WTO Palm Oil Standoff & 90-day Diesel Export Ban

Hypothetical 90-Day Diesel Export Ban is Aimed at Lowering Fuel Costs.Government Announces Temporary Measure to Boost Domestic Diesel Supplies WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a hypothetical effort to address elevated diesel prices and strengthen fuel inventories ahead of the winter heating season, the President today announced a temporary 90-day suspension of diesel exports. This partially owing…

Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming: Understanding CO₂, Methane, and Water Vapor

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) shows the strongest overall correlation with global warming among greenhouse gases, primarily because it accounts for the largest share of human-caused warming and accumulates in the atmosphere for centuries to millennia. While methane is more potent per molecule in the short term and water vapor is quantitatively the most abundant greenhouse gas, CO₂…

Yacht Design Future

There are several boat designs that can be expected as the move away from fossil fuels continues. These include: In summary, boat designs that can be expected given the move away from fossil fuels include solar-powered boats, hydrogen fuel cell technology, methanol and other fossil-fuel alternatives, wind-assisted propulsion, fuel cell propulsion, non-fossil paraffinic fuels and…