Those looking for a bit of amusement may enjoy this cartoon on climate change — though it’s so true, it’s hard to laugh. I love this guy’s references to the Koch Brothers, restricting the activities of NOAA, and sea level …
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ExxonMobil Responds To Investors’ Concerns re: the Report of the International Panel on Climate Change
I had a lengthy breakfast meeting yesterday with 2GreenEnergy’s intern Louis de Saint Phalle, during which we spoke about the overall state of the world vis-à-vis climate change and the fossil fuel industry that, according to our scientists, is the …
Climate Change and Crop Yields
A friend sent me an article in the journal “Agricultural Economics” that projects that food prices will be 25% higher in 2050 as a direct result of climate change on crop yields. I respond that this is incredibly complicated and …
Could the Price of Climate Change REALLY Be $60 Trillion?
What’s the real imperative of the migration to renewable energy and cutting back our consumption of fossil fuels via efficiency and conservation? Might you say: Climate change? We’ll, that certainly one good answer. Of course, there are half a dozen …
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Fossil Fuels and Sea-level Rise — Where's All This Going?
Per this article in Global Energy World, offshore drilling for oil and gas is predicted to expand at a CAGR of 10.6% between now and 2018, bringing it to $211 billion annually. And here’s an article on sea-level rise, showing …
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Rear Admiral David Titley’s “Ted Talk” on Climate Change
Virtually every time I meet with my client Jim Greenberg, Chief Strategy officer at the OTEC Corporation, he mentions Rear Admiral David Titley’s “Ted Talk” on climate change, and I characteristically wince when I realize that again, I’ve forgotten to check …
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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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Are Futurists Confronting Our True Challenges?
To write this post, I wanted to know the origin of the term “futurist.” Per Acceleration Watch: The Oxford English Dictionary traces earliest English usage of the term futurist to 1842, referring to Christian scriptural futurists. The next usage occurs with the Italian and …
