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What If the World Enters a New Global Cooling Period? (while EPA fights against wood stoves in Alaska)

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#a_brooks">Allen Brooks</a> -- February 22, 2017

“The battle over whether man-made or natural forces are the primary driving force behind global warming and climate change will likely become more contentious in the next few years. The key point is that the world’s population is at greater risk of serious harm from colder temperatures rather than warm temperatures.”

“Since the EPA’s ruling, the effort to find a solution to the wood-burning stoves remains elusive. As the editors of the local Fairbanks newspaper put it, ‘The borough faces two unpalatable alternatives: More stringent restrictions on home heating devices that could impact residents’ ability to heat their homes affordably, or choosing to stand pat and accept a host of costly economic sanctions and health effects to residents.'”

I previously commented on a New York Times column by personal health writer Jane Brody (highlighting recent studies showing that cold temperatures cause more deaths than heat spells). …

LED Highway Lighting: Quality Issues (new AMA warning)

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#a_brooks">Allen Brooks</a> -- December 20, 2016

“While there are many positives for LEDs, the AMA looked at the light output quality and the potential health impact. The AMA committee that examined the issue and issued the health warning explained in great detail how LED lights operate and how they may impact humans and nocturnal wildlife by increasing glare and disrupting the circadian rhythm of humans.”

US cities that have installed or are considering installing new light emitting diode (LED) highway lights are now dealing with a recent warning from the American Medical Association (AMA) about the health issues from this lighting for drivers and residents. Currently, cities have converted about 10% of their highway lights to LED lights, primarily switching from high pressure sodium (HPS) lights. They were considering accelerating the pace of conversion–until the health warning.…

Canada: More Pipeline Export Capacity Needed

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#a_brooks">Allen Brooks</a> -- November 16, 2016

“The Canadian federal government’s decision about Trans Mountain on December 19th will be an important milestone for the nation’s energy business. There are still numerous other policy decisions that must be addressed before Canada develops a full-scale oil and gas export expansion regime, but the first steps appear to have been taken last week.”

“Despite being the ‘environmental’ prime minister, Mr. Trudeau is recognizing that without more oil and gas export opportunities, his nation’s economy, which depends on a healthy energy economy, will suffer with many social and financial repercussions.”

Canada ranks third in the world in total oil resources due to its oil sands. The country, with 95% of its resources located in its oil sands deposits in Western Canada, trails Venezuela, with its huge heavy oil deposits, and Saudi Arabia, with only conventional oil resources, in the world’s oil resource rankings.…

Energy Obstructionism Can Be Not-So-Green

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#a_brooks">Allen Brooks</a> -- October 6, 2016

Green Energy Shock: Canadians Confront Climate Policy

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#a_brooks">Allen Brooks</a> -- September 14, 2016

Offshore Wind’s $0.24/kWh: Deepwater Project Nears Launch (states, ratepayers take note)

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#a_brooks">Allen Brooks</a> -- August 31, 2016

ExxonMobil, Climate Change And Free Speech: Down from Climategate

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#a_brooks">Allen Brooks</a> -- July 27, 2016

Offshore Wind: A Problematic Future (AWEA’s hype falls short)

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#a_brooks">Allen Brooks</a> -- May 17, 2016

Paris Cheering vs. Energy Reality

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#a_brooks">Allen Brooks</a> -- January 11, 2016

Goklany for COP21: The Wonders and Happy Data of Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

By <a class="post-author" href="/about#a_brooks">Allen Brooks</a> -- December 2, 2015