flacaltenn
Diamond Member
This didn't get the press coverage it should have.. Must be the storm and the election..
Back to 1992 levels?? Holy Cow Batman.. Without Kyoto -- without cap and trade.
Stand by for the cooling to begin?? Or will Mauna Loa CO2 keep going up without us?
AP IMPACT: CO2 emissions in US drop to 20-year low - Yahoo! News
PITTSBURGH (AP) In a surprising turnaround, the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the U.S. has fallen dramatically to its lowest level in 20 years, and government officials say the biggest reason is that cheap and plentiful natural gas has led many power plant operators to switch from dirtier-burning coal.
Many of the world's leading climate scientists didn't see the drop coming, in large part because it happened as a result of market forces rather than direct government action against carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that traps heat in the atmosphere.
In a little-noticed technical report, the U.S. Energy Information Agency, a part of the Energy Department, said this month that energy related U.S. CO2 emissions for the first four months of this year fell to about 1992 levels.
While conservation efforts, the lagging economy and greater use of renewable energy are factors in the CO2 decline, the drop-off is due mainly to low-priced natural gas, the agency said.
Back to 1992 levels?? Holy Cow Batman.. Without Kyoto -- without cap and trade.
Stand by for the cooling to begin?? Or will Mauna Loa CO2 keep going up without us?