Satellite Monitoring of Land Movement: InSAR Remote
Sensing Applications and Improvements. January 1, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Satellite Monitoring of Land
Movement: InSAR Remote Sensing Applications and Improvements
Pipeline Approval Delay by FERC Threatens to Ensure
Higher Carbon Emissions for Tennessee Valley Authority: Another Example of
Damage to Economy and Environment by Environmental Groups. January 6, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Pipeline Approval Delay by FERC
Threatens to Ensure Higher Carbon Emissions for Tennessee Valley Authority:
Another Example of Damage to Economy and Environment by Environmental Groups
The Unprecedented Absurdity and Lies of Donald Trump:
Cognitive Dissonance Gone Wild. January 9, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Unprecedented Absurdity and
Lies of Donald Trump: Cognitive Dissonance Gone Wild
At COP28 20 Countries Agreed to Triple Nuclear Power
Capacity By 2050: Can It Really Be Done? And Nuclear Woes and Challenges in the
U.S. January 9, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: At COP28 20 Countries Agreed to
Triple Nuclear Power Capacity By 2050: Can It Really Be Done? And Nuclear Woes
and Challenges in the U.S.
New Heat Pump Designs and Applications: Cold-Climate Heat
Pumps, Capacitor-Based Heat Pump Research, and Heat Pumps for EVs That Can
Reduce Winter Range Loss. January 12, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: New Heat Pump Designs and
Applications: Cold-Climate Heat Pumps, Capacitor-Based Heat Pump Research, and
Heat Pumps for EVs That Can Reduce Winter Range Loss
The Continued Prevalence of Black Lung Disease Among Coal
Miners: A Preventable Tragedy and Yet Another Reason to Move Away from Coal:
Silica Dust is the New Culprit. (July 2018, revised January 2024). January 14,
2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Continued Prevalence of Black
Lung Disease Among Coal Miners: A Preventable Tragedy and Yet Another Reason to
Move Away from Coal: Silica Dust is the New Culprit. (July 2018, revised
January 2024)
NREL Forecasts Gas-Fired Power Capacity Will Grow
Significantly to 2050 but Utilization Rates Will Drop Significantly: If That is
to Be the Case, More Pipeline Capacity Will be Needed in the Near-Term and More
Natural Gas Assets Will Be Stranded Sooner, Resulting in Losses for Utilities
and Consumers. January 15, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: NREL Forecasts Gas-Fired Power
Capacity Will Grow Significantly to 2050 but Utilization Rates Will Drop
Significantly: If That is to Be the Case, More Pipeline Capacity Will be Needed
in the Near-Term and More Natural Gas Assets Will Be Stranded Sooner, Resulting
in Losses for Utilities and Consumers
The Solar Boom of the Mid-2020s: Solar Manufacturing
Output/Oversupply, and Record Incentivization Mean Lower Prices to Deploy
Compared to Wind. January 18, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Solar Boom of the Mid-2020s:
Solar Manufacturing Output/Oversupply, and Record Incentivization Mean Lower
Prices to Deploy Compared to Wind
Advantages and Disadvantages of Electricity Aggregation:
Is it Good or Not and Can We Really Know? January 19, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Advantages and Disadvantages of
Electricity Aggregation: Is it Good or Not and Can We Really Know?
STEP Demo Supercritical CO2 (sCO2) Brayton Cycle Project
Continues to Progress: When Will This Tech Finally Be Operating Commercially
Through NET Power’s Allam Cycle Projects and Other sCO2 Power Cycle Projects?
January 20, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: STEP Demo Supercritical CO2 (sCO2)
Brayton Cycle Project Continues to Progress: When Will This Tech Finally Be
Operating Commercially Through NET Power’s Allam Cycle Projects and Other sCO2
Power Cycle Projects?
Two New Interesting Carbon-Based Micro-Electronics
Developments: Memristors from Coal Feedstock and the New Graphene Chip. January
23, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Two New Interesting Carbon-Based
Micro-Electronics Developments: Memristors from Coal Feedstock and the New
Graphene Chip
Climate Models Still Have Significant Uncertainties:
Atmospheric Moisture in Dry Regions Defies Modeling. January 26, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Climate Models Still Have
Significant Uncertainties: Atmospheric Moisture in Dry Regions Defies Modeling
Single-Use Plastic Bag Bans: Pros, Cons, and
Effectiveness (Mostly of Replacing Single-Use Polyethylene with Multiple-Use
Polypropylene). January 28, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Single-Use Plastic Bag Bans: Pros,
Cons, and Effectiveness (Mostly of Replacing Single-Use Polyethylene with
Multiple-Use Polypropylene)
Biden Administration Should Probably Reverse Course on
Pausing LNG Approvals for Climate Reasons, But It is Unlikely to Matter as
Enough LNG Has Been Approved. January 31, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Biden Administration Should
Probably Reverse Course on Pausing LNG Approvals for Climate Reasons, But It is
Unlikely to Matter as Enough LNG Has Been Approved
Extracting Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals from
Coal Refuse Tailings, Coal Ash, Acid Mine Drainage, Fire Clays, and Tonsteins. February
3, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Extracting Rare Earth Elements and
Critical Minerals from Coal Refuse Tailings, Coal Ash, Acid Mine Drainage, Fire
Clays, and Tonsteins
Changing Power Demand Dynamics in the U.S.:
Electrification Risks, Vulnerabilities, Preparation, and Fixes. February 5, 2024.
Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Changing Power Demand Dynamics in
the U.S.: Electrification Risks, Vulnerabilities, Preparation, and Fixes
Cryptocurrency Mining Energy Use: What are the Recent
Trends and Reduction Possibilities? February 11, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Cryptocurrency Mining Energy Use:
What are the Recent Trends and Reduction Possibilities?
Rolling Coal: While the EPA Continues to Focus on
Manufacturers and Sellers of Emissions Control Defeat Devices on Diesel
Vehicles, Cummins Gets a Huge Fine for Installing Software That Cheats
Emissions. February 19, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Rolling Coal: While the EPA
Continues to Focus on Manufacturers and Sellers of Emissions Control Defeat
Devices on Diesel Vehicles, Cummins Gets a Huge Fine for Installing Software
That Cheats Emissions
Wind Farm Repowering: Profitable Via Tech Improvements
and Shows that Partial Asset Stranding Can Be a Net Gain with a Good Payout.
February 25, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Wind Farm Repowering: Profitable
Via Tech Improvements and Shows that Partial Asset Stranding Can Be a Net Gain
with a Good Payout
Important Northeast Minnesota Helium Discovery Confirmed
and Updates on Helium and Hydrogen Projects in Tanzania and South Australia.
March 10, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Important Northeast Minnesota
Helium Discovery Confirmed and Updates on Helium and Hydrogen Projects in
Tanzania and South Australia
Environmental Risk Transition: Communities with Different
Socio-Economic Capabilities Face Different Environmental Risks and Those Risks
Show Characteristic Changes with Development and Economic Growth in Societies.
March 23, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Environmental Risk Transition:
Communities with Different Socio-Economic Capabilities Face Different
Environmental Risks and Those Risks Show Characteristic Changes with
Development and Economic Growth in Societies
Update on Carbon Utilization: Economics, Projects,
Challenges, and Forecasts. March 31, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Update on Carbon Utilization:
Economics, Projects, Challenges, and Forecasts
Longer Wells Mean More Production from Fewer Rigs: Repost
of a Linked-In Post by Ted Cross of NOVI Labs (w/commentary and additional
graphs). May 12, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Longer Wells Mean More Production
from Fewer Rigs: Repost of a Linked-In Post by Ted Cross of NOVI Labs
(w/commentary and additional graphs)
Book Summary and Review: Not the End of the World: How We
Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet. By Hannah Ritchie,
Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher of Our World in Data. (Little Brown
Spark/Hachett Book Group, 2024). May 26, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Book Summary and Review: Not the
End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable
Planet. By Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher of Our World in
Data. (Little Brown Spark/Hachett Book Group, 2024).
