The Bloom Box: The Holy Grail of Energy?
The other night on “60 Minutes”, Leslie Stahl profiled Bloom Energy, a silicon valley energy firm that is today unveiled the Bloom Box. In the 60 Minutes segment, the Bloom Box (AKA Bloom’s Energy Server) was touted as a “holy grail” of energy – a clean, cheap, and distributed energy source that you could set in your backyard. The Bloom Box So what is it? The Bloom Box is a 100 kW fuel cell that uses natural gas,... Read More
Weekly gRound-Up: 11/21/09
The US and China Unveil Clean Energy Collaboration During President Obama’s visit to China, the two countries presented a comprehensive strategy for collaborative efforts focused on clean energy and low carbon technologies. Read some analysis by Julian Wong at Climate Progress and at his blog, the Green Leap Forward. South Korea Pledges Aggressive Emission Cuts South Korea laid out voluntary plans to reduce greenhouse gases 30% of current levels... Read More
Global Warming Reverses Long-Term Cooling Trend, Is “Overwhelming” Arctic Climate System
A recent study published in the September 4 issue of Science magazine is yet another indicator that the Arctic is in crisis. A team of scientists found that temperatures in the Earth’s vast northernmost region – which includes the Arctic Ocean and parts of Alaska, Canada, Russia, Greenland, and the Scandinavian countries in Northern Europe – have reversed a long-term cooling trend and are now the warmest they’ve been in at least 2,000 years. The... Read More
