From this piece on jobs and the environment: President Biden announced a goal to cut carbon emissions in half by 2030 – and the Biden administration says its $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan will help the country achieve Biden’s climate …
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Environmental Progress Slow At Best
The American Energy Society makes this comment about the U.S. senatorial elections: The “green wave” fades. Environmentalists’ ambitions failed to materialize nationally. (In the Senate, only two Democrats – John Hickenlooper in Colorado and Mark Kelly in Arizona – pushed environmental …
Are Environmental Protectors “Alarmists?”
My business deals in expediting the phase-out of fossil fuels in favor of renewable energy, electric transportation, and energy efficiency solutions. Moreover, I believe there are both financial and moral reasons for wanting this transition to happen. Financially, we see …
Independent Research
Please pardon the profanity in the discussion at left, but this is too good not to share. I don’t have the level of animus as this guy, but I totally see where he’s coming from. (Btw, the Dunning–Kruger effect is …
Will the Hyperloop Ever Be Built, Given Current Events?
The video below is an explanation of the Hyperloop, the futuristic mode of transportation in which passengers climb into pods that travel at speeds of up to 700 MPH though tubes with very low air pressure. One can imagine that …
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Check Out a Talk on “Holistic Land Management”
Readers who happen to be local to Santa Barbara, CA will want to check out a talk that my colleague Eric Adler is giving on April 3rd on the fascinating topic of holistic land management (see poster below).
Land Management and Climate Change
When a friend reminded me of ecologist Allan Savory’s Ted Talk (below) it occurred to me how few people are talking about desertification and what our civilization should be doing about it.
Energy Matters
Two items from today’s edition of “Energy Matters” from the American Energy Society with my comments beneath each: – Solar: The US rooftop solar industry contracted in 2017 – after 16 straight years of gains. Meanwhile, Tesla is now in second place to SunRun …
Looking at the Future of Life on Earth
A friend sent me this wonderful piece in which Popular Mechanics lists its top predictions on what life on this planet will be like in the year 2050 and beyond. I hope you’ll check it out; it’s really worthwhile, and …
Climate-Proofing Our Cities
The 20-teens have seen the onset of a trend that will be with the developed world for a very long time to come: building infrastructure that protects our cities from the escalating ravages of climate change, as discussed in this …