Climate Change and Future Generations: The Problem with
Using the Prevailing Discount Rate Combined with the 20-Year Time Frame for
Methane in the Atmosphere to Estimate Impacts: A Summary & Review of Ted
Nordhaus’s article: Gaslighting Intergenerational Equity, in The Breakthrough
Journal. June 3, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Climate Change and Future
Generations: The Problem with Using the Prevailing Discount Rate Combined with
the 20-Year Time Frame for Methane in the Atmosphere to Estimate Impacts: A
Summary & Review of Ted Nordhaus’s article: Gaslighting Intergenerational
Equity, in The Breakthrough Journal
Household Sewage Treatment System Site Evaluation, Soil
Evaluation, Installation Inspection, and Operation and Maintenance Checklists.
June 3, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Household Sewage Treatment System
Site Evaluation, Soil Evaluation, Installation Inspection, and Operation and
Maintenance Checklists
Book Summary & Review: Living Downstream: An
Ecologist’s Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment – by Sandra
Steingraber, Ph.D. (Da Capo Press 1997, 2nd Ed. 2010). June 3, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Book Summary & Review: Living
Downstream: An Ecologist’s Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment
– by Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D. (Da Capo Press 1997, 2nd Ed. 2010)
Highlights from the Energy Information Administration’s
‘Financial Review of the Global Oil and Natural Gas Industry: 2023. June 4,
2024.’ Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Highlights from the Energy
Information Administration’s ‘Financial Review of the Global Oil and Natural
Gas Industry: 2023’
The Texas Energy Fund: ERCOT Will Invest Heavily in Loans
Mostly for Natural Gas Power Plant Projects to Help Provide Power for Expected
Load Increases. June 4, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Texas Energy Fund: ERCOT Will
Invest Heavily in Loans Mostly for Natural Gas Power Plant Projects to Help
Provide Power for Expected Load Increases
Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) Emissions: Sources, Global Warming
Effects, and Mitigation Strategies. June 5, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) Emissions:
Sources, Global Warming Effects, and Mitigation Strategies
AI/Machine Learning is the New Impending Energy Consumer:
How Much Will It Affect Electricity Demand? June 5, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: AI/Machine Learning is the New
Impending Energy Consumer: How Much Will It Affect Electricity Demand?
Geological Thermal Energy Storage (GeoTES): Combined with
Concentrated Solar or Heat Pumps: Premier Resource Management’s GeoTES Project
in California and Potentially Other Areas in the Southwest U.S. June 14, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Geological Thermal Energy Storage
(GeoTES): Combined with Concentrated Solar or Heat Pumps: Premier Resource
Management’s GeoTES Project in California and Potentially Other Areas in the
Southwest U.S.
How to Prepare for a Household Sewage Treatment System
Inspection – Ohio. June 15, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: How to Prepare for a Household
Sewage Treatment System Inspection - Ohio
Biggest Natural Gas Leak in Nearly a Decade from a
Gazprom Pipeline in Southern Russia and a Massive Pipeline Explosion in Another
Part of Russia. June 21, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Biggest Natural Gas Leak in Nearly
a Decade from a Gazprom Pipeline in Southern Russia and a Massive Pipeline
Explosion in Another Part of Russia
Formation Evaluation for a Sustainable Future: Summary
and Review of Aspen Technology’s White Paper. June 21, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Formation Evaluation for a
Sustainable Future: Summary and Review of Aspen Technology’s White Paper
Utility Applications of GIS Mapping. June 22, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Utility Applications of GIS Mapping
EIA Inquiries Reveal That Arbitrage and Frequency
Regulation Are the Most Common Functions of Batteries on the Power Grid. June
25, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: EIA Inquiries Reveal That Arbitrage
and Frequency Regulation Are the Most Common Functions of Batteries on the
Power Grid
Appalachian Blue Hydrogen Projects (ARCH2): Status,
Economics, and Challenges of the H2Hubs. June 26, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Appalachian Blue Hydrogen Projects
(ARCH2): Status, Economics, and Challenges of the H2Hubs
The Process for Permitting and Approving Private Water
Systems in Ohio. June 27, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Process for Permitting and
Approving Private Water Systems in Ohio
Smart and Compassionate Stakeholder Capitalism:
Capitalism Can and Should Be Tweaked for Fairness. June 27, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Smart and Compassionate Stakeholder
Capitalism: Capitalism Can and Should Be Tweaked for Fairness
‘Living and Working Near Pipelines’: A Summary and Review
of TC Energy’s Mailing to Landowners. June 29, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: ‘Living and Working Near
Pipelines’: A Summary and Review of TC Energy’s Mailing to Landowners
Condensing Gas Furnace Technology, DOE’s New Furnace
Efficiency Rule, and Objections to the Rule. June 29, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Condensing Gas Furnace Technology,
DOE’s New Furnace Efficiency Rule, and Objections to the Rule
The International Energy Agency Forecasts an Oil Surplus
by 2030. Will It Happen? July 1, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The International Energy Agency
Forecasts an Oil Surplus by 2030. Will It Happen?
SCOTUS Rules on Two Environmental Issues, the ‘Chevron
Doctrine’ and the EPA’s ‘Good Neighbor’ Rule: What Are the Implications? July 1,
2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: SCOTUS Rules on Two Environmental
Issues, the ‘Chevron Doctrine’ and the EPA’s ‘Good Neighbor’ Rule: What Are the
Implications?
Russia’s New Shadow Fleet of LNG Transport Vessels
Mirrors Oil Shadow Fleet That Allows Them to Skirt Sanctions. July 3, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Russia’s New Shadow Fleet of LNG
Transport Vessels Mirrors Oil Shadow Fleet That Allows Them to Skirt Sanctions
Decarbonization Mandates: Aspirational Pledges are
Harmless but Mandates and Bans May Not Be. July 3, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Decarbonization Mandates:
Aspirational Pledges are Harmless but Mandates and Bans May Not Be
Highlights of Energy Institute’s 2024 Statistical Review
of World Energy: Still Sobering. July 3, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Highlights of Energy Institute’s
2024 Statistical Review of World Energy: Still Sobering
Charts of the Week: 1) Global Coal Consumption by Region;
2) U.S. Population Growth in Hurricane-Prone Areas; 3) A History of U.S. Energy
Use by Energy Source, and 4) A History of U.S. Renewable Energy Use by Source.
July 3, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Charts of the Week: 1) Global Coal
Consumption by Region; 2) U.S. Population Growth in Hurricane-Prone Areas; 3) A
History of U.S. Energy Use by Energy Source, and 4) A History of U.S. Renewable
Energy Use by Source
SCOTUS Rules Against Clean Power Plan in West Virginia
vs. EPA: A Blow for Power Emissions Mandates but Effects Will Be Muted as the
2022 Opinion Also Said the EPA Overstepped Its Authority. July 4, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: SCOTUS Rules Against Clean Power
Plan in West Virginia vs. EPA: A Blow for Power Emissions Mandates but Effects
Will Be Muted as the 2022 Opinion Also Said the EPA Overstepped Its Authority.
