one.point.zero - Colin O'Brien's weblog
April 13 2008
I’m always trying to explain to people who think hydrogen is the magic fuel of the future that it’s just a storage medium, not an energy source. This clear description is now bookmarked.
November 11 2007
The health effects of shipping fuel fumes have been under the radar for a long time but statistics are starting to show up. No mention of the port of Antwerp in there, but considering its size, I imagine there must be consequences to the local population.
June 29 2007
Organic fuel... even Mussolini used it.
May 29 2007
Kunstler on wishful thinking“this longing for 'solutions', strikes me as a free-floating wish for magical rescue remedies, for techno-fixes that will allow us to make a hassle-free switch from fossil hydrocarbon power to something less likely to destroy the Earth's ecosystems”
May 06 2007
Interesting summary of the current dangers of biofuel use as well as future, more sustainable, directions the industry might take.
April 21 2007
Biofuel may actually increase ozone levels.
March 27 2007
competition between cars and people“The governments using biofuel to tackle global warming know that it causes more harm than good. But they plough on regardless.”
September 10 2006
Mass-production of biofuels could trigger more intensive agriculture on a worldwide scale and end up doing more harm than good to the environment.