We all have a part to play in order to save our planet. Our unsustainable practices have changed the face of the earth, and continuing these unsustainable and wasteful ways of living and conducting business must stop. All businesses need …
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From Guest Blogger Delicia Warren: What Businesses Can Do to Be More Environmentally Friendly
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Some Are Lying about Resurrecting Jobs from the Dinosaur Economy, Others Are Creating the Future
Here’s a press release a friend sent me, along with my comments: CHARLOTTE, NC» Electric car maker Tesla Inc. is fostering community college training programs for what could be new blue-collar jobs as mechanics for the growing number of battery-powered vehicles.
Que Pasa American Democracy?
Wanna know what’s “extremely dangerous to our democracy?” The Sinclair Broadcasting Group owns over 150 TV stations and commands local anchors to read their “must-run” propaganda — word for word. See video below.
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Coal Now Cheaper Than Ever
According to the American Energy Society, “Much like production of oil, gas and all renewables, new innovations have improved coal mining productivity in the US by 26% in the last five years, reaching 6.8 tons per miner hour in 2017, up from 5.4 tons …
An American Saga: The Ongoing Struggle Over Pollution from our Cars and Trucks
In this corner, we have Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency, continuing in its ferocious assault on fuel mileage and pollution standards for cars sold within the United States. The prospective winners? The car companies. The losers: Everyone with lungs.
The U.S. Military Budget Should Raise a Few Questions
A friend of mine was noticeably upset the other day when she called the library to renew a book and was put on a long hold. “It’s a matter of the prioritization of resources, not laziness or incompetence” I explained. …
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The End of Climate Denial?
We learned last year that mayors of coastal cities San Francisco and Oakland, CA are suing the oil companies for lying about their role in causing climate change, and the resultant rise in sea levels that are forcing their cities …
Plotting a Course Towards Sustainable Energy Means Bringing Many Disparate Technologies Together
In response to my bearish post the other day on vehicle-to-grid, Gary Tulie writes this terse note: A project was recently launched in the UK to install 1000 vehicle to grid capable chargers. There is no doubt that a clean …
Science Isn’t Enough
I’ll keep this short, as I don’t want to gild the lily; the amazing Gus Speth nailed it. We either reverse this trend toward tribalism and selfishness, and learn to work together as a species, or we’re cooked. (Larger version below.)
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Renewable Energy News from Around the Globe–At Least a Couple of Parts of It
An article in GreenTech Media this morning asks why most of the countries in Southeast Asia are lagging behind the rest of the world in the deployment of renewable energy. I skipped it. The developing world doesn’t have the cash …
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