The New Conservative Environmentalism? Benji Backer, The
Conservative Climate Caucus, and Common-Sense Environmentalism from the
Center-Right. July 4, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The New Conservative
Environmentalism? Benji Backer, The Conservative Climate Caucus, and
Common-Sense Environmentalism from the Center-Right
Big Oil Companies Scale Back Energy Transition Projects
Due to Lack of Profitability. July 10, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Big Oil Companies Scale Back Energy
Transition Projects Due to Lack of Profitability
Pipeline Inspectors Employed by Pipeline Developers: Is
Self-Regulation a Recipe for Disaster? July 11, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Pipeline Inspectors Employed by
Pipeline Developers: Is Self-Regulation a Recipe for Disaster?
Seismic Airgun Surveying in Offshore Waters: What are the
Effects on Marine Wildlife and What Can Be Done? July 15, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Seismic Airgun Surveying in
Offshore Waters: What are the Effects on Marine Wildlife and What Can Be Done?
Coal Ash Slurry Pond Cleanup: EPA’s 2015 Rule Interpreted
to Include Groundwater Contact Stands and Will Be Enforced, For Now. July 17,
2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Coal Ash Slurry Pond Cleanup: EPA’s
2015 Rule Interpreted to Include Groundwater Contact Stands and Will Be
Enforced, For Now
Risk Assessment History of Fracking and Fracking’s Path
as a Successful Technology. July 17, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Risk Assessment History of Fracking
and Fracking’s Path as a Successful Technology
Precision Agriculture Can Enable Continued
Intensification and Boost Yields. July 19, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Precision Agriculture Can Enable
Continued Intensification and Boost Yields
Firepoint Energy’s Pennsylvania Gas-to-Liquids (GTL)
Project to Convert Coal into Aviation Fuel, Extract Minerals, Including REEs,
from Coal Waste, and Add Carbon Capture. July 21, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Firepoint Energy’s Pennsylvania
Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) Project to Convert Coal into Aviation Fuel, Extract
Minerals, Including REEs, from Coal Waste, and Add Carbon Capture
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES):
Wastewater Effluent Management and Compliance with Water Quality Standards. July
22, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES): Wastewater Effluent Management and Compliance with
Water Quality Standards
The Limits of Regulation After the Chevron Doctrine Was
Struck Down. July 23. 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Limits of Regulation After the
Chevron Doctrine Was Struck Down
Microgrid and Virtual Power Plant Trends and Deployment
Update 2024: Toward a More Resilient Grid. July 23, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Microgrid and Virtual Power Plant
Trends and Deployment Update 2024: Toward a More Resilient Grid
Decarbonizing Drilling Ops: Combustion Catalyst Fuel
Enhancers, Hydrogen Injection, Gen Sets, Grid Power, Diesel-Battery Hybrids,
Robotic Rigs, and More. July 25, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Decarbonizing Drilling Ops:
Combustion Catalyst Fuel Enhancers, Hydrogen Injection, Gen Sets, Grid Power,
Diesel-Battery Hybrids, Robotic Rigs, and More
Summary and Review of Rhodium Group’s Taking Stock 2024:
US Energy and Emissions Outlook. July 26, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Summary and Review of Rhodium
Group’s Taking Stock 2024: US Energy and Emissions Outlook
Fish-Safe Hydropower Turbines: Another Important Example
of Needed Wildlife Protection. July 29, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Fish-Safe Hydropower Turbines:
Another Important Example of Needed Wildlife Protection
Stormwater Management and Compliance: Issues, Data,
Trends, and Updates. July 31, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Stormwater Management and
Compliance: Issues, Data, Trends, and Updates
New Study Concludes Net Effect of Human-Made Reactive
Nitrogen (Nr) is a Cooling Effect. July 31, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: New Study Concludes Net Effect of
Human-Made Reactive Nitrogen (Nr) is a Cooling Effect
Extracting Metals from Magmatic Geofluids: New Early
Research to Tap Energy and Critical Metals from the Metalliferous Magmatic
Brines of Dormant Volcanoes. August 2, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Extracting Metals from Magmatic
Geofluids: New Early Research to Tap Energy and Critical Metals from the
Metalliferous Magmatic Brines of Dormant Volcanoes
Household Septic System Designs, Applications, Costs,
Pros, Cons, and Comparisons. August 2, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Household Septic System Designs,
Applications, Costs, Pros, Cons, and Comparisons
Environmental Integrity Project’s Startling New Report on
Biofuels Plants VOC Pollution. August 5, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Environmental Integrity Project’s
Startling New Report on Biofuels Plants VOC Pollution
Permit Reform: Sorely Needed, Will It Get Passed This
Time Around? August 5, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Permit Reform: Sorely Needed, Will
It Get Passed This Time Around?
Assessing Lake Health and Addressing Lake Pollution.
August 6, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Assessing Lake Health and
Addressing Lake Pollution
Book Review and Summary: The Axemaker’s Gift:
Technology’s Capture and Control of Our Minds and Culture. August 7, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Book Review and Summary: The
Axemaker’s Gift: Technology’s Capture and Control of Our Minds and Culture
Dynamism vs. Stasis, Innovators vs. Technocrats: Virginia
Postrel, Adam Thierer, Matt Ridley, the Abundance Institute, and the Case for
Keeping Technology Open. August 7, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Dynamism vs. Stasis, Innovators vs.
Technocrats: Virginia Postrel, Adam Thierer, Matt Ridley, the Abundance
Institute, and the Case for Keeping Technology Open
U.S. Natural Gas Producers Extend and Increase Strategic
Output Cuts Due to Low Prices. August 8, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: U.S. Natural Gas Producers Extend
and Increase Strategic Output Cuts Due to Low Prices
Ukraine Leverages Oil and Gas Transport: Exempt from
Sanctions, Hungary and Slovakia Are Heavily Dependent on Russian Oil and Gas.
August 9, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Ukraine Leverages Oil and Gas
Transport: Exempt from Sanctions, Hungary and Slovakia Are Heavily Dependent on
Russian Oil and Gas
Biofuels Cheating in the U.S. and the 45Z Tax Credit:
Domestic Sources Only, Argue Senators. August 9, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Biofuels Cheating in the U.S. and
the 45Z Tax Credit: Domestic Sources Only, Argue Senators
The Anthropocene, Geologic Event or Geologic Epoch?
Event, Says the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy. August 10, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Anthropocene, Geologic Event or
Geologic Epoch? Event, Says the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy
Decarbonizing the Aluminum Industry: Industrial Carbon
Management, Inert Anodes, H2, and Electrification. August 11, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Decarbonizing the Aluminum
Industry: Industrial Carbon Management, Inert Anodes, H2, and Electrification
Reserves Evaluation for Oil, Gas, Coal, and Minerals:
Price, Tech, Concentration, Rate, and Economics. August 13, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Reserves Evaluation for Oil, Gas,
Coal, and Minerals: Price, Tech, Concentration, Rate, and Economics
Chevron’s New HPHT Deepwater
Tech: Will It Enable More Oil Production? August 13, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Chevron’s New HPHT Deepwater Tech:
Will It Enable More Oil Production?
‘Greenhushing and
‘Greenwishing’: Some ESG and Sustainability Backtracking Might End Up Being a
Net Good. August 14, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: ‘Greenhushing and ‘Greenwishing’:
Some ESG and Sustainability Backtracking Might End Up Being a Net Good
Industrial Heat Pumps: Varieties, Low Carbon Process
Heat, Refrigerant Blends, Geothermal Apps, and Market Forecast. August 15, 2024.
Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Industrial Heat Pumps: Varieties,
Low Carbon Process Heat, Refrigerant Blends, Geothermal Apps, and Market
Forecast
Frivolous Environmental Lawsuits Hurt Both Economy and
Environment. August 17, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Frivolous Environmental Lawsuits
Hurt Both Economy and Environment
Price Gouging at the Pump? California’s Gasoline Price
Spikes and Newsom’s Plan to Require Fuel Reserves at Refineries. August 17,
2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Price Gouging at the Pump?
California’s Gasoline Price Spikes and Newsom’s Plan to Require Fuel Reserves
at Refineries
What’s Up with PJM’s Massive Capacity Payments Increase?
August 18, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: What’s Up with PJM’s Massive
Capacity Payments Increase?
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management: Overview and
Current Issues. August 21, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Solid and Hazardous Waste
Management: Overview and Current Issues
Mountain Valley Pipeline and Transco Upgrades Give the
Southeast Needed Access to Inexpensive Marcellus and Utica Natural Gas. August
22, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Mountain Valley Pipeline and
Transco Upgrades Give the Southeast Needed Access to Inexpensive Marcellus and
Utica Natural Gas
Book Summary & Review: The End of the Free Market:
Who Wins the War Between States and Corporations? – by Ian Bremmer. August 22,
2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Book Summary & Review: The End
of the Free Market: Who Wins the War Between States and Corporations? – by Ian
Bremmer
Graphics of the Week: Offshore Wind, Geothermal, Oil
Projects, Consumer Price Index, and Private Water System Wells. August 22,
2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Graphics of the Week: Offshore
Wind, Geothermal, Oil Projects, Consumer Price Index, and Private Water System
Wells
Coastal Habitat Restoration and Coastal Erosion
Mitigation: Good for Wildlife, Resiliency, and Storing Carbon. August 25, 2024.
Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Coastal Habitat Restoration and
Coastal Erosion Mitigation: Good for Wildlife, Resiliency, and Storing Carbon
Underground Natural Gas Storage in the U.S.: Data, Maps,
Safety, Regulation, and Reliability. August 26, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Underground Natural Gas Storage in
the U.S.: Data, Maps, Safety, Regulation, and Reliability
New Zealand’s Natural Gas Dilemma: LNG Imports and New
Exploratory Drilling Expected. August 28, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: New Zealand’s Natural Gas Dilemma:
LNG Imports and New Exploratory Drilling Expected
Australia: Land of Uranium (and Thorium) Reserves: And
Significant New Discovery at Edge of Cooper Basin, South Australia During a
Uranium Bull Market. August 29, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Australia: Land of Uranium (and
Thorium) Reserves: And Significant New Discovery at Edge of Cooper Basin, South
Australia During a Uranium Bull Market
Russia and the Kremlin Are Nearly Everywhere There is
Conflict, Nearly Always with the Bad Guys. August 29, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Russia and the Kremlin Are Nearly
Everywhere There is Conflict, Nearly Always with the Bad Guys.
Biosolids-Derived Fertilizers: Pros, Cons, and Sewage
Treatment Biosolids Post-Incineration Ash as Fertilizer: A Successful Project
in Northeast Ohio. August 29, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Biosolids-Derived Fertilizers:
Pros, Cons, and Sewage Treatment Biosolids Post-Incineration Ash as Fertilizer:
A Successful Project in Northeast Ohio
Graphics of the Week: Oil & Gas from Frontier Basins
Increases, Thermal Plasma Methods for Various Mineral Recovery, Lifecycle Costs
of Clean Energy Technologies, U.S. Agricultural Trade Balance, High Valuable
Metal Concentrations Found in URO’s Beryllium Project in Australia, Gas
Production by Major Oil Companies Continues to Drop, and Percentages By Country
of Light Sweet Crude Imported to Europe by Sea. August 31, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Graphics of the Week: Oil & Gas
from Frontier Basins Increases, Thermal Plasma Methods for Various Mineral
Recovery, Lifecycle Costs of Clean Energy Technologies, U.S. Agricultural Trade
Balance, High Valuable Metal Concentrations Found in URO’s Beryllium Project in
Australia, Gas Production by Major Oil Companies Continues to Drop, and
Percentages By Country of Light Sweet Crude Imported to Europe by Sea
Incentivizing New Dispatchable Generation: Controversial
but Useful, August 31, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Incentivizing New Dispatchable
Generation: Controversial but Useful
Underground Injection Control: The Six Classes of
Injection Wells and Their Regulation. September 1, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Underground Injection Control: The
Six Classes of Injection Wells and Their Regulation
Ghost Oil Tanker Giving Deliberately False Location
Readings is What Led to Collision of Two Tankers Off Malaysian Coast in North
China Sea: Cheating Leads to Damages to Both Tankers. September 5, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Ghost Oil Tanker Giving
Deliberately False Location Readings is What Led to Collision of Two Tankers
Off Malaysian Coast in North China Sea: Cheating Leads to Damages to Both
Tankers
Drought Data for Southeastern Ohio, the NOAA’s National
Integrated Drought Data Information System (NIDIS), and the U.S. Drought
Monitor. September 6, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Drought Data for Southeastern Ohio,
the NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Data Information System (NIDIS), and the
U.S. Drought Monitor
Water Conservation Guidelines, Principles, and Best
Practices. September 9, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Water Conservation Guidelines,
Principles, and Best Practices
Freshwater Salinization: The Anthropogenic Salt Cycle and
Current Concerns. September 10, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Freshwater Salinization: The
Anthropogenic Salt Cycle and Current Concerns
CNX’s Radical Transparency Program: Air Emissions
Continuous Monitoring Shows Low Pollution Levels at Well Pads. September 10,
2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: CNX’s Radical Transparency Program:
Air Emissions Continuous Monitoring Shows Low Pollution Levels at Well Pads
Water Reservoir Management: Droughts, Evaporation,
Falling Levels, Sedimentation, Leaks, and High Withdrawal Rates are Serious
Issues. September 11, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Water Reservoir Management:
Droughts, Evaporation, Falling Levels, Sedimentation, Leaks, and High
Withdrawal Rates are Serious Issues
Sodium-Ion Batteries: China is Leading. The U.S. is
Involved. Can Sodium Replace Lithium? Pros and Cons. September 13, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Sodium-Ion Batteries: China is
Leading. The U.S. is Involved. Can Sodium Replace Lithium? Pros and Cons
Nonpoint Source Pollution: Section 319 of the Clean Water
Act. September 13, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Nonpoint Source Pollution: Section
319 of the Clean Water Act
Natural Gas Letdown Generators: Recovering Power from
Decompression with Turboexpanders and Helical Screw Technology. An Opportunity
to Save Money, Power Facilities, and Reduce Emissions. September 15, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Natural Gas Letdown Generators:
Recovering Power from Decompression with Turboexpanders and Helical Screw
Technology. An Opportunity to Save Money, Power Facilities, and Reduce
Emissions
Oil & Gas in Poland: Fields, Shale Gas Tests in
Silurian and Ordovician Rocks, and a Significant New Oil Discovery in the
Permian Basin of Western Poland. September 16, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Oil & Gas in Poland: Fields,
Shale Gas Tests in Silurian and Ordovician Rocks, and a Significant New Oil
Discovery in the Permian Basin of Western Poland
Water Treatment and Purification Technologies: And
Emerging Methods and Research. September 17, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Water Treatment and Purification
Technologies: And Emerging Methods and Research
Thin-Film PV Solar Technology: New Project in Illinois
Expected to Be Large Deployment Online in 2025. September 18, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Thin-Film PV Solar Technology: New
Project in Illinois Expected to Be Large Deployment Online in 2025
Capitalism Empowers Prosperity, Quality of Life,
Environmental Protection, and Climate Adaptation. September 18, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Capitalism Empowers Prosperity,
Quality of Life, Environmental Protection, and Climate Adaptation
The Ambipolar Electric Field: Its Existence, Strength,
and Mechanisms Confirmed by NASA. September 19, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Ambipolar Electric Field: Its
Existence, Strength, and Mechanisms Confirmed by NASA
Risk Assessment: Summary and Review of Chapter 32 of
Environmental Health: From Global to Local. Scott Bartell (Editor: Howard
Frumkin, 2005), Pages 940-960. September 19, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Risk Assessment: Summary and Review
of Chapter 32 of Environmental Health: From Global to Local. Scott Bartell
(Editor: Howard Frumkin, 2005), Pages 940-960
Oil Theft by Cross-Border Criminal Gangs in the Permian
Basin. (Energy Scams Part 3). September 20, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Oil Theft by Cross-Border Criminal
Gangs in the Permian Basin. (Energy Scams Part 3)
EIA Provides Update on Hydrogen Co-Firing Projects at
U.S. Power Plants. September 20, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: EIA Provides Update on Hydrogen
Co-Firing Projects at U.S. Power Plants
The 2030s Will Make or Break EVs, Hydrogen, CCUS,
Geothermal, Small Modular Nuclear, and More. September 22, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The 2030s Will Make or Break EVs,
Hydrogen, CCUS, Geothermal, Small Modular Nuclear, and More.
The Future of the Internal Combustion Engine: New
Designs, Efficiency Improvements, and Hydrogen Combustion Engines. September
23, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Future of the Internal
Combustion Engine: New Designs, Efficiency Improvements, and Hydrogen
Combustion Engines
The Energy Dome CO2 Battery: Closed Loop System Can Last
30+ Years with No Degradation. September 25, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Energy Dome CO2 Battery: Closed
Loop System Can Last 30+ Years with No Degradation
Bloomberg Touts Biden’s Climate/Clean Energy Legacy:
Harris Not Emphasizing It Now Due to Swing-State Voter Concerns. September 28,
2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Bloomberg Touts Biden’s
Climate/Clean Energy Legacy: Harris Not Emphasizing It Now Due to Swing-State
Voter Concerns
Challenges Facing Older Workers, Including Ageism in the
Workplace. September 26, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Challenges Facing Older Workers,
Including Ageism in the Workplace
The Sahara is “Greening” Again Temporarily: This Can Have
Some Local Benefits Such as Reducing Desertification, but Catastrophic Flooding
is Also Occurring. September 26, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Sahara is “Greening” Again
Temporarily: This Can Have Some Local Benefits Such as Reducing
Desertification, but Catastrophic Flooding is Also Occurring
Fluoride in Drinking Water: California Federal Court
rules EPA Must Review Fluoridation Regulations. September 27, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Fluoride in Drinking Water:
California Federal Court rules EPA Must Review Fluoridation Regulations
Biden EPA’s Clean Power Push Getting Push-Back from Grid
Operators, FERC, and Maybe the Courts. September 28. 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Biden EPA’s Clean Power Push
Getting Push-Back from Grid Operators, FERC, and Maybe the Courts
New Model Explains Siberian Permafrost Craters: Sinking
Meltwater Driven by Osmosis Triggers Methane Hydrate Blowouts. September 29,
2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: New Model Explains Siberian
Permafrost Craters: Sinking Meltwater Driven by Osmosis Triggers Methane
Hydrate Blowouts
India’s Coal Mine Methane Emissions Set to Grow
Significantly, According to Ember: Is it a Mitigation Opportunity? Most of
India’s Methane Emissions Come from Agriculture (72%) and from Livestock (48%),
Mainly Cows. October 1, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: India’s Coal Mine Methane Emissions
Set to Grow Significantly, According to Ember: Is it a Mitigation Opportunity?
Most of India’s Methane Emissions Come from Agriculture (72%) and from
Livestock (48%), Mainly Cows
BioEnergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS): Pros,
Cons, and Feasibility. October 2, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: BioEnergy with Carbon Capture and
Storage (BECCS): Pros, Cons, and Feasibility
The Montney Formation in Eastern British Columbia and
Western Alberta: Geology, Well Production, Opportunities, and Challenges.
October 4, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Montney Formation in Eastern
British Columbia and Western Alberta: Geology, Well Production, Opportunities,
and Challenges
Putin Threatens to Limit Supply of Enriched Uranium,
Titanium, and Nickel. October 5, 2024. October 5, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Putin Threatens to Limit Supply of
Enriched Uranium, Titanium, and Nickel
ExxonMobil Global Outlook: Our View to 2050: Review &
Summary. October 7, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: ExxonMobil Global Outlook: Our View
to 2050: Review & Summary
LNG-to-Power Can Help South African Energy Grid, Improve
Reliability, Support Industry, and Decrease Emissions Relative to Coal. October
9, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: LNG-to-Power Can Help South African
Energy Grid, Improve Reliability, Support Industry, and Decrease Emissions
Relative to Coal
Climate Change is Making Atlantic Hurricanes Wetter and
Faster to Gain Strength but Not Stronger, Bigger, or More Frequent: Models
Predict Wetter Hurricanes. October 9, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Climate Change is Making Atlantic
Hurricanes Wetter and Faster to Gain Strength but Not Stronger, Bigger, or More
Frequent: Models Predict Wetter Hurricanes
While I Mostly Agree with Conservative Climate Scientist
Roy Spencer’s Op-Ed That Climate Change is Not a Crisis, I Also Know His
Willingness to Put Politics Ahead of Science by His Embarrassing Denial of
Trump’s 2020 Election Loss. October 11, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: While I Mostly Agree with
Conservative Climate Scientist Roy Spencer’s Op-Ed That Climate Change is Not a
Crisis, I Also Know His Willingness to Put Politics Ahead of Science by His
Embarrassing Denial of Trump’s 2020 Election Loss
Carbon Mapper Coalition's Tanager-1 Satellite with
NASA-JPL Spectrometer Releases First Detection Plume Images of Methane and CO2
Plumes. October 11, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Carbon Mapper Coalition's Tanager-1
Satellite with NASA-JPL Spectrometer Releases First Detection Plume Images of
Methane and CO2 Plumes
Illinois CO2 Sequestration Monitoring Well Leak: Needs
Repair but Not a Danger to Aquifer Thousands of Feet Above It. October 11,
2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Illinois CO2 Sequestration
Monitoring Well Leak: Needs Repair but Not a Danger to Aquifer Thousands of
Feet Above It
Environmental Planning and Impact Analysis: Summary and
Review of Chapter 2 of Environmental Engineering and Sanitation: pages 147-213
(by Joseph Salvato, 1992). October 12, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Environmental Planning and Impact
Analysis: Summary and Review of Chapter 2 of Environmental Engineering and
Sanitation: pages 147-213 (by Joseph Salvato, 1992)
Russia and Iran Discuss New World Order: An Absurd
Notion: And New Sanctions on Iran's Ghost Fleet and Companies. October 12,
2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Russia and Iran Discuss New World
Order: An Absurd Notion: And New Sanctions on Iran's Ghost Fleet and Companies
Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification
(MMRV) Framework for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Along the Natural Gas Supply
Chain. October 14, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting,
and Verification (MMRV) Framework for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Along the
Natural Gas Supply Chain
Newsom’s New Restrictions on Oil & Gas in California
Amid State’s Growing Dependence on Imported Oil, and Continued Dependence on
Gas-Fired Power Plants. October 14, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Newsom’s New Restrictions on Oil
& Gas in California Amid State’s Growing Dependence on Imported Oil, and
Continued Dependence on Gas-Fired Power Plants
Tariff Proposal to Ohio PUC by Amazon, Microsoft, Meta,
Constellation Energy, and Others Opposed by AEP Ohio. October 16, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Tariff Proposal to Ohio PUC by
Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Constellation Energy, and Others Opposed by AEP Ohio
Toyota’s Swappable and Portable Hydrogen Cartridges for
Fuel Cell EVs, Fuel Cell Cooking, and Other Applications. October 17, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Toyota’s Swappable and Portable
Hydrogen Cartridges for Fuel Cell EVs, Fuel Cell Cooking, and Other
Applications
Southeastern Ohio’s Gavin Coal Plant Sale from Private
Equity to Private Equity: What Will Be the Fate of the 50+ Year-Old Plant?
