Here are my choices for the Top 10 energy related stories of 2009. Previously I listed how I voted in Platt’s Top 10 poll, but my list is a bit different from theirs. I have a couple of stories here that they didn’t list, and I combined some topics. And don’t get too hung up on the relative rankings. You can make arguments that some stories should be higher than others, but I gave less consideration of whether 6 should be ahead of 7 (for example) than just making sure the important stories were listed.
Archive for December, 2009
Top 10 Energy Stories of 2009
31 Dec 2009 at 22:39
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Alternative Energy, Carbon Emmssions, Energy, Oil and natural gas, Peak Oil, Technology, Transportation
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Shale Gas and Climate Change
In Wednesday’s posting on the likely consequences of the latest version of greenhouse gas (GHG) cap & trade legislation, I hinted at an important option for electricity suppliers to reduce their emissions promptly. Today I’d like to elaborate on it. Although
To Bury CO2 or Recycle It
While not the most powerful of the greenhouse gases produced by humanity, CO2 is certainly the most prevalent, if you don’t count water vapor. To a very large extent, addressing climate change depends on three main strategies for dealing with the excess CO2 our activities emit: avoiding its creation by switching to other energy sources, such as renewables or nuclear power; capturing and storing
Talking Energy: carbon capture and storage
Hot topic: fully operational carbon capture and storage (CCS) is still several years away, but when it finally arrives this “clean coal” technology will change the face of energy generation
