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Coal is hardly renewable

Q: When is an alternative fuel not a renewable fuel?

A: When it is coal-to-liquids.

Lost in the call for 35 billion gallons of non-gasoline fuel was the fact that the president has expanded the definition of what fuels qualify for his mandate. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 established a renewable fuels standard. Tonight the president called for a vastly expanded alternative fuels standard -- one that would include "sources such as corn ethanol, cellulosic ethanol, biodiesel, methanol, butanol, hydrogen, and alternative fuels," a.k.a. coal-to-liquids.

Trading gasoline for liquid fuels from coal does not bode well for the future state of our union.

Decent

I thought Webb’s Dem response was good, though he didn’t really touch on the issues close to our green hearts. It was a strong populist and anti-Iraq-War speech, appropriately gruff […]

Kind of a let down

Well, he mentioned climate change, sure enough: America is on the verge of technological breakthroughs that will enable us to live our lives less dependent on oil. These technologies will […]

All the kids are doing it

The speech is starting. Here goes some live-blogging! Apparently Kucinich got a hug in. Hilarious. Graceful shout-out to “Madame Speaker.” “Democrat” majority. What a jerk. “Spend money wisely.” Har. Now, […]

What about buildings and industry?

As many have already dug into the particulars of the Bush climate-change non-plan, I'll take a different stab.

The President's Plan Will Help Confront Climate Change By Stopping The Projected Growth Of Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Cars, Light Trucks, And SUVs Within 10 Years.

Wait a doggone, oil-slugging, carbon-spewing minute!

A transcript

STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS As Prepared For Delivery TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Thank you very much. Tonight, I have a high privilege and distinct honor of […]

SOTU 2007: Innocent question

It’s always "clean, safe nuclear power" and "clean coal," yet "wind and solar power" needs no modifiers. Wonder why that is.

When you hear the word ‘reform’, you know it’s bad

After promising substantial benefits from boosting CAFE standards — 5 percent reduction in gas use by 2017 — Bush’s energy proposals contain a rather notable caveat: These amounts are based […]

Oil manipulation bad, corn manipulation good

I’m sifting through Bush’s energy proposals. This is particularly rich: The President’s Plan Enables America To Lead The World To Energy Security. By establishing such a visible and ambitious fuel […]

They’re up

The energy security policies in Bush’s SOTU are up on the White House website. Have a look. More later.