October 17, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Southeastern Ohio’s Gavin Coal
Plant Sale from Private Equity to Private Equity: What Will Be the Fate of the
50+ Year-Old Plant?
Hungary and Orban Will Lose Russian Gas Moving Through
Ukraine and He Uses EU Presidency to Delay Ukraine Aid and Sanctions Extension
Decision: Is the U.S. Election a Factor? October 17, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Hungary and Orban Will Lose Russian
Gas Moving Through Ukraine and He Uses EU Presidency to Delay Ukraine Aid and
Sanctions Extension Decision: Is the U.S. Election a Factor?
The Power of Databases: Leveraging Data and Statistical
Knowledge to Understand Science and Solve Problems. October 18, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: The Power of Databases: Leveraging
Data and Statistical Knowledge to Understand Science and Solve Problems
Drought and the Hydro Energy Crisis in Ecuador: What Can
Be Done? October 20, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Drought and the Hydro Energy Crisis
in Ecuador: What Can Be Done?
Gas Abatement in the Semiconductor and Solar
Manufacturing Industries: Abatement of Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs) and
Other High Global Warming Potential F-Gases, VOCs, and NOx. October 20, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Gas Abatement in the Semiconductor
and Solar Manufacturing Industries: Abatement of Perfluorinated Compounds
(PFCs) and Other High Global Warming Potential F-Gases, VOCs, and NOx
Microbial Biogenic Methane is the Driver for Recent
Atmospheric Methane Increases: Carbon Isotopes Confirm That Thermogenic Methane
from Fossil Fuels is Not the Culprit. October 22, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Microbial Biogenic Methane is the
Driver for Recent Atmospheric Methane Increases: Carbon Isotopes Confirm That
Thermogenic Methane from Fossil Fuels is Not the Culprit
Mexico’s Energy Challenges and Opportunities: Sheinbaum,
Pemex, and the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE). October 23, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Mexico’s Energy Challenges and
Opportunities: Sheinbaum, Pemex, and the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE)
South Korea’s East Sea Oil & Gas Exploration Project
in the Ulleung Basin: Reserves Yet to Be Confirmed but Could Be Big. October 23,
2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: South Korea’s East Sea Oil &
Gas Exploration Project in the Ulleung Basin: Reserves Yet to Be Confirmed but
Could Be Big
India’s Plan to Nearly Double Natural Gas Pipeline
Capacity Buildout. October 23, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: India’s Plan to Nearly Double
Natural Gas Pipeline Capacity Buildout
Swapping EV Batteries: Ample’s New Automated Swap Model
Can Benefit Urban Drivers and Fleets. October 24, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Swapping EV Batteries: Ample’s New
Automated Swap Model Can Benefit Urban Drivers and Fleets
Form Energy’s Long-Duration Iron-Air Battery System:
Planned Deployments and Manufacturing Expansion. October 27, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Form Energy’s Long-Duration
Iron-Air Battery System: Planned Deployments and Manufacturing Expansion
Socialist Guterres Legitimizes BRICS Aims with Attendance
at Summit: Summit Statements are a Bit Disturbing. October 27, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Socialist Guterres Legitimizes
BRICS Aims with Attendance at Summit: Summit Statements are a Bit Disturbing
Billionaires Should Avoid Politics, Stop Complaining, and
Pay More Taxes. October 28, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Billionaires Should Avoid Politics,
Stop Complaining, and Pay More Taxes
Lithium-Sulfur Battery Advantages, Challenges, and
Breakthroughs: Lyten Plans World’s First Li-S Gigafactory Near Reno, Nevada.
October 28, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Lithium-Sulfur Battery Advantages,
Challenges, and Breakthroughs: Lyten Plans World’s First Li-S Gigafactory Near
Reno, Nevada
Suriname’s Offshore Block 58: Total and APA Approve FID
in the Guyana-Suriname Basin: It Should be Interesting to See How New Oil
Wealth Can Aid the Country in the Years Ahead. October 29, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Suriname’s Offshore Block 58: Total
and APA Approve FID in the Guyana-Suriname Basin: It Should be Interesting to
See How New Oil Wealth Can Aid the Country in the Years Ahead
Climate Activists Harass and Demonize with Climate
Criminals Label. October 30, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Climate Activists Harass and
Demonize with Climate Criminals Label
Maps of the Week: Drilling Mud Density, Smackover Lithium
Play, LIDAR Finds Ancient Cities in the Amazon, and Geologic Hydrogen
Exploration Along the Mid-Continent Rift. October 30, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Maps of the Week: Drilling Mud
Density, Smackover Lithium Play, LIDAR Finds Ancient Cities in the Amazon, and
Geologic Hydrogen Exploration Along the Mid-Continent Rift
Zinc-Ion Batteries: Long Cycle Life, Scalable, Safe,
Suppliable, Low Cost, and Can Replace Lithium in Stationary Storage. October
31, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Zinc-Ion Batteries: Long Cycle
Life, Scalable, Safe, Suppliable, Low Cost, and Can Replace Lithium in
Stationary Storage
GHGSat Finds a 25% Increase in Methane Super-Emitter
Sites and March 2024 Study Showing Higher Emissions at U.S. Oil & Gas
Sites: AP’s Reporting on the Issue and Global Methane Emissions Monitoring.
