A variety of events, including the looming tariffs, conspired to eliminate 9,800 jobs in the solar industry between 2016 and 2017; this represents first drop ever recorded in the National Solar Jobs Census since it started collecting data in 2010. …
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EPA administrator Scott Pruitt now says rising temperatures might be beneficial, and it would be “arrogant” to stop global warming. Can someone please explain why anyone could possibly give a damn about this jackass’s viewpoints on climate change? Would you …
2GreenEnergy super-supporter Gary Tulie writes from his home in charming Buckinghamshire, England: Hi Craig. (As discussed in this article), whilst still fairly small scale, there is a move by oil majors to diversify into renewables.
Here’s an article headlined: Wildlife officials stunned and outraged (emphasis mine) after the Trump administration guts the Migratory Bird Act.
This video contains a good example of what makes today’s living in America so uniquely horrifying. It’s Donald Trump, explaining on camera to Piers Morgan, British journalist and television personality, that climate change is a hoax: how temperatures are actually …
We often encounter suggestions that the will of the American people is constantly frustrated–and there’s a great deal of evidence to support that, given issues like 94% of voters favor stricter background checks for prospective gun owners and 70% oppose arctic oil …
Democracy Has Taken a Beating, But Americans Are Not Going Gently Into That Good Night Read More »
As cars and trucks with internal combustion engines give way to electric transportation, a great deal needs to be celebrated. Certainly the environmental gains are important, but probably no more than ridding ourselves of the horrific geopolitics of oil. And …
Here’s a video suggesting that hydrokinetic energy can power your house. Of course it can, but the video is misleading on a couple of levels: 1) It suggests that this technology for converting the kinetic energy in moving water to electrical …
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Some of our frequent commenters like to take me to task for what they call my “idealistic” statements to the effect that our world is right around the corner from affordable, unsubsidized clean energy. Their push-back is understandable, given that …
New Wind and Solar Will Be Cheaper than Existing Coal and Nuclear By the Early 2020s Read More »
Senator Markey’s point is a good one: clean energy is a revolution (or an evolution) away from the antiquated ways of old. Like all such societal changes made for the better over the 10,000 years of human civilization, we learned, …
