The Green Technocrat

I’ve been staring at a lot of GHG emissions data lately.  Is there anything more fun than pouring over table after table of UNFCCC national submissions, IEA reports and E.P.A. eGRID values?  OK, I guess I can think of a few things, but reviewing all this data has actually been pretty interesting.   One of the [...]

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On Monday the E.P.A. announced the winners of its annual Green Power Leadership Awards.
The three categories the E.P.A. gives awards for are:

Green Power Partner of the Year: Recognizes Partners who distinguish themselves through their purchase, leadership, overall strategy, and impact on the green power market.
On-site Generation: Recognizes Partners who distinguish themselves using on-site renewable energy [...]

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The E.P.A. that wonderful government organization whose mission is to “protect human health and the environment.” recently announced that they may be giving factory farms a free pass on emissions. For those of you wondering what a factory farm is, the following definition is from Wikipedia. “Factory farming is the practice of [...]

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