Carbon Capture and Utilisation in the Green Economy: Using CO2 to Manufacture Fuel, Chemicals and Materials

Center for Low Carbon Futures / by Peter Styring, Heleen de Coninck and Katy Armstrong http://bit.ly/q4I2Mb [From a Reuters story by Gerard Wynn]  A dream climate change cure to turn planet-warming greenhouse gases into useful products from jet fuel to plastics will take years to develop from the lab and pilot projects, a report found … Continue reading »

Booms and Busts: The Impact of West Virginia’s Energy Economy

West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy http://www.wvpolicy.org/downloads/BoomsBusts072111.pdf [From Website]  As policymakers debate regulating Marcellus Shale gas drilling, the state needs to protect itself from the booms and busts of energy development that have left many counties with undiversified economies, a less educated workforce and poorer health outcomes. This is according to a new report … Continue reading »