Ely Climate Change

This is from the Publications of the National Academy by Jason Hill at the University of Minnesota https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2200997119

The sobering truth about corn ethanol

Jason Hill

Evidence that RFS2 increases rather than reduces GHG emissions adds to long-standing criticism of its high economic and environmental costs. At current prices, $20 billion of corn is converted […]

On 22 February, Germany scuttled its approval of a newly built gas pipeline from Russia, and is now planning to import liquefied natural gas from countries such as Qatar and the United States. Belgium is reconsidering its exit from nuclear power, while Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom are all accelerating efforts to […]

Feb 23rd 2022

Hi Folks

Our next meeting will be March 1st at 10am in the Senior Center. The omicron surge is waning, it is time to resume almost normal activities again. Please wear a mask to the meeting.

February has had more than its usual share of dramatic news. For this meeting I suggest […]

Dec 30th 2021

Hi Folks

With the current covid surge of omicron, I suggest we skip the next meeting. Let’s review the situation again a month from now to decide if we can meet in February.

For those who need some good reading here is a review from the New York Times.

NY […]

Nov 8th 2021

Hi Folks

Thanks for a good meeting last week. There were a couple of items I promised to forward.

Here is the youtube video on hydrogen YouTube on hydrogen It is 56 minutes long, but not technically challenging.

As always another view point is useful. Here is another video about hydrogen in […]