Let’s suppose that next 50 years produces no unpredictable Earth-shattering events. Let’s speculate that the world of 2070, given what we see today re: environmental decay/climate change, the trend towards fascism, the threat of nuclear war, and all the rest …
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Climate Change: What It Is, What It Isn’t
This piece in The Economist puts humankind’s position vis-a-vis climate change into perspective. It’s not the end of the world, and it’s not the end of humanity either.
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Cause of Wild Fires
I had the pleasure of meeting a local fire fighter recently. Out in the country, that means wildfires, and out in this particular part of the country (Santa Barbara County) that means you’re a very busy fellow, because, in the …
From The American Energy Society: INVESTMENT IN OIL AND GAS SET TO SOAR
So as to bring 2GreenEnergy readers the latest and best thinking on the world energy market and its implications on our civilization’s ultimate sustainability, I subscribe to a few paid publications and quote them liberally in our blog posts here. …
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What Are We To Believe?
Scottish philosopher David Hume, one of the 18th Century empiricists, told us, “We always disbelieve the greater miracle.” This means that, when confronted with two conflicting but highly improbable statements, one of which is true and the other false, we …
Things Look Bright for Renewables, But There’s a Catch
According to the American Energy Society, the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for solar (large scale PV) and wind (onshore) has fallen 13% and 7% in the last year, respectively.
Wall Street Journal: Teachers Quit Jobs at Highest Rate on Record
A popular song from the 1980s began, “I believe the children are our future…” Wouldn’t you like to interview the lyricist and ask his reasoning? He might have thought: well, at first I wrote, “I believe that the old people …
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Keystone XL Pipeline Blocked Once More
The federal judge who blocked construction of the disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline said the Trump administration “simply discarded” the effect the project would have on climate change, and ordered that no work can go forward until the government more …
A Warming Planet Means More Disease-carrying Mosquitoes
My brilliant young nephew Garrett Shields, with his recently earned masters degree in public health, is pursuing a career in epidemiology, making him a fabulously interesting guy to talk to about climate change. As suggested in this video, a warming planet …
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Indigenous Groups, Environmentalists Score Rare Victory
This may sound radical, but some people suggest that continuing to build out the fossil fuel infrastructure might not be such a good idea, given the horrific environmental consequences: water pollution, lung damage, climate change, ocean acidification, loss of biodiversity, …
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