Here’s an unusual twist on attacking climate change at the community level: make it happen at the community level, with lots of peer pressure, but in the complete absence of politicians. It hasn’t been a great time for politicians, …
One Town’s Approach to Climate Change Mitigation: No Politicians Read More »
It’s hardly news that Americans show a profound lack of interest in and respect for science, and that this is worrisome to everyone who understands the depths to which this has the capacity to take us. Exactly how this …
Scientific American, Of All Magazines, Weighs In On Donald Trump Read More »
Here’s a short post in response to the altercation between two frequent commenters here, MarcoPolo and Cameron. To summarize this beef in a sentence, Cameron feels passionately that our civilization is headed for a fall due to its shortsightedness on …
Understanding the Subject of Sustainability from Two Opposite Directions Read More »
A reader from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, CA, a group that’s heavily committed to sustainability, writes: For an emotional uplift check out the flow battery progress sponsored by ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Administration-Energy).
We have a number of people here at 2GreenEnergy who share my concern that our civilization in on an unsustainable path, headed for ruins if it’s unable to fix certain particularly ominous environmental and social conditions. In response to a …
There Are People Who Care, And, Sadly, Others Who Make Fun of Them Read More »
Here’s a conversation that I’m having with a business/cleantech-savvy colleague in Kansas City that I hope you find interesting: Colleague: I just read Arsenal of Democracy and Freedom’s Forge, two books of the last five years, both dedicated to how the US ramped …
Re: CleanTech Innovation in the Public and Private Sectors Read More »
As I’ve mentioned, eminent American political scientist Ian Bremmer is an incredibly impressive guy; he entered college at 15, received his PhD in political science from Stanford at 24, and now stands as one of the most noteworthy figures on Earth …
Ian Bremmer’s Frightening Position on Climate Change Read More »
I eagerly encourage people to join our merry band of 150-or-so guest bloggers, though I warn that I sometimes cut up a bit in my correspondence with them. Here, Jeniffer Page writes: Hi, I would like to contribute a guest …
A reader comments: “It has become very difficult for the average citizen to discern what is “science” and what is advocacy.” I grant that. In the case of AGW, however, all the average citizen really has to do is to …
Is there anyone who doesn’t stand in awe of (British political comedian) John Oliver? It’s hard to imagine how a few moments each week could be packed with more hard-hitting truth, all delivered on a sardonic carrier wave that leaves …
Eviscerating the American Petroleum Institute: John Oliver At His Best Read More »
