Parity and then angle up on the adoption hockey stick curve Most indicators are illustrating that change is going to now come much faster than expected, meaning faster adoption at much higher volumes. The sheer product deluge and increasing price …
From Kansas Tech Maven Fritz Maffry: Notes on Electric Transportation Read More »
When a friend reminded me of ecologist Allan Savory’s Ted Talk (below) it occurred to me how few people are talking about desertification and what our civilization should be doing about it.
I’m doing a writing project for a start-up in the renewable biofuels space, which has caused me to check out many dozens of competitors’ websites. Here’s one that bears comment; note the video, and how the company’s CEO starts with …
The piece to the left here was posted to social media by Paul Scott, co-founder of Plug In America, whom I met when I was asked to moderate a panel on electric transportation almost exactly 10 years ago (April, 2009). …
Applying Science in the U.S.–Don’t Expect Too Much Read More »
This morning I received a generic, vanilla business plan from a fellow in Dresden, Germany (pictured) that contemplates the manufacturing and sales of a line of trucks with hydrogen fuel cell drive trains. My opinion is that no attempt to enter …
Discussion with Prospective Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Based Truck Manufacturer Read More »
Question: Norway (an oil state) is divesting its $1 trillion wealth fund from oil and gas companies. Why? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers.
While maintaining global temperatures within 1.5 ° C of pre-industrial conditions is imperative to halting a runaway train that will destroy our planet’s capacity to support organized civilization, our practical capacity to accomplish this goal is very much a matter of …
The countless glaciers of Kazakhstan and other countries in Central Asia feed the continent’s great river basins, which form the water sources for hundreds of millions of people. This brilliant and beautiful piece published by the New York Times tells …
I’m taking the liberty to republish this comment Glenn wrote on social media, as I think it brings clarity to the discussion of sea-level rise associated with climate change. – Craig This (model of sea-level rise) is fun for the …
Like beauty, the concept of an emergency is in the eye of the beholder. If you were asked to point to one, you would not be wrong if you pointed to the opioid epidemic, veterans’ suicide rates, environmental devastation, Americans’ …
