Here’s a terrific piece on climate change, which contains a very powerful infographic, and makes the point that it’s wrong to include this phenomenon as an “environmental problem.” Say what? Unlike other pollutants, e.g., particulate matter that falls out of the …
Is Climate Change Just Another Environmental Problem? Read More »
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 »
Frequent commenter Tim Kingston sent me this piece on Bob Inglis, and writes: See, there are conservatives (like me) who are concerned about climate change. 🙂 Yes, Inglis is a man among men, in my book. I’ve written quite a …
In His Position on Climate Change, Bob Inglis Shows Himself as a Man of Principle Read More »
This proposal involves a simple synergy of government incentives and distributed energy storage applications. But first, I’d like to briefly discuss some of the issues that this solution addresses. The Issues Climate Change Humans are releasing too much CO2 and …
From Guest Blogger Stephan Williams: Integrated EV/Distributed Energy Proposal Read More »
Here’s an article by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders on renewable energy, sustainability, energy policy, climate change, and energy efficiency: items one would think would enter into a discussion between two prospective leaders of the world’s most powerful country – but were conspicuously absent …
Here’s Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. talking about renewable energy, the externalities of fossil fuels and nuclear, subsidies for oil companies, corruption, energy policy, climate change, ocean acidification, etc. Wow. Not only do he and I agree on literally everything, we …
I’m aware that some readers find many of my posts rather depressing, insofar as I frequently point out the terrible jam in which humankind finds itself vis-à-vis energy policy, climate change, etc. Yet I feel compelled to communicate in that …
In connection with climate change and our energy policy, I recently heard someone say, “21st Century problems demand 21st Century solutions.” I laughed derisively at the time, as it sounded like any one of hundreds of political slogans of yesteryear, …
Climate Change and Energy Policy — Problems and Solutions Read More »
An old friend from college called this morning to alert me to this documentary on climate change called “Chasing Ice.” Apparently it’s quite artsy; it won an award at the Sundance Film Festival. I’m sometimes invited to screenings of works …
I had an outstanding day, the centerpiece of which was a fairly strenuous hike in the mountains above the Pacific with a fine friend. I burned a few calories, had a great time, and came back with a level of …
