Archive for the 'Energy' Category
Sweden: Peak Garbage
August 2nd, 2013The number of times that the word oil appears in this piece: Zero. A lot of that stuff that they’re burning is made out of petroleum. In other words, they’re burning a lot of oil. Via: New York Times: This is a city that imports garbage. Some comes from England, some from Ireland. Some is […]
California: Largest Solar Thermal Energy Plant in the World
August 1st, 2013Via: National Geographic: The Ivanpah Valley of the Mojave Desert in California is home to spiky yucca trees, long-nosed leopard lizards, loggerhead shrikes, and a rare species of tortoise—and soon, the largest solar thermal energy plant in the world. More than six years in the making, the Ivanpah plant is now slated to begin generating […]
Halliburton to Plead Guilty to Destroying Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Evidence
July 28th, 2013You’ll think it’s comedy hour on Cryptogon this morning when you get to the part about the penalty. Via: BBC: US company Halliburton will plead guilty to destroying evidence relating to the 2010 Gulf Of Mexico oil spill. The plea agreement, which is subject to court approval, means Halliburton will have to pay the maximum […]
Spills at Alberta Oil Sands Operation
July 28th, 2013Via: The Star: Oil spills at a major oil sands operation in Alberta have been ongoing for at least six weeks and have cast doubts on the safety of underground extraction methods, according to documents obtained by the Star and a government scientist who has been on site. Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. has been unable […]
Judge Demands Tech Companies Hand Activist Data Over to Chevron
July 17th, 2013Via: Grist: Chevron is attempting to defend itself against a pesky $18 billion-plus judgment for its dirty dealing in the Ecuador rainforest. In the company’s appeal against the landmark judgment, a federal judge in New York has upheld a subpoena from Chevron seeking IP addresses and identity records of people allegedly tied to the investigation. […]
Water Requirements for NSA’s New Facility in Utah
July 15th, 2013“A significant benefit to the city” haha Via: KSL: More secrets, more water? The NSA data center in Bluffdale could require as many as 1.7 million gallons of water per day to operate and keep computers cool. Initial reported estimates suggested the center would use 1,200 gallons per minute, but more recent estimates suggest the […]
Solar Powered Plane Completes Cross-Country Flight
July 8th, 2013Via: AP: A solar-powered aircraft completed the final leg of a history-making cross-country flight Saturday night, gliding to a smooth stop at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. The Solar Impulse touched down at JFK at 11:09 p.m., completing the final leg of the cross-continental journey that started in California in early May. For […]
BP Thinks It Overpaid Damages for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Disaster
June 27th, 2013Via: AP: BP oil spill settlement payments are being aggressively contested by London-based BP. The company may seek to recover what BP calls ‘overpayments’ that businesses received from the court-supervised settlement program for the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Research Credit: almaverdad2
San Onofre nuclear Power Plant Closing Down
June 7th, 2013Via: CBS: The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant in Southern California is closing, after an epic 16-month battle over whether the twin reactors could be safely returned to service, officials announced Friday. Operator Southern California Edison said in a statement it will retire the twin reactors because uncertainty about the future of the plant, […]
Acid Jobs
June 4th, 2013Via: Reuters: “All this anti-fracking language misses the target and I am very concerned it is a diversion,” said Steve Shimek, of environmental group Monterey Coastkeeper. The Monterey shale holds an estimated 15 billion barrels of oil, more than most estimates for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and twice the reserves of North Dakota’s Bakken […]
