Category Archives: Technology

What do CCS and blood have in common?

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Chris Zach

Whenever I start to feel like the challenge of preventing climate change might just be insurmountable — this happens often as I read reports at work on the scale of carbon reduction needed — it’s a welcome news to hear … Continue reading →

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Car, Take Me to Work, and Wake Me When We Arrive

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Chris Zach

Technology for automating the bore of highway driving may actually encourage drivers to eat in the car, apply makeup, shave, read a book, surf the ‘net, paint, or yoga-cize. This sounds like a significant technical challenge. If one desires to … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Scope

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Chris Zach

As an energy analyst, I often see in my own work the drastic effect of scope on analysis results. For example, take a simple-sounding question like, “How much energy is required to produce a ton of iron?” This is a … Continue reading →

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Cap and Trade for Less

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Chris Zach

Good news for the future of cap and trade — and our climate — from a couple researchers at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) probably won’t cost as much as previously thought, which will keep … Continue reading →

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It’s Getting Hot in Here

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Chris Zach

Say you’re an ambitious young engineer and you want to tackle some seriously challenging problems. The automotive industry has no money to hire you, and their work on battery-powered cars is mundane and rote anyway.  You could work in aerospace, … Continue reading →

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Shouldn’t the U.S. Chamber of Commerce be FOR Jobs?

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Chris Zach

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is denying climate change and opposing the cap and trade bill with “disingenuous attempts to diminish or distort the reality,” according to PG&E Chairman and CEO Peter Darbee. PG&E recently pulled its membership from the … Continue reading →

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