User: mdsolar

Not without storage

On: US Could Lower Carbon Emissions 78% With New National Transmission Network (smithsonianmag.com)

Nukes don't vary output well. Thus storage is needed in a nukes only system. The point here is that transmission substitutes for batteries for renewables. It does not for nukes. Since nukes are inherently much more expensive and batteries add to the expense, this is about the worse possible choice.

...yet...

On: US Could Lower Carbon Emissions 78% With New National Transmission Network (smithsonianmag.com)

There's the Pacific Intertie.

Passed up leds at thrift store

On: US Could Lower Carbon Emissions 78% With New National Transmission Network (smithsonianmag.com)

Those cfls last so long it will be a while before changing many more.

nuff said

On: US Could Lower Carbon Emissions 78% With New National Transmission Network (smithsonianmag.com)

http://science.slashdot.org/co...

Re:Mdsolar strikes again with unrealistic FUD

On: US Could Lower Carbon Emissions 78% With New National Transmission Network (smithsonianmag.com)

Basically, Texas is in the way of Georgia and New Mexico hooking up. Maybe a motel in Oklahoma would facilitate matters. There's got to be a song about that.

Nature review of study

On: US Could Lower Carbon Emissions 78% With New National Transmission Network (smithsonianmag.com)

This describes some ot the cost savings: https://t.co/SXD9LGuIWF

Re:Peak Coal in 2013

On: China Likely Cut GHG Emissions In 2015 (greenpeace.org)

Number of back yard iron forges grew for a while without them getting much use. There is a recent NYT article about over building of coal plants....

Re:WRONG

On: China Likely Cut GHG Emissions In 2015 (greenpeace.org)

I was in Taipei during Tiananmen. Very sad. Ran into some Falun Gong protesters recently as well in DC.

Re:Congress sat on its hands

On: China Likely Cut GHG Emissions In 2015 (greenpeace.org)

"But we've also got to continue to figure out how we have efficient energy, because ultimately that's how we're going to reduce demand, and that's what's going to keep gas prices lower." -President Obama in 2012 debate

Peak Coal in 2013

On: China Likely Cut GHG Emissions In 2015 (greenpeace.org)

Apparently, China's peak coal consumption occurred in 2013 http://thinkprogress.org/clima...

Re:Congress sat on its hands

On: China Likely Cut GHG Emissions In 2015 (greenpeace.org)

Gave you a citation.

Re:Congress sat on its hands

On: China Likely Cut GHG Emissions In 2015 (greenpeace.org)

You didn't read the transcripts....

Re:Total Bullshit

On: China Likely Cut GHG Emissions In 2015 (greenpeace.org)

The natural seasonal swing is large. Look at the Keeling curve. Much larger that annual anthropogenic additions.

WTOP help

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WTO let's you impose tariffs on countries with less strick environmental laws. TTP and NAFTA may be a different matter.

Re:Congress sat on its hands

On: China Likely Cut GHG Emissions In 2015 (greenpeace.org)

There are good reasons for low gas prices and bad ones. Seems he was being plausible there. Google turns up many debate transcripts. You should look there.

Re:WRONG

On: China Likely Cut GHG Emissions In 2015 (greenpeace.org)

They are reporting in a fair and balanced manner. If it were me, I might bring up organ harvesting or some other issues there. But I 'm biased.

Re:Congress sat on its hands

On: China Likely Cut GHG Emissions In 2015 (greenpeace.org)

No, in 2012. Debate with Romney. CAFE standards were already heading up.

New Headline

On: China Likely Cut GHG Emissions In 2015 (greenpeace.org)

World's largest polluter slows down a little. The country that caused the great California drought and the current blizzard has eased off a little on its attack on the rest of the world.

Re:Congress sat on its hands

On: China Likely Cut GHG Emissions In 2015 (greenpeace.org)

In the debate, POTUS pointed out that CAFE standards were a double savings, lowering demand brings prices down and buying less fuel also saves money.

Re:Total Bullshit

On: China Likely Cut GHG Emissions In 2015 (greenpeace.org)

OCO-2 may help with that kind of thing, but first you need to understand rainfall and growing season temperature to figure out the much larger seasonal signal.

Re:Total Bullshit

On: China Likely Cut GHG Emissions In 2015 (greenpeace.org)

October and November is when leaves fall and start to decompose in the Northern Hemisphere which should be the strongest signal still.

Re:Total Bullshit

On: China Likely Cut GHG Emissions In 2015 (greenpeace.org)

Souldn't CO2 increase until emissions stop?

Re:GDP Grew 6.9% in 2015

On: China Likely Cut GHG Emissions In 2015 (greenpeace.org)

Right, because China's economy has to stay a 1950s replica.

Re:Go Greenpeace

On: China Likely Cut GHG Emissions In 2015 (greenpeace.org)

Friended him already. Hope he'll agree it's time to close Indian Point.

They aren't.

On: China Likely Cut GHG Emissions In 2015 (greenpeace.org)

SCOTUS required the EPA to consider the safety of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. They did and discovered danger. Now the emissions are regulated. Vehicles are getting better fuel efficiency and no new coal fired plants will be built. States will be reducing emissions with plans they develop. Republican Senator John McCain failed to pass Cap and Trade, but many states may opt for that to comply with the Clean Air Act.