Posts by dana1981

The media has done a very poor job of covering this study.  The study specifically focuses on nitrous oxide emissions from grasslands that cattle graze on.  The previous theory was that grazing cattle increase nitrous oxide...

I just finished a Fingerprints of Human-Caused Climate Change Wiki.  I wanted to specifically summarize the key fingerprints of man-made global warming as predicted by climate models and observed by scientists.Any comments and...

The base model Prius and Insight hybrids cost around $21k.  There are a whole ton of people who could be driving hybrids but aren't.  Hybrid sales only make up something like 2-3% of new car sales in the USA.  People just...

Current hybrids don't plug in.  They basically use the gas engine as a generator to charge the batteries, which power the electric motor.  It's just a more efficient way to use the gas, so they get better mileage than standard...

Just a couple of quick notes in response to Linda.Less than half of the energy in the USA is provided by coal.Even if 100% of our energy were produced by coal, electric vehicles would still be cleaner than gas vehicles.  See the...

The other day, Nissan unveiled the pricing of the electric LEAF, starting at $32,780 for the base model, not including tax credits ($7,500 federal, $5,000 California).In response, Mitsibishi announced it's cutting the price of their...

Well it's always good to see a major auto manufacturer making more EVs.  Unfortunately this looks like a rather small and underpowered scooter.  It's hard to find specs on it, but Honda lists it as having a 20 mile range on...

Yeah good news.  As I recall, the Bush Admin had cut their budget, and NASA didn't have the funds to replace their old and outdated satellite instrumentation.  It's funny, the same people who say we don't have enough...

Pretty cool story over at EcoGeek.Quote:An egg-beater-like vertical wind turbine design could potentially double the output of wind farms by using the space between larger, horizontal turbines. Wind farms take up a lot of land...

Well it's something that was going to have to happen in order to get enough support for a climate and energy bill to pass.  What I'm confused about is why they opened up the offshore areas now instead of including their opening in...