Life Cycle of Coal Versus Natural Gas
The life cycle of coal determines its carbon footprint. Its lifecycle is what determines whether or not it is a clean fossil fuel or a dirty fossil fuel. The exact same can be said for natural gas. Each fossil fuel has a different life cycle. The extraction/production; refining/conditioning; transpo
Cleanest Fossil Fuels, Global Warming Potential, and the Two Straw Men
Diesel is the cleanest fossil fuel, all things considered. The cleanest fossil fuels — and the dirtiest — all produce emissions. Determining what makes fossil fuel dirty is essentially an emissions inventory. It requires looking at a number of fuel production and consumption variables. First a
Global Warming: Just How Much Can Earth Take?
The Nature Climate Change Journal Reports Global Temperatures to Rise 3.6 Degrees Fahrenheit by Next Century Global warming is a nebulous term. Few scientists can provide a layman’s definition of the concept. Even fewer are confidently predicting the consequences of global warming. But around