Here’s a piece of idiotic reporting on electric vehicles that I thought I’d share. Apparently, a survey shows that current EV customers are quite happy with their purchase, but a large number of non-EV drivers (the report doesn’t quantify this) don’t like …
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Here’s a terrific 6-minute-long documentary that Joe Romm’s team at Climate Progress put together, presenting the environmental dangers associated with drilling for oil in the Arctic. Now that Shell is going to be leading the way, it may be good …
Shell's Drilling for Oil in the Arctic Presents Huge Environmental Dangers Read More »
A friend sent me this article on “peel and stick” solar PV, and asked what I thought. In particular, he wanted to know if it has implications for transportation. I think the future will bring us all manner of applications …
From Stanford University: Peel and Stick Solar Photovoltaics Read More »
As we bump along into a new year, perhaps it’s time to ask ourselves: What do the world’s scientists tell us about our course vis-à-vis sustainability? Well, a lot of things, really. For example, our oceans are over-fished and filled …
At Issue in the 21st Century: Coal-Fired Power Plants Read More »
It’s good to see the public and private sectors working together. Here’s a story announcing the U.S. Department of Energy’s five-year, $120-million award for a team of 14 companies, universities and national laboratories. The project will be led by Argonne …
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Here’s a well-written article that contains a great deal of truth. Many environmentalists take knee-jerk positions, often rooted in an incomplete and self-serving view of the relevant science, and these positions can ultimately do more harm to the environment than …
Here’s some good news in the photovoltaics world: the first about a new record in solar efficiency and the second about a super-absorbent solar cell. I’m reminded of a conversation I have frequently with clean energy nay-sayers. As renewable energy …
Renewable Energy Technology Improving Performance, Reducing Costs Read More »
Here’s a lecture by Ozzie Zehner, whose popular book “Green Illusions” is making the rounds. Indeed, there is a great deal of truth here. In particular, we’re seduced by the sexiness of renewable energy, and in some cases make extremely …
I don’t know how many readers are in the Sierra Club’s email database. If you are, you just saw this come across the wire: Tuesday will be the single most decisive day for America’s environment for years — perhaps ever. …
The public relations machine that works so hard to generate doubt about climate change and the extreme weather events it causes must have its hands full at this point. 2012 was a year in which the United States had no …
