Saturday, March 15, 2008

Energy policy: Oil shale The Oil Shale/Tar Sands PEIS Comment Period is open until 3/20/08, according to the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Programmatic EIS Information Center. Be sure to get your comments in on the efforts to produce cheap hydrocarbons from rock with an energy density the same as that of potatoes, using a process that will require more CO2 belching coal-fired power plants and use up the remaining undeveloped water in the Upper Colorado River system. "2008 pres" 9:07:32 AM     Winter .02C warmer than average From The Boulder Daily Camera: "Winter storms and snow notwithstanding, this winter was still warmer than average worldwide, the government reported Thursday. The global temperature for meteorological winter -- December, January and February -- averaged 54.38 degrees Fahrenheit, 0.58 degrees warmer than normal for the last century, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported. Temperatures have been rising over recent years, raising concerns about the effects of global warming, generally attributed to human-induced impacts on the atmosphere. While it was warmer than normal, the just-completed winter was the coolest since 2000-01, which climate experts attributed to the presence of moderate-to-strong La Niña, or cooling of the tropical Pacific Ocean, which can affect conditions around the world. For the United States, this winter's average temperature was 33.2 degrees, 0.2 degrees above the 20th century average." "cc" 8:45:24 AM

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