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According to The Writer’s Almanac, it’s the anniversary of “Black Sunday” in 1935, the day on which the Great Plains region experienced one of the largest dust storms in American history.  It’s an important reminder of what happens when farm …

Eco-Threats To Our Civilization’s Food Supplies Read More »

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Here’s an interesting (albeit disappointing) article predicting a slowing in cleantech investment in 2013.  On the bright side, it points to a number of areas of growth, for example, agriculture:  Big ag steps up and cleans up: …. after evaluating …

Investments in Cleantech May Slow, But Many Bright Spots Remain Read More »

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Yesterday’s webinar on aeroponics went very well. Unless I’m mistaken, every single one of the participants wrote in at least one question in the course of the hour-long dialog between my guest Rafael Quezada and me. There were so many, …

Aeroponics Addresses Many Social Issues Read More »

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The more I learn about aeroponics (growing fruit and vegetables in a mist of air, water, and minerals), the more I like. Of course, when you look at a piece of plastic with an electrical cord attached to it, you …

There’s So Much To Like About Aeroponics Read More »

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The talk I gave at the Electric Vehicle Summit last week is linked here, including the PowerPoint as well as the audio track.  I concluded it with a reminder that, in terms of the EV adoption curve, we don’t really …

Electric Vehicle Adoption — What Do We Really Know? Read More »

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