I had to laugh when I saw the headline above. If your criterion for a good energy policy is jobs/Watt, get everyone in America riding grid-connected stationary bicycles, eight hours per day.
Author: craigshields
Renewable Energy Gadgets: The Fine Line Between Fraud and Simply Taking Advantage of Stupid People
Imagine you’re hiking near a wilderness creek or you’re out on a canoe trip, and you’re desperate to charge your cell phone. You could have brought along a $20 solar panel, or this, a $159 water turbine that weighs more, …
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Italy’s Commitment To Ban Coal Creates a G7 Majority
Italy’s announcement that it will completely phase out coal by 2025 comes on the heels of similar commitments by France, Canada, and the UK, and means that four of the G7 have now pledged to go in the right direction.
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No Progress Without Campaign Finance Reform
Anita Heuss writes: I know we are all angry about guns today. Unfortunately I think something else needs to be said (displayed at left).
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Pruitt Is Right To Protect Himself from Bodily Attack
From Time Magazine: The head of the Environmental Protection Agency has broken months of silence about his frequent premium-class flights at taxpayer expense, saying he needs to fly first class because of unpleasant interactions with other travelers. Pruitt told the New …
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From Guest Blogger Delicia Warren: Reasons To Be Cheerful–Good News in Today’s Media
It’s tough out there right now; everyday television screens, radio stations and newspapers tell of political upheaval, environmental damage and societal sorrow. Even our social media feeds are choking on unpleasant updates. However, optimism is a crucial tool in the …
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Germany Looks to Phase Out Coal. But Does It Matter?
I copied the title above from this article in GreenTechMedia as a preamble to a few remarks. Some people may say that anything Germany does is a “drop in the bucket” of the world’s overall coal consumption, and thus it’s …
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Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy. Today’s Topic: Divestment from Fossil Fuels
Question: What country just became the first to divest its entire national holdings from fossil fuels?
Here’s What’s Happening In Your World…When It’s 4°C Hotter
I thought I’d publish this map of the world, created by the Metropolitan Art Museum, enabling you to get a glimpse of life on Earth if the planet warms 4°C, an extremely likely scenario. As we’ve often said, there will be …
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Why Did the TV Networks Do Such a Terrible Job Reporting On Climate Change Last Year?
Media coverage of climate change is light, uninformative, and declining in scope–just as its impact in terms of extreme weather events is going through the roof. From this article by Media Matters for America:
