As we are all aware, there are critics of renewable energy whose arguments are that it’s expensive. The fellow photographed here is holding a 10MB hard drive from the 1960s. If IT hadn’t been taken forward and scaled, the date …
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“Earthshot” Prize a Nod To Kennedy’s Moonshot
From this piece in the New York Times: The Earthshot Prize, an independent charity that was recently broken off from William and Catherine’s Royal Foundation, awards 1 million British pounds, or about $1.2 million, to each of five winners, one …
CleanTech: Nothing Succeeds Like Success
This fellow asks a very good question. When indeed? First, let’s realize that America is the only nation that has trouble assimilating this idea. We are also a culture that worships money, and in this case, that may turn out …
From Guest Blogger Emily Folk: How Waste-To-Energy Can Enable Microgrids
As cities seek low-carbon alternatives, many regions are looking into microgrids. According to the US Department of Energy, a microgrid is a group of interconnected resources that act as a separate controllable energy source. There are three different types of …
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From Guest Blogger Emily Folk: Is This the End of Oil Companies?
People love saving at the pump — if they’re actually using their cars. In the midst of a global pandemic and a nation-wide lockdown, however, consumers aren’t exactly reaping the benefits. Even as gas prices dip below $1 in some …
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From Guest Blogger Emily Folk: Why Agriculture Can Be Hugely Influential In Energy Transformation
While farming and agriculture do provide benefits to the environment through the production of healthy crops, there is a more negative impact too. Through the use of heavy machinery and fuel-powered equipment, it also contributes significantly to environmental problems via …
“Predictions Are Hard To Make, Especially About the Future” — Yogi Berra
The meme here made me smile, as it illustrates the challenges we face with predicting the future 50 years hence, while calling to mind scientists’ beliefs as to how climate change is going to affect humankind over that same period …
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From Guest Blogger Emily Folk: Does Growing Organic Food Require More Energy?
There are plenty of good reasons to get excited about organic farming and growing organic food. Of course, organic agriculture is also sometimes misunderstood. It seeks to produce as much food as possible without the use of genetic engineering and …
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From Guest Blogger Emily Folk: How to Lower the Costs of Residential Renewable Energy
Most eco-conscious people want to find ways to save energy and reduce their carbon footprint. You can make efforts to reduce the amount of energy you use by turning off lights, lowering your thermostat and making a conscious effort not …
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From Guest Blogger Emily Jones: The Paradox of China: Most-polluting Nation on Earth Is Biggest Producer of Clean Energy
One of the images that many of us are accustomed to seeing of life in China is that of people wearing masks as they walk down the street.
