Co-firing wood and coal

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Sunday November 10, 2013 · 4:58 AM PST

2013/11/10 · 04:58

The NY Times has a surprisingly enlightened piece on the fairly esoteric topic of co-firing:

Power Plants Try Burning Wood With Coal to Cut Carbon Emissions

In the article, the reporter points out some of the opportunities and challenges facing coal-fired power plants. Keep in mind that until recently, fully 50% of domestic power was generated from coal combustion, and even now, it's something like 45%. (Coal has come into disfavor with utility companies due to both low cost of "natural" gas, and increased costs of emissions compliance.) The potential is huge; the challenges are equally huge.

This is a topic I'm pretty familiar with, having done research into various alternative energy schemes over the years. I'll summarize and provide some nuance and opinion below the orange flame.

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Tuesday August 07, 2012 · 12:57 PM PDT

2012/08/07 · 12:57

Turns out, James Inhofe, on record as 3rd dumbest member of Congress, has a checkered past in supporting development of alternative fuels. He's for them, and he's against them. This is based on a report in the biofuels daily digestfrom a week ago, and has made it to the mainstream media today, reported by Reuters.

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Thursday July 22, 2010 · 10:09 PM PDT

2010/07/22 · 22:09

Kenny Guinn, (R) governor of Nevada from 1999 - 2007, died today, after falling off the roof of his house in Las Vegas. Kenny Guinn was an exceptional governor, an exceptional human being, and represented America at its finest.

Born to migrant farmer parents in Arkansas, he attended at least 30 schools before finishing high school. Ultimately, he went on to earn a PhD in education. Guinn had an incredibly successful and diverse career. He served as the superintendent of the Clark County school district for 10 years (which is currently listed as the largest school district in the US.) He was president of a bank, CEO of Southwest Gas, and even served as president of UNLV for two years.

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Wednesday February 24, 2010 · 6:19 PM PST

2010/02/24 · 18:19

Outside of Nevada, I assume not everyone is aware of the series of self-imposed disasters that keep happening to Governor Jim Gibbons (R-NV). It's a long list.

An incident with a cocktail waitress just days before his election. (And the voters still voted him in?)

He's accused of sending hundreds of text messages to a mysterious woman.

He files for divorce, and kicks his wife out of the governor's mansion.

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Wednesday December 24, 2008 · 11:15 PM PST

2008/12/24 · 23:15

There's a nice "interview" on the Technology Review web site herewith Gilbert Metcalf, an economist at Tufts University. Dr. Metcalf advocates for a carbon tax on fossil fuels.

I happen to be a big fan of carbon tax, also. However, my opinion is largely intuitive, while Dr. Metcalf is able to explain with appropriate economic theory the strengths and weaknesses of a carbon tax, especially in contrast with cap-and-trade system.

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Carbon Tax?

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Carbon Tax?

Yes!

17 votes

No, Capn Trade

3 votes

CO2 is our friend

5 votes

Santa Claus

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New poll in Nevada: Things are looking good

ChuckInReno

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Tuesday October 07, 2008 · 10:21 PM PDT

2008/10/07 · 22:21

A poll published today in the Reno Gazette Journal reflects polling done Oct. 3 - 6 in Nevada. Of 600 voters surveyed statewide, voters preferred Obama 50% to 43%, with MoE = 4%. :) :) Only 4% of voters indicated that they were still undecided. This in a battleground state!

In the past week, we've had Barack Obama here in Reno. John McCain cancelled a trip to Reno. And Dick Cheney frightened away potential McCain supporters, with an unwelcome visit to town. Things are looking good for Team Hope in Nevada. The "StraightTalk Express" has a flat tire, my friends.

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Tuesday May 06, 2008 · 11:25 PM PDT

2008/05/06 · 23:25

I enjoyed the article in Technology Review, which gave a synopsis of ~~the three~~ both candidates' policies related to six issues of technology. Both Clinton and Obama look pretty good. McCain looks pretty dumb. (Big surprise.) Read it here.

Clinton and Obama favor net neutrality; McCain discourages too much regulation of the marketplace. Obama and Clinton voted in favor of the Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act; Bush doesn't want to burden ~~corporations~~ Americans.

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Monday February 18, 2008 · 5:51 PM PST

2008/02/18 · 17:51

I ran into this memo quite by accident, skimming through Digg earlier today. It's an incredible memo, written by a very partisan Republican lawyer. Two things strike me: (1) The U.S. mainstream media seem to have almost entirely overlooked this story, and (2) Things in Iraq are going quite badly.

It pulls no punches. The general assessment:

After a year at the Embassy, it is my general assessment that the State Department and the Foreign Service is not competent to do the job that they have undertaken in Iraq.

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Saturday January 19, 2008 · 9:16 PM PST

2008/01/19 · 21:16

This morning, at 11:00 a.m., my wife and I went to participate in the NV Democratic party presidential caucus. I went out of a sense of curiosity, a sense of duty, and because I wanted to support John Edwards.

First, let me say, I saw no shenanigans, but I did see a lot of confused party officials. This was the first time for a caucus in Nevada, and well, it was a little embarrassing, it was so chaotic.

More over the flip...

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Wednesday December 27, 2006 · 3:33 PM PST

2006/12/27 · 15:33

U.S. Secretary of Energy, Samuel W. Bodman, has written an honest perspective on the course our country is taking towards sustainability. Well, that’s an exaggeration, but it’s more honest than anything I’ve seen come out of this White House on this issue. The article is titled "A new energy plan for America" and is published in Newsweek here. It starts off:

If we look at the global energy picture today, the challenges America faces are startling. Demand is rising rapidly and will continue to do so. And it's clear that our world is overly dependent on one source of energy: fossil fuels. For a host of reasons—related to our economic health, our environmental well-being and our national security—our current path is unsustainable. We need a safe, clean, affordable, diverse energy supply. Here are 10 ways to get there.

Below is my take on each of his 10 points.

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Sunday September 17, 2006 · 9:51 PM PDT

2006/09/17 · 21:51

If Jack Carter doesn't grab this one, then he deserves to lose. John Ensign, up for re-election, the man who tabled the Landrieu amendment to appropriate funds for up-to-date body armor for soldiers, seems to think that the legislative branch doesn't need authority separate from the executive branch.

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