Is philanthropy (really) good for climate and democracy?
The American multibillionaires Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg have recently published books about how to fight climate change. It is always commendable when people seek…
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Shoreham
The plant that never was. But no one envisaged that in 1965 when Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO) President John J. Tuohy announced plans for…
July-September 2022 (ONE)
Green Fuels for Several Types of Engines
Roads and road vehicles are everywhere, but reliable grid electricity is not. So, however appealing all·electric cars may be, they aren’t for everywhere, nor for…
The Original Sin of American wilderness
The Good… The Bad… And the Ugly. A good analysis of American wilderness includes all three of these categories. Wilderness is defined in the Merriam-Webster…
Zhangjiakou’s next gold medal
Zhangjiakou is a medium-sized city located in northwest Hebei Province, 164km away from Beijing. The region’s biomass power generation capacity is small, around 65 MW…
April-June 2022 (ONE)
China’s power outages and its double carbon target 3060
Although China is an electricity generation powerhouse, it does experience power shortages from time to time. The most recent power outage happened last summer, resulting…
Is local eating loco?
There are many problems with the agricultural system. For example, the production and distribution of food are responsible for producing many greenhouse gas emissions, leading…
Siège Simon
Siège Simon was one of the largest coal mines in the Lorraine region of France. Geological surveys between 1817 and 1849 identified coal deposits. The…
January-March 2022 (ONE)
The role of China’s carbon price in phasing out coal
After years of negotiations, planning, and pilot testing, China’s national carbon emissions trading system (ETS) finally went online at the Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange…
No more vitamin CD (Carbon Dioxide)
While some people may not be concerned with the plight of polar bears or the destruction of rainforests, no one wants to suffer from diminished…