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Climate, Air Quality, and Weather Stories November 17, 2002 Hydrogen fuel cells in spotlight Slowly but surely, hydrogen fuel cells are gaining more attention from automakers, the government and the news media. This month, U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham unveiled the Bush administration's National Hydrogen Energy Roadmap in Dearborne, Michigan. Said Abraham: "Imagine a world running on hydrogen later in this century: Environmental pollution will no longer be a concern. Every nation will have all the energy it needs available within its borders." MSNBC has a story about the Roadmap initiative, a follow-up to the administration's FreedomCar Partnership announced in January, which calls for government-industry cooperation in developing hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Information about the Department of Energy's plans are available at its Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technology Program Web site. The site also includes a link to the National Hydrogen Energy Roadmap. GMs fuel cell car a first Meanwhile, General Motors this month unveiled its Hy-wire fuel cell car at the Paris Motor show. You can learn more about the car from this CanadianDriver News or visit GMs Website for more on the company's fuel cell efforts. Australia may build a 1-kilometer-high a solar tower Environmental Science & Technology has an interesting article on a proposal in Australia to build a 1-kilometer-high tower that could collect enough solar energy to power 200,000 homes. It might sound like fantasy, but the Australian government is taking the idea seriously and has offered to streamline the project's permitting process. The ES&T article is downloadable in pdf format. Also, on the same page, are shorter articles on research into frozen natural gas deposits and the first planned commercial hydrogen fueling station in the United States. States take climate change plans into own hands While leaders in Washington debate the best way to address climate change, officials in state capitals are taking more direct action. This Washington Post article examines some of the carbon-curbing strategies underway in California, New Hampshire and New Jersey. Solar cycle data valuable to ozone and climate research Quality science often takes patience. After more than a decade of anticipation, researchers are prepared to analyze data from a full solar cycle collected over the past 11 years by the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. NASAs Earth Observatory News reports that the data will provide better insight into how fluctuations in the sun's energy affect ozone and the Earth's climate. |
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