How many times have you wondered about the scientific evidence behind the many competing claims that are made concerning climate change and other environmental issues? Now there is a team of fact-checkers whose job is to debunk claims and present …
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Making Fossil Fuels Obsolete
This morning I explained to a friend that, in my estimation, Buckminster Fuller was a super-human engineer, architect, author and visionary. He’s perhaps best known today for some terrific quotes he made during his long and rich life, including my …
From Guest Blogger Christopher Austin: Top Five Considerations You Can Make To Go Green with Your Home
Environmental issues are becoming an important consideration even in everyday activities. It is no longer seen as a government issue but as something that individuals can, and should, do something about. Whether you are about to complete a make-over, build …
From Guest Blogger Izzie: Natural Materials for the Home
Creating the perfect “natural” home is difficult. With so many external pressures – fashion trends, price, environmental issues – it can be tricky to truly nail down everything you want. But for every plastic or metal household decor choice out …
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Americans Are Slow To Wake Up To New Realities, But When We Do—Watch Out
Americans are unique in the way they shift their viewpoints, and that seems to be true regardless of which type of “viewpoint” we’re discussing: political issues, the appreciation of a new musical genre, and even the acceptance of basic science. …
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Obama Administration’s Progress Toward Renewable Energy and Sustainability More Generally
When U.S. President Barack Obama leaves office in early 2017, he will have left behind him innumerable elements of progress in the direction of a clean energy future. Obviously, all eyes are on the Keystone Pipeline just now, but that …
Tons of Key Environmental Issues At Stake on Tuesday
Here’s a note, albeit an obvious one, to U.S. voters about the mid-term elections on Tuesday. Get out there and vote! As the Sierra Club quite correctly informs us: Some candidates are already busy making plans that threaten our lands, …
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The Sierra Club, Beyond Coal, and Environmentally Responsible Beer
I’ve always loved the Sierra Club for its dedication to the important issues that surround major environmental issues. Their “Beyond Coal” campaign, for instance, has successfully converted tens of millions of Americans who previously couldn’t have cared less about the …
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From Guest Blogger Alia Anderson: How Technology Can Help Save the Environment
Like many of us I’ve usually questioned regarding technology that may facilitate the surroundings. My motivation could be a conviction that science can sooner or later facilitate undo the environmental issues caused by act. What follows could be a tiny …
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Jared Diamond's "Collapse"
In the course of the few years that 2GreenEnergy has been doing its thing, I’d estimate that at least two dozen people have asked me what I think about Jared Diamond’s writing — especially his book “Collapse.” I always reply …
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