Sorry for the bait and switch, but I don’t know; no one does. In fact, I hope to live long enough to be here when we learn the truth. In particular, what is the result of squirting hundreds of billions …
Category: Fossil Fuels
Will An Energy Policy Based on Natural Gas Fracking Be Effective in Stemming Climate Disruption?
Here’s a very solid article from Bill McKibben summing up the current approach to energy in the U.S. which, summarizing even further is as follows: a little wind, a little solar, but an enormous effort to substitute natural gas, harvested …
Tagged with: Bill McKibben, causing climate disruption, gas leaks, natural gas fracking, solar energy, Wind Energy
Dirty Energy, Dirty Money: Universities’ Move To Divest from Fossil Fuels Rolling Along, But Encounters Bumpy Terrain
Here’s a video on the travails of the young people at Yale University (pictured) and their organization “Fossil Free Yale.” These folks are working hard to get their school to follow the lead of other top-level institutions like Stanford and …
Resolution in the Chevron-Ecuador Case Doesn’t Appear To Be Right Around the Corner
Those keeping track of the law suit against Chevron in response to the damages it caused in Ecuador will be interested in this recent article in Rolling Stone magazine. The bottom line is that it’s extremely unlikely that I’ll still …
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The Toll from Coal
I often quote the number 13,200 as the annual death toll associated with Americans’ breathing the aromatics from coal-fired power plants, but I never actually had seen the source document until a reader sent it to me just this morning. …
Removing Oil as a Cause for War
It’s the 150th anniversary of the signing of the First Geneva Convention, which, according to the Writer’s Almanac, “marked the beginning of the international humanitarian law movement.” I’m going to resist the temptation to go off on a rant about …
Rejection of Coal Export Facility Is Good News–But It Gets Even Better
Have you ever wondered why the far right wing tends to support fossil fuels and fights against renewable energy? They don’t have children—or bronchial tubes? They hate trees, clean air, and oceans that support life? Some speculate that the phenomenon …
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From Guest Blogger Hannah Whittenly: Eleven Things that Would Happen if We Ran Out of Oil
Our over-dependence on oil can’t last forever. Either we as a species will start finding alternatives on our own or the dwindling supply of oil will force us to. Here are a few of the things you can expect if …
Apparently, Oil Money Does Not Buy Happiness
Though it’s on my to-do list, I haven’t yet visited the Getty Villa, the sight of J. Paul Getty’s magnificent collection of antiquities. Checking out the video on the website linked above just now made me wonder about who Getty …
Public Relations in the Energy Business Normally Means Someone’s Lying
When it comes to PR in the energy business, I must confess that I have a suspicious mind. For example, when I see a billboard like this one pictured here, I somehow believe that it must be some sort of …
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