Author: craigshields

In response to my post explaining how the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will soon see all its climate change research funding removed, here’s a short excerpt from frequent commenter MarcoPolo’s much longer response: It’s always controversial when …

Defunding NASA’s Climate Research: It’s Not a Complicated Issue Read More »

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Those who foresee slow, incremental change in the energy industry should take a peek at this. Google, the company with the second highest market cap in the U.S., will receive 100% of the considerable amount of energy it consumes from …

No Long-Term Prognosis for Fossil Fuels Read More »

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I thought I’d publish the email I just got from the Sierra Club (of which I’m one of about 2.5 million members), and offer a comment or two at the end: “SHOCKINGLY STUPID!” That’s what one climate policy expert called …

Is It Really “Shocking” that Donald Trump will Eliminate NASA’s Climate Research Program? Read More »

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ABSTRACT: The world found that the use of chlorofluorocarbons CFCs used in refrigerants and air conditioners was causing the depletion of the atmospheric ozone layers which protect us from harmful ultra violet rays from the sun.   In 1987, 24 countries met …

From Guest Blogger Gioietta Kuo-Petravic: HFCs AND FLUORIDES – GREENHOUSE COOLANTS HARMFUL TO GLOBAL WARMING Read More »

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My colleague Jon LeSage writes in his Green Auto Digest: “There’s one thing I can guarantee you about 2017: industry conferences and events are going to be very interesting. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s abrupt decision on November 30 to …

Will Environmentalists Find the Actions of the Trump Administration To Be “Interesting?” Read More »

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Here’s another wonderful article that supports the raw truth about the obsolescence of fossil fuels. The world goes where the money is, and it’s in cleantech.  Trump and his cronies can prop up the oil industry, but they can’t do it …

Tesla Made More Money Last Quarter than the Entire US Oil Industry Made Last Year Read More »

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Here’s a 10-second clip featuring “Bill Nye the Science Guy.”

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The populations in most countries are becoming increasingly eco-conscious, as evidenced by reports like this one,  indicating that there are now more bicycles than cars in Copenhagen.  To be fair, it’s possible that a cause on this is the 100% …

Making Our Way Towards Sustainability Read More »

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Here’s a hopeful article in the Harvard Business Review called “The Fortune 500 Can’t Go Along with a Rollback on Climate Policy.” As much as I try to stay away from cynicism, I have to say, “Good luck with that.”

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Here’s another post on Joseph Lassiter (pictured) and his high-level treatment of nuclear power as a necessary ingredient in dealing with greenhouse gas emissions, and thus climate change.  Dr. Lassiter is Senior Fellow, Senator John Heinz Professor of Management Practice …

Esteemed Harvard Professor Delivers Critically Important Talk on Nuclear Energy Read More »

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