BUT ONLY 3.2-GW OF NET ADDITIONS BY NATURAL GAS AND 2.2-GW BY NUCLEAR POWER For Release: Friday – October 7, 2022 Contact: Ken Bossong, 301-588-4741 or 301-270-6477 […] G.E.T. staff With inflation, rising interest rates, and a world that feels out of control, it is no surprise that many people are feeling insecure about their futures. Some people wonder about what effect rooftop solar systems have on the value of their property. It has been three years since an article […] Alternative transportation when gas prices get too high. (Flickr/peggydavis66) Sam Evans-Brown In the past two weeks, New Hampshire residents learned that most of our electricity bills will skyrocket in August. For Eversource’s residential customers, the rate they pay kilowatt-hour will rise from 19 cents to more than 32 cents: 22 cents for the […] ExxonMobil’s shareholder revolt and the end of the line for fossil fuels Carl Pope From Carl Pope’s blog: A version of this article appeared in Salon. Few days spell out the future as clearly as this Wednesday did in terms of energy and climate action. The dikes of denial behind which Big Carbon […] |
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