This week the Los Angeles Auto Show had its 100th annual exhibition at the Los Angeles Convention Center.  In his keynote address on 11-29, Rick Wagoner, the Chairman and CEO of General Motors, congratulated the producers when he said “you have ‘arrived’ this year as one of the industry’s top international shows.”
This is more true than the distinguished [...]

First Solar, the first company to set up volume production of thin-film photovoltaics, has just gone public, and the market loves them.  According to Morningstar, by mid-day on Monday 11-20, First Solar’s stock (FSLR) has rallied 24% after their IPO on Friday 11-17.
While the U.S. has fallen behind in production of crystalline silicon photovoltaics, it appears the [...]

There are many obstacles to creating an energy future reliant on hydrogen, but it is a mistake to think the hydrogen future must include fuel cells.  In our posts critical of the hydrogen lobby we have oversimplified that point, because hydrogen can be used as fuel for an internal combustion engine.  And even when hydrogen combusts, it [...]

Today’s San Francisco Chronicle ran an article that fairly screams for commentary.  In the story entitled “Honda Rolls Out the Future - A Car Powered by Hydrogen,” the reporter informs us of the following “But by one particular yardstick, the car is special — it doesn’t run on fossil fuel. Instead, a fuel cell car uses [...]

As reported today in a BBC story entitled “Study Hopeful for the World’s Forests,” a study done by researchers at the University of Helsinki has concluded that the actual biomass of the world’s forests is higher than previously thought.  Here are some of the key findings:
The study measured biomass instead of just surface area of [...]

Just six months after Tesla Motors announced the return of a 100% battery car, the Tesla Roadster, we have another great leap forward.  As reported in the Los Angeles Times in a story entitled “GM To Present A Modified Electric Car“ (courant.com) on November 10th, General Motors has announced a series hybrid car.  Early next year [...]

If we believe anthropogenic CO2 causes catastrophic global warming, we deforest the earth to grow “carbon neutral” biofuel.

The Congo Rainforest

Deforestation causes droughts, and deforestation, for a variety of reasons, may be a greater contributor to global warming than rising levels of CO2.
What if the deforestation to produce biofuel crops causes more harm (droughts, global warming) [...]