Tag: global warming

In response to my post earlier today on motivating Americans to take action on climate change, frequent commenter Larry Lemmert notes: You can claim “Super” storm Sandy was a result of global warming but I think that you are skating …

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If you scroll to the bottom of this article on climate change, you’ll find a good video on an extremely important and interesting subject: getting Americans to embrace this as a major issue that requires urgent action.  The presenter points …

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Frequent commenter Tim Kingston, who requested my response to climate change denier Anthony Watts the other day, just sent me this much more detailed and compelling response from Dr. John Abraham, a thermal sciences researcher and professor at the University …

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A few people have asked me recently if I can explain the effect that the melting ice in the arctic is having on weather conditions more generally.  Linked above is an article with tons of links that gets at this …

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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 …

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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 …

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In certain parts of the U.S., and I presume the rest of the world as well, electric utility customers are beginning to express their concerns about the modes by which their providers generate the power they will sell.  Apparently, most …

Electric Utilities Are Under Pressure from Customers to Clean Up the Grid-Mix Read More »

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I’ll never forget one of the very first conversations I had with a cleantech innovator, shortly after the launch of 2GreenEnergy.  I was in my office, speaking on the phone with Abe Collins in Vermont.  Abe wasn’t an electronic engineer with a …

Climate Change Is a Factor in Desertification, But It Might Not Be the Major Cause Read More »

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Here’s an article on desertification, in particular, holding the line against the Kubuchi Desert, that contains a message, variations of which I predict you’ll hear a great deal over the coming years:  “The top 6 – 8 inches of top …

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My 14-hour work day consisted mainly of a drive to and from the San Francisco Bay Area for three key meetings, the content of which I’ll share briefly.  I attended several sessions at this year’s Green Grid conference, which focuses …

Three Discussions in the San Francisco Bay Area: Energy Efficiency in the Data Center, Biomass, and Solar Read More »

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