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エネルギー論争の盲点〜天然ガスと分散化が日本を救う〜、NHK出版新書、石井彰、p.224、¥777

著者が天然ガスに長年かかわってきた人物という点を差し引いても、エネルギー問題を考える上での貴重な情報が多く盛り込まれた良書。原発派 対 反原発派(再生可能エネルギー派)という構図で“0”か“1”かの不毛な議論に陥りがちな日本のエネルギー論争の問…

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Tracking Electric Use Could Allow Utilities to Track You, Too

Grids to harness power of electric cars

U.S. agency says Google can be power marketer

Running out of juice

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Study Raises Cost Estimate for Electric Cars

Google Applies to Become Power Marketer

LED Bulbs Save Substantial Energy, a Study Finds

For the Volt, How’s Life After 40 (Miles)?

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Are EVs Risking or Saving the Planet?

Everybody in the Pool of Green Innovation

環境問題を経済から見る〜なぜ日本はEUに追いつけないのか〜,福島清彦,亜紀書房,p.271,¥2415

EUを中心に各国の環境政策を論じた書。EUの目は,二酸化炭素排出の削減,さらには排出ゼロの「炭素中立」だけではなく,大気中の二酸化炭素の回収/貯蔵にまで向いているというのは少々驚きである。鳩山首相が二酸化炭素を2020年に90年比25%削減を明言した…

Space agencies, Google seek ways to save forests

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Kill a Newspaper, Save a Tree? Not Quite

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New Appliances, in Sync With Meters, Shift to Energy-Saver Modes When Told

Apple Launches Major Green Effort

Is Cell-Phone Safety Assured? Or Merely Ignored?

Plugged-In Age Feeds a Hunger for Electricity

Dubuque, Iowa: The First American 'Smart City'?

IBM data center gets deep energy retrofit

I.B.M. Sets Out to Make a City in Iowa ‘Smarter’

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