As climate change looms larger in the public conscience and energy efficient practices become more accessible, it makes sense for businesses to invest in more sustainable energy alternatives. The rate at which natural resources are being consumed is not sustainable, …
From Guest Blogger Amanda Bead: Improving Energy Efficiency Makes Good Business Sense Read More »
About half of all the world’s fossil fuel, i.e., the energy in the hydrocarbon bonds that resulted from hundreds of millions of years of life on Earth, has been harvested and burned over the last century or so–and it’s happening …
Every now and then we being reminded of how our world temperature levels are rising and how, if not checked, will gradually lead to our demise. Scientists, environmentalists and law makers have made policies to try and curb the effects …
Usually, anyone with $11.9 billion spends most of it on the contents of a Neiman Marcus fantasy gifts catalog. Anyone want a custom $475,000 Paris perfume? Yet in the right hands, in the right mind, $11.9 billion can subsidize a …
I had a conversation at a party a few weeks ago in Central California that I wanted to relate. I should preface this by saying that I don’t habitually go around interviewing people at parties about their views on controversial …
Climate Change and Drought – Those Most Affected May Be the Last to Know Read More »
Those of us who worry about climate change have a great deal of heartburn about the melting of the ice on top of Greenland, which scientists say will be the “dominant contributor to global sea level change over the next …
Exactly What’s Causing the Melting of Greenland’s Ice? Read More »
I’m sure 99% of readers here know this, but the “climate change debate” that exists in the United States is an almost entirely local phenomenon. Put another way, there is no controversy whatsoever associated with the subject among educated people …
I’ve run across two different reports so far today suggesting that the surge in atmospheric CO2 is causing an increase in the amount of vegetation due to greater photosynthetic activity. I have no doubt that this is true; in fact, …
Climate Change Causing Both Beneficial and Harmful Effects Read More »
According to a study from Duke University, half of Americans firmly believe in climate change. Another 34% believe that climate change is very likely. However, just because most of the American population acknowledges the existence of climate change doesn’t mean …
From Guest Blogger Jesse Galt: Is Climate Change Being Taken Seriously? Read More »
According to this article in SmartGridNews, Consolidated Edison, the power utility that serves New York City and the surrounding region, is in the process of spending $1 billion to upgrade its power delivery infrastructure so to minimize outages in the …
Consolidated Edison Upgrading Infrastructure — Why Not Address The Underlying Problem? Read More »
