The United States and the global economies depend upon reliable energy that meets the demands of its people. It must be safe both for humans and the environment. It must also be affordable. The instability of the global economy has driven this point home. The reality is that one source of energy will not serve all of these purposes. Every form of energy carries some environmental costs, albeit, some more than others. The question then is how to serve a nation's energy needs without …
Plastic Waste Disposal Adds to Range of Sources for Green Fuel
The imminence of peak oil – the point at which the maximum rate of oil production is reached – may be in doubt but the recent disaster in the Gulf of Mexico illustrates the increasing complexity of the task facing those seeking new sources of crude oil. And it demonstrates all too graphically that the environmental risks are not limited to global warming. Renewable Energy Investment is Increasingly Viable As the cost of recovering non-renewable fuel supplies increases, the viability …