November 2, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: GHGSat Finds a 25% Increase in
Methane Super-Emitter Sites and March 2024 Study Showing Higher Emissions at
U.S. Oil & Gas Sites: AP’s Reporting on the Issue and Global Methane
Emissions Monitoring
Magnet-Free Electric Motor Prototypes: Valeo and MAHLE’s
Inner Brushless Electrical Excitation Motor, Vitesco Technologies’ Externally
Excited Synchronous Machine (EESM), and ZF’s In-Rotor Inductive-Excited
Synchronous Motor (I2SM). November 4, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Magnet-Free Electric Motor
Prototypes: Valeo and MAHLE’s Inner Brushless Electrical Excitation Motor,
Vitesco Technologies’ Externally Excited Synchronous Machine (EESM), and ZF’s
In-Rotor Inductive-Excited Synchronous Motor (I2SM)
Trump and Republicans Win ‘Unprecedented and Powerful
Mandate’ (No, Not Really). I Think Perceived Liberal Policy Overreach is a Big
Factor, Including Regulatory Overreach. November 6, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Trump and Republicans Win
‘Unprecedented and Powerful Mandate’ (No, Not Really). I Think Perceived
Liberal Policy Overreach is a Big Factor, Including Regulatory Overreach
Environmental Psychology: Summary & Review of Chapter
5 of Environmental Health: From Global to Local. Daniel Stocols & Chip
Clithero. Ed. Howard Frumkin, pgs 96-127. (2005, Wiley). November 7, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Environmental Psychology: Summary
& Review of Chapter 5 of Environmental Health: From Global to Local. Daniel
Stocols & Chip Clithero. Ed. Howard Frumkin, pgs 96-127. (2005, Wiley)
Municipal Sewer System Design, Construction, Inspection,
Maintenance, and Leak Detection. November 9, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Municipal Sewer System Design,
Construction, Inspection, Maintenance, and Leak Detection
Solid-State Batteries Inch Nearer to Mass Production
Stage: CATL, BYD, Toyota, Mercedes, and Samsung are Main Players. November 10,
2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Solid-State Batteries Inch Nearer
to Mass Production Stage: CATL, BYD, Toyota, Mercedes, and Samsung are Main
Players
Perspectives on Environmental Law and Policy. Summary and
Review of Chapter 2: Environmental Law and Policy, by James Salzman and Barton
H. Thompson Jr. (Foundation Press, 2003, (pgs. 11-39). November 11, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Perspectives on Environmental Law
and Policy. Summary and Review of Chapter 2: Environmental Law and Policy, by
James Salzman and Barton H. Thompson Jr. (Foundation Press, 2003, (pgs. 11-39)
Peatland Management: Carbon Uptake, Methane Emissions,
Drinking Water Reservoirs, Drainage Issues, and Uses. November 13, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Peatland Management: Carbon Uptake,
Methane Emissions, Drinking Water Reservoirs, Drainage Issues, and Uses
An Environmental Baseline: Summary and Review of Chapter
4 of Eco-pragmatism by Daniel A. Farber (1999, University of Chicago Press,
pgs. 93-132). November 13. 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: An Environmental Baseline: Summary
and Review of Chapter 4 of Eco-pragmatism by Daniel A. Farber (1999, University
of Chicago Press, pgs. 93-132)
Differences Between Environmental Justice and Climate
Justice: Biden Administration Has Conflated Them. November 14, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Differences Between Environmental
Justice and Climate Justice: Biden Administration Has Conflated Them
Protonic Ceramic Cells (PCCs) for Next-Gen Fuel Cells: A
New Breakthrough. November 15, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Protonic Ceramic Cells (PCCs) for
Next-Gen Fuel Cells: A New Breakthrough
Andium’s AI/IIOT Platform and Thermal Methane Detection
Technology: Including Improvements in Tank Level Monitoring, Flare Monitoring,
Methane Monitoring, Fire Detection, Liquid Leak Detection, and Asset Tracking
for the Oil & Gas Industry. November 16, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Andium’s AI/IIOT Platform and
Thermal Methane Detection Technology: Including Improvements in Tank Level
Monitoring, Flare Monitoring, Methane Monitoring, Fire Detection, Liquid Leak
Detection, and Asset Tracking for the Oil & Gas Industry
Putting Politics Ahead of Science in the Climate
Narrative War: Both Sides Do It and We Would Be Better Off If Neither Did.
November 16, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Putting Politics Ahead of Science
in the Climate Narrative War: Both Sides Do It and We Would Be Better Off If
Neither Did
Poor Air Quality Closes Schools in India: Once Again
Burning Crop Waste is a Big Factor. November 16, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Poor Air Quality Closes Schools in
India: Once Again Burning Crop Waste is a Big Factor
‘Drill Baby Drill’ Not Feasible in the Near Term and
Chris Wright as Energy Secretary. November 19, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: ‘Drill Baby Drill’ Not Feasible in
the Near Term and Chris Wright as Energy Secretary
Environmental Due Diligence: Records Search with Risk
Assessment (RSRA) vs. Transaction Screen Assessment vs. Phase I Environmental
Site Assessment (ESA): Each Has Its Uses in Commercial Property Transactions.
November 21, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Environmental Due Diligence:
Records Search with Risk Assessment (RSRA) vs. Transaction Screen Assessment
vs. Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA): Each Has Its Uses in
Commercial Property Transactions
Charts & Maps of the Week: 1) Global Data Center
Consumption and Emissions Through 2026; 2) % Renewables of All 2021 Primary
Energy for the Top 15 Renewables Countries; 3) Permian Basin Oil Production
Growth vs. North Sea Production Growth. November 21, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Charts & Maps of the Week: 1)
Global Data Center Consumption and Emissions Through 2026; 2) % Renewables of
All 2021 Primary Energy for the Top 15 Renewables Countries; 3) Permian Basin
Oil Production Growth vs. North Sea Production Growth
Polyvinyl Alcohol: 75% of This ‘Liquid Plastic’ Ends Up
in the Environment and Some in Us: Its Toxicity, However, is Considered to Be
Low. November 22, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Polyvinyl Alcohol: 75% of This
‘Liquid Plastic’ Ends Up in the Environment and Some in Us: Its Toxicity,
However, is Considered to Be Low
‘IRS Recoups $1.3 Billion From Rich Tax Evaders’: Perhaps
Billionaire-Led DOGE Should Take Note, November 22, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: ‘IRS Recoups $1.3 Billion From Rich
Tax Evaders’: Perhaps Billionaire-Led DOGE Should Take Note
Panasonic’s 4680 Cylindrical Lithium-Ion Battery: How
Much Will It Help EVs? November 23, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Panasonic’s 4680 Cylindrical
Lithium-Ion Battery: How Much Will It Help EVs?
De-Subsidization is Not Smart: Canceling EV Subsidies and
Other Clean Energy Subsidies is a Real Bad Idea for a Number of Reasons.
November 23, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: De-Subsidization is Not Smart:
Canceling EV Subsidies and Other Clean Energy Subsidies is a Real Bad Idea for
a Number of Reasons
California’s Growing Solar Curtailments and Effects on
Generators, Power Exporting, and Electricity Prices. November 25, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: California’s Growing Solar
Curtailments and Effects on Generators, Power Exporting, and Electricity Prices
Solar Thermal Applications for Process Heat: Webinar
Summary/Review and More. November 25, 2024. November 25, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Solar Thermal Applications for
Process Heat: Webinar Summary/Review and More
EPA Proposes Stricter Standards for NOx Emissions at New
Natural Gas Power Plants. November 26, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: EPA Proposes Stricter Standards for
NOx Emissions at New Natural Gas Power Plants
Decommissioning Offshore Oil & Gas Infrastructure:
Costs, Recycling, Repurposing, Shared Infrastructure, and Onsite Waste Fluid
Treatment. November 29, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Decommissioning Offshore Oil &
Gas Infrastructure: Costs, Recycling, Repurposing, Shared Infrastructure, and
Onsite Waste Fluid Treatment
Emerging Horizontal Drilling Patterns and Geometries:
U-Lateral/Paperclip/Horseshoe Patterns, Multilaterals, Fishhooks, and Thermal
Oil Play Multilateral Designs. November 30, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Emerging Horizontal Drilling
Patterns and Geometries: U-Lateral/Paperclip/Horseshoe Patterns, Multilaterals,
Fishhooks, and Thermal Oil Play Multilateral Designs
Antimony: A Critical Mineral in High Demand Due to
Chinese Commodity Warfare: Domestic Supplies are Desirable and Available
According to an article in North of 60. December 1, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Antimony: A Critical Mineral in
High Demand Due to Chinese Commodity Warfare: Domestic Supplies are Desirable
and Available According to an article in North of 60
Battolyser: The Hybrid Green Hydrogen Electolyzer and
Battery Utilizing Edison’s Nickel-Iron Prototype. December 3, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Battolyser: The Hybrid Green
Hydrogen Electolyzer and Battery Utilizing Edison’s Nickel-Iron Prototype
Private Water Systems: Types, Design and Construction,
Disinfection, Sampling and Testing, Treatment, Operation, and Maintenance.
