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Taking the long way home: What's wrong with the hydrogen path Warning: techno-engineering speak ahead	Gar Lipow	24 Dec 2006	Gristmill
Amory Lovins is rightfully admired by environmentalists. But nobody is right all the time, and the hydrogen path is one of his few mistakes. He summarizes his argument for hydrogen in Twenty Hydrogen Myths (PDF). More extensive discussion is embedded in his book Winning the Oil Endgame (book-length PDF). His basic proposal: Since most gas stations already have access to natural gas, put natural gas reformers in enough stations to make sure everyone has access to ...
Topics: Amory Lovins, cars, energy, hydrogen, placemaking (all these topics)

Sometimes, big is beautiful Let's not fetishize size	Gar Lipow	22 Dec 2006	Gristmill
Many environmentalists are reverse size queens -- 'small is beautiful.' When Schumacher wrote the book of that title, he was responding to a real tendency to ignore diseconomies of scale -- a tendency that still exists. Up to a certain point, both organizations and physical plants produce more output for each unit of input as they grown in size. Past that point, costs of gigantism kick in, and efficiency begins to fall instead of rising. But Schumacher assumed that ...
Topics: Amory Lovins, energy, hydrogen (all these topics)

Hydrogen Hopes BMW to put a few hydrogen cars on the road next year		13 Sep 2006	Daily Grist
Hydrogen Hopes BMW to put a few hydrogen cars on the road next year The cars of the future are here! Sorta. BMW announced yesterday that it will distribute about 100 hydrogen-powered 7-Series sedans to select drivers in the U.S. and E.U. in early 2007. The cars, which can travel about 125 miles before switching to gasoline, maintain BMW's sporty image: they go from zero to 62 in 9.5 seconds, with a top speed of 143 mph. The 7-S ...
Topics: hydrogen, news, placemaking (all these topics)

Hydrogen Fidelity Bush stumps for hydrogen on Earth Day		24 Apr 2006	Daily Grist
Hydrogen Fidelity Bush stumps for hydrogen on Earth Day For Earth Day, President Bush visited a California hydrogen fuel-cell project, decrying the danger posed to the planet by ... high gas prices. Predicting a "tough summer" and calling the scourge at the pump "a serious problem we've got to do something about," he pledged immediate action. And by immediate action, he meant immediately talking about running ...
Topics: California, hydrogen, news (all these topics)

Take a Drink Every Time He Says 'Nucular' Bush will talk up nuclear, hydrogen, and ethanol in State of the Union		30 Jan 2006	Daily Grist
Take a Drink Every Time He Says "Nucular" Bush will talk up nuclear, hydrogen, and ethanol in State of the Union "We've got to wean ourselves off hydrocarbons, oil," said President Bush on Friday. Yup, you read that right. In an interview aired on CBS, the president said he would use this Tuesday's State of the Union address to decry "foreign oil" and offer up initiatives on alternate ...
Topics: hydrogen, news, nuclear power, politics (all these topics)

Queen of the Dammed British royals to bolster green rep with efficient mini-hydro plant		25 Jul 2005	Daily Grist
Queen of the Dammed British royals to bolster green rep with efficient mini-hydro plant On Friday, a local U.K. council approved Queen Elizabeth's plan to build a mini hydroelectric power plant dedicated to Windsor Castle. The energy-efficient four-turbine plant on the River Thames is expected to supply enough electricity to keep about a third of the castle juiced. It'll be the largest of its kind in the Sout ...
Topics: dams, energy, hydrogen, news, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Heaven Help Bus A visit to Iceland spurs dreams of a hydrogen future	Bill McKibben	19 Jul 2005	Soapbox
The loneliness of the long-distance rider. I have seen the future, and it works. The 111 bus rolls quietly up to the Mjodd terminal in eastern Reykjavik at 11:19 a.m., and I climb aboard. For 45 minutes, we cruise through the suburbs and then to the central square downtown, picking up and discharging eight passengers along the way. Fuel cells that would have filled the space of several passenger ...
Topics: hydrogen, Iceland, placemaking, public transportation, travel (all these topics)

