The pressure is on for better strategies to combat climate change. President Obama’s second term is decidedly greener than the first, and it reflects in the people he chose to focus on the energy and environmental policy. Ernest Moniz, a …
From Guest Blogger Tiffany Matthews: The Gradual Rise of Natural Gas Read More »
Here’s a good, readable summary of the predicament in which humankind finds itself vis-à-vis energy, and the path we took to get here, from author Thom Hartmann. He points out that we run our factories, heat and cool our buildings, …
How Close Are We To a Progressive Energy Policy? Read More »
Here’s an article from Smart Planet on carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) that brought a few basic ideas into alignment for me. There may be more scholarly treatments of the subject out there, but the author’s central point is one …
Ed Kerr writes: How do we assess “cost” to fossil fuels vs “solar” energy? If the scenario that Malcolm Light posits in a post that he wrote for the Arctic Methane Emergency Group at the Arctic-News.blogspot comes to pass (namely …
Everywhere we turn we see increased pressure to get rid of coal in the U.S. California has no coal-fired power plants, but 40% of Los Angeles’ electricity comes from the burning of coal in neighboring states. That, according to this …
When 2GreenEnergy supporter Tim Kingston sent me this note on California’s “cap and trade” program earlier today, I’m sure he knew how I’d react: It’s simply a new way for smart, rich people and their lawyers to make even more …
Cap and Trade — Complication and Bureaucracy That Won’t Help Clean Up the Environment Read More »
It’s been at least a year since I recommended this fabulous combination of education and entertainment, in which British comedian/historian Robert Newman presents “A History of Oil. Please do yourself a favor and check it out. Then do us ALL …
Here in the U.S., late-night comedians like Jay Leno make fun of idiotic headlines, like these, all of which actually appeared in our newspapers: • Winter Forecast – It Will Be Cold • Nearly Half Of U.S. Voters Unsure if Obama Is …
Renewable Energy Policy Uncertainty Stalls A Fossil Fuel-Free Future, Experts Say Read More »
Seeing as it’s Valentine’s Day, I would certainly be remiss if I failed to pass along this extremely well-done video, showering the oil companies with love for all the wonderful things they’ve done for us.
I wrote a piece the other day on Bill McKibben’s 350.org, which has launched a national campaign to persuade colleges, universities, churches, foundations, etc. to stop investing in the fossil fuel industry. I went on to say that lower demand …
"Stop Investing in Fossil Fuels" – Bill McKibben’s 350.org Read More »
