Image by Getty Images via Daylife Coal reserves have plunged. And natural gas reserves have soared. It might seem like divine intervention by carbon-hating gods. But it raises some questions. Reforming natural gas into hydrogen is one of the cheapest way of making hydrogen, and it’s a process that could be powered with by renewable [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 12, 2009
Are Climate-Savvy Companies Better Investments?
A new report by Goldman Sachs suggests that rising cost to emit carbon dioxide will have a significant impact on the competitive position and long-term valuation of companies.
June 9, 2009
Revising Coal Reserves Downward
Rebecca Smith had a fascinating story in the Wall Street Journal Yesterday about evolving Image via Wikipedia methods of estimating coal reserves. Recently, coal reserve estimates have been revised downward after considering economic factors, such as the coal-price at which extraction is profitable while still ensuring coal is competitive with other fuels. The story is [...]
June 6, 2009
Solar by the Numbers, Take 1
I’m looking for a good, basic set of figures to provide an overview of the major alternative energy sectors. So far I haven’t found anything I like. So I’m exploring the data sources and am playing with compiling my own set. Today I’ve pulled together a few figures from the Energy Information Administration on the [...]
June 2, 2009
The Cost of Corporate Carbon Footprinting
Many factors influence the cost of conducting a corporate greenhouse case inventory, including company size and complexity of operations. We can find examples of corporate inventories that cost as little as a few thousand dollars to conduct up to the $1 million annually that UPS spends.