And Squad Said, Let There Be Blight Judge orders dam spills in Northwest; critics may call on higher power		13 Jun 2005	Daily Grist
And Squad Said, Let There Be Blight Judge orders dam spills in Northwest; critics may call on higher power Just two weeks after ruling that the Bush administration plan to protect Northwest salmon was inadequate, on Friday U.S. District Judge James Redden issued an order for large-scale spilling of water at a number of dams that are hindering the ability of juvenile salmon to navigate downstream ...
Topics: dams, energy, fishing, hydrogen, news, Pacific Northwest (all these topics)

Everyone Knows It's Windy Argentine town may be model for producing hydrogen from wind		17 May 2005	Daily Grist
Everyone Knows It's Windy Argentine town may be model for producing hydrogen from wind The people of Pico Truncado in southern Argentina know the power of the wind that whips through their open land; it rips flags to shreds, dumps dust on clothing, and musses hair. But it also provides more than half of the town's electricity and could bolster its economic future. Pico Truncado already has four working windm ...
Topics: Argentina, energy, hydrogen, news, wind power (all these topics)

Go, Go, Gadgets Green gadgets and a hydrogen-powered rock band are getting noticed		21 Apr 2005	Daily Grist
Go, Go, Gadgets Green gadgets and a hydrogen-powered rock band are getting noticed In the past 35 years, there's been no shortage of inventive inventions aimed at reducing eco-footprints; we've come a long way from the old brick-in-the-toilet trick. Today's new refrigerators use about a third of the power as ones sold 30 years ago, and the U.S. government has plans to boost fridge efficiency an additional 30 percent by 2011. T ...
Topics: green living, hydrogen, news (all these topics)

The Three Marketeers Emily Gertz watches the suits pitch to the T-shirt crowd at Verdopolis		11 Feb 2005	Dispatches
Emily Gertz is a regular contributor to WorldChanging.com, and an internet content and strategy consultant for nonprofits. She has written on environmental policy for BushGreenwatch, and on the intersections of environment, culture, art, and activism for The Bear Deluxe and other independent alternative publications. Dispatch: 1 \| 2 \| 3 Friday, 11 Feb 2005 NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. How do we pay for the energy ...
Topics: Dispatches, environmental planning, hydrogen, New York, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics)

Next and the City At Verdopolis, Emily Gertz learns how to make cities more like zoos		10 Feb 2005	Dispatches
Emily Gertz is a regular contributor to WorldChanging.com, and an internet content and strategy consultant for nonprofits. She has written on environmental policy for BushGreenwatch, and on the intersections of environment, culture, art, and activism for The Bear Deluxe and other independent alternative publications. Dispatch: 1 \| 2 \| 3 Thursday, 10 Feb 2005 NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. One fact is being repeated by sp ...
Topics: Dispatches, environmental planning, hydrogen, New York, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics)

Chillin' Verde Emily Gertz sends dispatches from Verdopolis, a confab on future green cities		09 Feb 2005	Dispatches
Emily Gertz is a regular contributor to WorldChanging.com, and an internet content and strategy consultant for nonprofits. She has written on environmental policy for BushGreenwatch, and on the intersections of environment, culture, art, and activism for The Bear Deluxe and other independent alternative publications. Dispatch: 1 \| 2 \| 3 Wednesday, 09 Feb 2005 NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. This morning, taking in ...
Topics: Dispatches, environmental planning, hydrogen, New York, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics)

Hydrogen Girlie Man? D.C. beats California to host first hydrogen pump at gas station		12 Nov 2004	Daily Grist
Hydrogen Girlie Man? D.C. beats California to host first hydrogen pump at gas station Despite California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's (R) big talk about pioneering a Hydrogen Highway, the District of Columbia has bested him on one key step: opening the first hydrogen fuel pump at a public gas station. Of course, it's not likely to kick the hydrogen revolution into high gear, considering that it will only be ...
Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, cars, energy, hydrogen (all these topics)