December 3, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Private Water Systems: Types,
Design and Construction, Disinfection, Sampling and Testing, Treatment,
Operation, and Maintenance
Environmental Sampling and Analysis; A Practical Guide:
Review and Summary of Section I: Environmental Sampling (Lawrence H. Keith,
Ph.D. Lewis Publishers, 1991). December 5, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Environmental Sampling and
Analysis; A Practical Guide: Review and Summary of Section I: Environmental
Sampling (Lawrence H. Keith, Ph.D. Lewis Publishers, 1991)
Basis Shifting: A Common Practice of Large Business
Partnerships to Reduce Taxes: Ending It Could Bring Many Billions Back to the
Government. (but first rambling notes about Oligarchy and Tax Avoidance).
December 9, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Basis Shifting: A Common Practice
of Large Business Partnerships to Reduce Taxes: Ending It Could Bring Many
Billions Back to the Government. (but first rambling notes about Oligarchy and
Tax Avoidance)
New Flash Smelting Method Perfected in China is Set to
Revolutionize the Steel Industry. December 9, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0
When Political Opponents (and CEOs) Become Enemies, the
whole Political Process is Degraded. December 11, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: When Political Opponents (and CEOs)
Become Enemies, the whole Political Process is Degraded
Google’s New Quantum Chip, the Willow Chip, Crosses
Error-Correction Milestone in Quantum Computing. December 11, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Google’s New Quantum Chip, the
Willow Chip, Crosses Error-Correction Milestone in Quantum Computing
Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities,
and Software: Book Review & Summary. December 11, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Emergence: The Connected Lives of
Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software: Book Review & Summary
Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme: Book
Review & Summary. December 11, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Virus of the Mind: The New Science
of the Meme: Book Review & Summary
Incorporating Thermochemical Materials (TCMs) into HVAC
Systems to Improve System Efficiency, December 14, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Incorporating Thermochemical
Materials (TCMs) into HVAC Systems to Improve System Efficiency
Supergiant Gold Deposit Found in China and World’s
Largest Iron Ore Deposit Found in Australia: High-Grading Mineral Resources
with New Discoveries. December 15, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Supergiant Gold Deposit Found in
China and World’s Largest Iron Ore Deposit Found in Australia: High-Grading
Mineral Resources with New Discoveries
Silicon Anodes vs. Solid-State Batteries with Graphite
Anodes: The Race is On and Silicon is Ahead. December 16, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Silicon Anodes vs. Solid-State
Batteries with Graphite Anodes: The Race is On and Silicon is Ahead
Defending Economic Productivity and Capitalism for
Climate Adaptation and Mitigation: Summary and Review of Patrick Brown’s
two-part article for Breakthrough Institute. December 16, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Defending Economic Productivity and
Capitalism for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation: Summary and Review of Patrick
Brown’s two-part article for Breakthrough Institute
Coal Stockpiles Onsite at Power Plants Not Getting Used
as Coal-Burning Continues to Decline. December 17, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Coal Stockpiles Onsite at Power
Plants Not Getting Used as Coal-Burning Continues to Decline
Reactive Vapor-Phase Dealloying-Alloying Combines Several
Metallurgical Processes to Chemically Derive Nano-Structured Porous Alloys from
Oxides: Modern Day Alchemy. December 19, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Reactive Vapor-Phase
Dealloying-Alloying Combines Several Metallurgical Processes to Chemically
Derive Nano-Structured Porous Alloys from Oxides: Modern Day Alchemy
Energy, Economic, and Environmental Assessment of U.S.
LNG Exports: A Review of the DOE’s New LNG Report. December 19, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Energy, Economic, and Environmental
Assessment of U.S. LNG Exports: A Review of the DOE’s New LNG Report
Agricultural Nutrient Runoff Management: Reducing Nitrate
Contamination in Drinking Water Via Saturated Buffers and Bioreactors. December
19, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Agricultural Nutrient Runoff
Management: Reducing Nitrate Contamination in Drinking Water Via Saturated
Buffers and Bioreactors
Trump Advisors Support Needed NEPA Reforms: However,
Reducing the Scope of Environmental Reviews Would Be Better Than Waiving Them
Completely. December 19, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Trump Advisors Support Needed NEPA
Reforms: However, Reducing the Scope of Environmental Reviews Would Be Better
Than Waiving Them Completely
American Resources Corp is Producing Mixed Rare Earth
Oxides and By-Products Silicon Dioxide and Aluminum Oxide from Mine Waste in
Wyoming County, West Virginia: Synergies with Lithium Extraction and Modular,
Scalable, Co-Locatable REE Extraction. December 20, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: American Resources Corp is
Producing Mixed Rare Earth Oxides and By-Products Silicon Dioxide and Aluminum
Oxide from Mine Waste in Wyoming County, West Virginia: Synergies with Lithium
Extraction and Modular, Scalable, Co-Locatable REE Extraction
Energy Justice Case Win for Those Cheated by Maryland’s
Deregulated Energy Retailers (Now Being Challenged in Court). December 20, 2024.
Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Energy Justice Case Win for Those
Cheated by Maryland’s Deregulated Energy Retailers (Now Being Challenged in
Court)
Para-Environmentalism: How Do Implausible Ideas Become
Popular? And Other Tales of Ideological Manipulation and Lunatic Fringes.
December 21, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Para-Environmentalism: How Do
Implausible Ideas Become Popular? And Other Tales of Ideological Manipulation
and Lunatic Fringes
NERC and FERC Attempt to Address Electricity Reliability
Via Extreme Weather Planning, Security Upgrades, New Ride-Through Standards for
Inverter-Based Resources (IBRs), and More from the Latest Meetings. December
22, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: NERC and FERC Attempt to Address
Electricity Reliability Via Extreme Weather Planning, Security Upgrades, New
Ride-Through Standards for Inverter-Based Resources (IBRs), and More from the
Latest Meetings
Pennsylvania Trucking Company to Be Fined for Emissions
Cheating, Given Probation for Violating Clean Air Act. December 22, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Pennsylvania Trucking Company to Be
Fined for Emissions Cheating, Given Probation for Violating Clean Air Act
Wyoming Soda Ash Mines and Tata Chemicals’ Plan to Power
Mining with Nuclear Micro-Reactors. December 23, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Wyoming Soda Ash Mines and Tata
Chemicals’ Plan to Power Mining with Nuclear Micro-Reactors
Milei: Libertarian Reforms, Increased Poverty, and
Argentina’s New Economic Tool, Nequin Basin Oil & Gas. December 25, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Milei: Libertarian Reforms,
Increased Poverty, and Argentina’s New Economic Tool, Nequin Basin Oil &
Gas
Upper Devonian Burket/Geneseo Shale Geology, Drilling,
and Production in the Appalachian Basin: A Supergiant Field Waiting to Be Fully
Developed. December 29, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Upper Devonian Burket/Geneseo Shale
Geology, Drilling, and Production in the Appalachian Basin: A Supergiant Field
Waiting to Be Fully Developed
New York State’s Probably Ill-Fated Attempt to Make
Fossil Energy Providers Pay. December 29, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: New York State’s Probably Ill-Fated
Attempt to Make Fossil Energy Providers Pay
Ammonia High-Temperature Fuel Cell with Heat Recovery
Loop Achieves 60% Efficiency, Comparable to Natural Gas. December 30, 2024. Blue
Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Ammonia High-Temperature Fuel Cell
with Heat Recovery Loop Achieves 60% Efficiency, Comparable to Natural Gas
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