David Gabel

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• New U.S. Fuel Standards Raised to 54.5 mpg by 2025

  Published 29 August 2012 | viewed 5,447 times

  Not long ago, the Obama Administration raised the federal fuel efficiency standards, known as CAFE, to an average 35.5 mpg by 2016. Yesterday, they announced…

• How the US Government can Help Encourage a Reduction in Fuel Consumption

  Published 16 January 2012 | viewed 11,925 times

  The United States has implemented a variety of policies in the effort to cut back gasoline use. For example, the Obama Administration has invested federal…

• Will Thorium Ever Be Adopted as a Major Energy Source?

  Published 04 December 2011 | viewed 6,775 times

  Thorium is a naturally-occurring, radioactive, and amazingly abundant metal that was discovered in 1828 by Swedish chemist, Jons Jakob Berzelius. The mineral, named after the…

• Belgium to Shut Down All Nuclear Reactors by 2025

  Published 03 November 2011 | viewed 6,458 times

  The small western-European country of Belgium currently has two commercial nuclear sites and a total of seven reactors. Nuclear energy accounts for over half of…

• Race to Build America’s First Offshore Windfarms

  Published 17 October 2011 | viewed 8,376 times

  Plans for large commercial-scale wind farms have been on the table for years, but constantly held up by environmental permitting issues, financing concerns, or local…

• The Coming Crisis in Phosphate Supplies

  Published 20 July 2011 | viewed 16,908 times

  Phosphate is a mineral that is used in fertilizer to boost agricultural productivity. It is greatly responsible for the "green" revolution and the increased output…

• First Hydrogen Station for Fuel Cell Cars Opens in California

  Published 16 May 2011 | viewed 11,505 times

  On May 10th Toyota celebrated the opening of the first pipeline-fed refueling station in the US. Located in Torrance, California, it is the first hydrogen…

• The Mirage of Western Countries Lowered Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  Published 29 April 2011 | viewed 12,194 times

  In many developed nations, increased energy efficiency has effectively lowered emissions of carbon dioxide. However, the cuts in advanced economies are merely an illusion, as…

• U.S. Coal Industry Suffering from Low Natural Gas Prices and Environmental Opposition

  Published 08 January 2011 | viewed 9,311 times

  The Washington Post has announced that in 2010, not a single new coal-fired power plant was constructed in the United States. This marks the second…

• NOAA Opens Website on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

  Published 05 January 2011 | viewed 5,956 times

  Yesterday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) made public a new website, the NOAA Deepwater Horizon Library. The site contains a treasure trove of…

• CO2 Emissions Increase in 2010

  Published 25 November 2010 | viewed 5,671 times

  During the heart of the recession in 2009, CO2 emissions fell as economic activity slowed. Now that the world is seeing modest signs at recovery,…

• Survey Shows U.S. Has Abundant Rare Earth Supplies

  Published 24 November 2010 | viewed 8,279 times

  In the headlines lately has been news of China's monopoly of rare earth elements (REE), adding to China's growing clout. It would increase their leverage…

• Methane From Deepwater Horizon Spill Being Consumed by Microbes 100 Times Faster Than Expected

  Published 28 October 2010 | viewed 7,581 times

  The Deepwater Horizon spill was a horrible environmental disaster which caused the release of massive amounts of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Methane,…

• Is Fusion Power Closer to Becoming Reality

  Published 23 October 2010 | viewed 8,032 times

  It has been called the holy grail of energy technology; a perfectly clean source with an unlimited supply. Nuclear fusion has been demonstrated to be…

• NASCAR Going Green

  Published 20 October 2010 | viewed 9,713 times

  NASCAR, the National Association for Auto Stock Car Racing, the world's largest motor sports association, is trying to green its image. Under chairman and CEO,…

• White House to Install Solar Panels

  Published 11 October 2010 | viewed 5,825 times

  Coinciding with its push for more renewable energy development, the executive branch of the US federal government has decided to install solar panels on the…

• The U.S. Wastes the Equivalent of 350 Million Barrels of Oil Each Year on Unwanted Food

  Published 08 October 2010 | viewed 19,378 times

  America is certainly the land of plenty. This country has been blessed with an overabundance of natural resources and some of the world's most fertile…

• The Paradox Faced by Environmentalists

  Published 14 September 2010 | viewed 6,106 times

  The signs are all around. Many places in the world show degradation of the air, water, and soil. Species becoming extinct as natural habitats are…

• New Research on The Oceans and Carbon Dioxide Release

  Published 01 September 2010 | viewed 39,192 times

  Carbon Dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas, is intricately linked to global warming. The largest store of CO2 is the world's oceans. How the oceans sequester…