Those of you following the fossil fuel divestment movement already know that the Republic of Ireland just became the first sovereign country to begin a methodical sell-off of its entire holdings in coal, oil, and natural gas.
Author: craigshields
Looking On the Bright Side Isn’t a Piece of Cake
I got a good laugh out of this. Comedy is rooted in truth; if there weren’t some truth to the statement, it wouldn’t be funny. For me, it’s more than some truth; this really encapsulates my thinking.
Tagged with: environmental destruction
Dealing with the War on Science
It’s hard to identify the specific issue that took the United States down so hard, so fast. Sure, we can talk about the latent racism that slept just under the surface, waiting to be unleashed by a demagogue.
Vonnegut Was Among the Best of Us
If you were charged with the task of introducing a single human being to the president of an alien presence that had found its way to Earth, you’d want someone who represents the very best in our species. OK, so …
Trade Shows as a Component of Clean Energy Marketing
Sun Effect is an Israel-based start-up with a proprietary robotics solution to clean PV panels, as shown in the video linked above. They contacted me just now in the hopes of raising investment capital to enable a comprehensive, international marketing …
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Trump Adminstration: A Method To Its Madness
World health officials could scarcely believe what they encountered earlier this year in Geneva at the United Nations-affiliated World Health Assembly, as the U.S. opposed a resolution that would encourage breast-feeding.
Comparing Wind and Solar To Coal and Natural Gas
From the American Energy Society: Though impossible to forecast with certainty, wind and/or solar power will become more economical and more reliable than coal or natural gas when storage can hold four hours of capacity. That will allow renewable providers to sell …
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Certain Things Just Can’t Be Said
Do you remember when it would have been unthinkable for a U.S. President to defend the morality of white supremacists, or to attack the legitimacy of a criminal investigation into his behavior, or to say that the free press is …
We Can Write the News from the EPA Without Waiting for It To Happen
Normally, the news media covers the current and recent past, since “predictions are tough to make, especially concerning the future” (Yogi Berra). Yet the future coverage of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under whatever may remain of the Trump administration …
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Tagged with: Environmental Protection Agency
2GreenEnergy: Keeping It Honest and Straight
To clarify matters, I thought I’d respond to two recent comments from attack-dog MarcoPolo, who writes: It would be more honest if would admit your pecuniary relationship with the technologies you write about. and
