Re: [Biofuel] Yale Environment 360: Solar Shingles Made from Common Metals Offer Cheaper Energy Option

Nice. Cost competitive with coal-fired power plants within 2 decades.. Just had my roof done, but will be ready to re-shingle by then. See Darryl, I'm not so impatient. With the new roof, I'm interested in pv panels. What is the functional life span? I assume it will get me to my next roof

Re: [Biofuel] Yale Environment 360: Solar Shingles Made from Common Metals Offer Cheaper Energy Option

Tom, in this age, I think impatience is a virtue. I think it is what drives the improvements we need. I have been waiting for BIPV (building integrated photovoltaics - like solar shingles) to go mainstream for at least a decade. In the meantime, conventional PV panels have accumulated,

Re: [Biofuel] Yale Environment 360: Solar Shingles Made from Common Metals Offer Cheaper Energy Option

All well and good. Of course, we need them now, and would have them by now if this ridiculous benchmark of being competitive with coal weren't causing artificial inertia. -- ¡Ay, Pachamamita! ¡Eres la cosa más bonita! ___ Sustainablelorgbiofuel

[Biofuel] NRDC publishes airline sustainability scorecard | Biomassmagazine.com

http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/11544/nrdc-publishes-airline-sustainability-scorecard/ [The NRDC airlines sustainability scorecard is now available at the NRCD website. 24-page PDF]

[Biofuel] Decarbonization Techniques and Technology Report | The Energy Collective

http://theenergycollective.com/noahdeich/2193311/recap-and-commentary-national-academy-sciences-report-carbon-removal [images and links in on-line article Spoiler alert: The report clearly states that the first-best option for preventing climate change is stopping GHG emissions, and that

[Biofuel] Court: BP has no coverage for oil spill under Transocean insurance | PropertyCasualty360

http://www.propertycasualty360.com/2015/02/13/court-bp-has-no-coverage-for-oil-spill-under-trans [Regulators better make sure the oil drilling and production operators have spill response funds guaranteed as part of the licensing process, because it appears payments will take many years unless

[Biofuel] Renewable Energy Won't Die From Cheap Oil: Bloomberg | CleanTechnica

http://cleantechnica.com/2015/02/13/renewable-energy-wont-die-cheap-oil-bloomberg/ [image and links in on-line article] Renewable Energy Won’t Die From Cheap Oil: Bloomberg February 13th, 2015 by Adam Johnston Renewable energy won’t die from cheap oil. With oil prices hitting six-year lows,

[Biofuel] Young innovator Lin set to speak at San Jacinto College - Your Houston News: Living

http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/deer_park/living/young-innovator-lin-set-to-speak-at-san-jacinto-college/article_1ea99d1b-b620-5d9b-bf93-492269ee6a06.html [image in on-line article] Young innovator Lin set to speak at San Jacinto College PRESS RELEASE Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2015 4:00

[Biofuel] Once-golden biofuels market flattened by cheap diesel :: WRAL.com

http://www.wral.com/once-golden-biofuels-market-flattened-by-cheap-diesel/14437851/ [Seems like a good opportunity for a greenhouse gas emissions tax. Personally, I favour one implemented at the start of the product change - aka big emitters, and imbed it in the production price rather than

Re: [Biofuel] Yale Environment 360: Solar Shingles Made from Common Metals Offer Cheaper Energy Option

Solar shingles have been available for years; Dow's Powerhouse line since about 2005. see Article in Scientific America 2013: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/im-getting-my-roof-redone-and-heard-about-solar-shingles/ The first solar shingles were often more difficult to install

[Biofuel] With oil spill fund in red, legislators look to raise tax | Alaska Dispatch News

https://www.adn.com/article/20150213/oil-spill-fund-red-legislators-look-raise-tax With oil spill fund in red, legislators look to raise tax Nathaniel Herz February 13, 2015 JUNEAU -- Gov. Bill Walker’s administration and several Republican legislators are trying to figure out how to prop up

Re: [Biofuel] Yale Environment 360: Solar Shingles Made from Common Metals Offer Cheaper Energy Option

The devil is in the details, but I expect the Tesla house-battery will be excellent for PV storage and micro-cogeneration. Most off-grid houses (in my limited experience) seem to have about 10 to 20 kWh of storage. The smallest Tesla car pack so far is 65 kWh. Assuming the house-batteries

Re: [Biofuel] Once-golden biofuels market flattened by cheap diesel :: WRAL.com

From my little part of the world: There was a time when I got phone calls from restaurants asking me to take their used veg oil. In fact, before I went from test batches to large batches, I did try-outs for the veg oil I would accept. There was a time when I ran two diesel cars on

[Biofuel] NASA Scientists: Future Megadroughts Could Last 30+ Years 'Thanks to Human-Induced Climate Change' » EcoWatch

http://ecowatch.com/2015/02/13/nasa-megadroughts-human-induced-climate-change/ [video, image and links in on-line article] NASA Scientists: Future Megadroughts Could Last 30+ Years ‘Thanks to Human-Induced Climate Change’ Anastasia Pantsios | February 13, 2015 2:08 pm The drought in

[Biofuel] Senate report confirms CIA had ‘black site’ at Guantánamo, hid it from Congress | The Miami Herald The Miami Herald

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/guantanamo/article4434603.html [image, links in on-line article] Senate report confirms CIA had ‘black site’ at Guantánamo, hid it from Congress By Carol Rosenberg 12/11/2014 6:55 PM In 2004, as the U.S. Supreme Court was poised

[Biofuel] Nebraska judge temporarily blocks TransCanada's ability to use eminent domain for Keystone XL

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/12/1364134/-Nebraska-judge-temporarily-blocks-TransCanada-s-ability-to-use-eminent-domain-for-Keystone-XL [image and links in on-line article U.S. citizens might also want to note KXL is a good deal for TCP because TCP won't have to pay into the U.S.

[Biofuel] Global Drone Assassination Program on verge of collapse

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/13/1364144/-Global-Drone-Assassination-Program-on-verge-of-collapse [links and videos in on-line article] Fri Feb 13, 2015 at 08:51 AM PST Global Drone Assassination Program on verge of collapse Competition of good-paying jobs is fierce these days, but

Re: [Biofuel] Yale Environment 360: Solar Shingles Made from Common Metals Offer Cheaper Energy Option

The dow shingles have fairly limited distribution from what can tell. They are only selling them to roofers here in Colorado, not to solar installers -- so despite having all of the various solar certifications, I cannot sell them. Definitely not selling them retail to DIY folks. Needless to

[Biofuel] 'Fox News North' Is Shutting Down

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/13/1364194/--Fox-News-North-Is-Shutting-Down [The irony here is that the self-described 'centre-right', pro-ultra-capitalism media outlet could not break-even unless subsidized by a federal government regulator forcing all broadcast carriers to carry the

[Biofuel] Here's What Kinder Morgan's Keeping Secret About B.C. Spill Response Plans | Carol Linnitt

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/carol-linnitt/kinder-morgan-bc-spill-response_b_6675012.html [links and images in on-line article] Carol Linnitt Managing Editor and Director of Research for DeSmog Canada Here's What Kinder Morgan's Keeping Secret About B.C. Spill Response Plans Posted:

[Biofuel] BP Abuses Oil Spill Claims Appeal Process | Legal Examiner New Orleans

http://neworleans.legalexaminer.com/toxic-substances/bp-abuses-oil-spill-claims-appeal-process/ [links in on-line article] BP Abuses Oil Spill Claims Appeal Process Posted by Tom Young February 8, 2015 8:56 AM I have written before about BP saying one thing while doing the opposite.