We use the term “unsustainable” a great deal here, referring to processes that lack the potential to continue indefinitely into the future. Normally, we mean processes that have some bearing on environmental justice; things like consumption of fossil fuels or …
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Here’s an article that combines two elements of 20th Century Americana: news and poetry. It’s the Pulitzer Prize winning story of ExxonMobil’s decision to bury the truth about climate change and an allusion to our most beloved poet (Robert Frost), …
2GreenEnergy super-supporter Gary Tulie sent me this piece on carbon capture and storage for my review. The basic story line is that CO2 can be taken out of the exhaust steam from fossil power plants, compressed to form a liquid, …
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Before I introduce this video, let me state the obvious: IMO, we’re living a national nightmare with Trump in the White House, and it grows more intense with each passing day. Now, if it were just I who had that …
If you’re wondering what will push battery prices down to previously unforeseeable levels, look no further. Up until recently, sushi has had far better storage technology than electricity, but that’s clearly no longer the case. As described in the article …
Re: the meme to the left here, Senior Energy Analyst Glenn Doty notes: It hasn’t been 97% for over a decade… it’s now ~99%. The only “skeptics” left in the denialist camp all receive heavy funding from fossil fuel companies, or …
A commenter notes on the U.S. government leak that cost National Security Adviser Michael Flynn his job: It’s interesting to see the left cheering on the intelligence community, thus abandoning its principles when doing so helps them achieve their agenda.
Here’s a video touting the benefits of the “SmartFlower,” a unique design in solar PV. Note that it didn’t happen to mention the MSRP of the product, from which one could deduce the cost per kWh of electricity it generates. …
Writing for SustainableBrands.com, Libby MacCarthy begins her article on electric bikes: Government-led initiatives designed to cut carbon emissions and reduce air pollution in cities, though well-intentioned, often come under fire from those who stand the most to gain from them …
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Yes, we’re continuing to make great progress in all aspects of energy storage via batteries, most importantly, in terms of cost-effectiveness. Yet it’s hard to conceive of a time at which batteries can compete with the storage of heat energy.
