Shale Gas Outrage - Protest and Conference - Sept 7 and 8 in Philadelphia

Submitted by Aaron on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 17:25

Energy Justice will be participating in the Shale Gas Outrage protest on Sept 7 and the one-day conference on Sept 8.

We will be giving a workshop (from 10:45-12) and tabling. Drop by and say hello!

Our workshop:
Mapping and Fighting Demand for Natural Gas: Power Plants and LNG Exports
Mike Ewall, Aaron Kreider & Amy Wilson

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Mapping CO2 Emissions

Submitted by Aaron on Tue, 08/02/2011 - 17:06

The Vulcan Project has done extensive research into US CO2 emissions. They've broken down the US into small grid squares (10 km by 10 km) and estimated *hourly* emissions for an entire year (2002)!

Now that data set is crazy huge (5 GB)! Fortunately, they've released the results for the entire year by county.

We have converted this data into KML layers which you can download and add to your own maps.

Flywheel energy storage makes 100% wind and solar possible

We can meet all of our electricity needs with wind and solar. But what about when the wind isn't blowing and the sun isn't shining? Coal, nuclear and natural gas make up 88% of the U.S. electricity mix. There are several answers to the myth that intermittent energy sources like wind and solar can't replace these dirty energy sources. One of the most exciting is flywheel energy storage, now being pioneered on a commercial scale in New York and soon Pennsylvania. Check it out...

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