Hydrogen girlie man?	Lisa Hymas	12 Nov 2004	Gristmill
Schwarzenegger blusters on about building a Hydrogen Highway in 'the great state of California,' but little ol' D.C. has beat him to the punch on one key front. This week, the District of Columbia became host to the first hydrogen-dispensing pump at a public gas station in North America. Green-leaning folks may or may not think the hydrogen revolution is an admirable or even attainable goal, but it seems to be inching forward nonetheless. �Or, considering the fact that t ...
Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, energy, hydrogen (all these topics)

Sunflower Power Scientists Create Hydrogen Fuel from Sunflower Oil		26 Aug 2004	Daily Grist
Sunflower Power Scientists Create Hydrogen Fuel from Sunflower Oil British scientists have discovered a way to power cars with sunflower oil. While biodiesel cars that directly burn cooking oil are fairly common, researcher Valerie Dupont and her colleagues have something else in mind, as they reported this week at an American Chemical Society conference. They've figured out a way to use catalysts to extract pure hydrogen from a com ...
Topics: hydrogen, placemaking (all these topics)

The Beat of a Different Hummer Schwarzenegger's 'Green Hummer' plan sparks cultish following	Amanda Griscom	29 Apr 2004	Powers That Be
Schwarzenegger's "Green Hummer" plan sparks cultish following By Amanda Griscom 29 Apr 2004 Does this look green to you? The Hummer has come to be associated with a number of things -- steroid-addled egomaniacs, over-compensating suburban dads, the highway to global-warming hell, even Monica Lewinsky's antics in the Oval Office ... But eco-friendly driving isn't one of them. Unless, of course, you travel in the "Green Hummer" underground, qui ...
Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, cars, hydrogen, placemaking, politics (all these topics)

The Hydrogenator California Governor Gives a Boost to Hydrogen Infrastructure		21 Apr 2004	Daily Grist
The Hydrogenator California Governor Gives a Boost to Hydrogen Infrastructure California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is trying to kick-start the so-called hydrogen revolution. Yesterday, he signed an executive order establishing a public-private partnership aimed at building a network of some 200 hydrogen fueling stations in the state by 2010, at an estimated cost of $10 ...
Topics: Arnold Schwarzenegger, cars, hydrogen, innovation, placemaking, politics, tech (all these topics)

We're Not Gonna Rock Down to Electric Avenue		05 Mar 2003	Daily Grist
We're Not Gonna Rock Down to Electric Avenue The electric car could soon go the way of the dodo, as California moves toward eliminating a rule first approved in 1990 to force automakers to sell a fixed number of electric cars in the state. The proposed changes to the zero-emissions-vehicle rule would allow car manufacturers to earn credits for low-emissions hybrid vehicles, instead o ...
Topics: California, cars, electric vehicles, energy, hydrogen, Washington DC (all these topics)

H-Bomb A review of The Hydrogen Economy	Elizabeth Grossman	18 Sep 2002	Arts and Minds
In his new book, The Hydrogen Economy, Jeremy Rifkin argues that throughout history, the use of energy has determined the rise and fall of civilizations. In this analysis, a civilization is successful until it begins spending more of its energy supply to maintain its infrastructure than to enhance the lives of its citizens. For example, ancient Rome began to falter when it expanded its domain at the expense of the health a ...
Topics: hydrogen (all these topics)

Fuel Speed Ahead How Ballard is leading the charge to spread fuel cells far and wide	Tom Koppel	30 Jun 2000	Arts and Minds
"Our long-term goal is very simple," said California Gov. Gray Davis (D) outside the state capitol in Sacramento in April 1999. "Zero emissions in the air. Zero. Nada. Nothing. Zip." A crowd had gathered to hear Davis announce a major new state initiative, and to see the latest non-polluting automobiles to be unveiled by DaimlerChrysler and Ford. Running on electrici ...
Topics: hydrogen, placemaking (all these topics)

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