Frequent commenter BreathOnTheWind wonders about the rationale for climate change denial. My position: Anyone with two brain cells to rub together has enough respect for science to know that climate change is a reality. The people (at least the educated …
Author: craigshields
The Fossil Fuel Death Grip
Roger Senior writes: New Zealand is probably the only country in the world that could power all its petrol and small diesel vehicles with renewable energy: hydro, wind, geothermal. Also plenty of tidal energy is as yet untapped. But instead …
A Few People Say That Climate Change Is a Hoax, But That’s Not How They Bet
Check out this funny reminder that climate change denial disappears when people have to bet on their positions. For big insurance, it’s no joke though. The industry has trillions of dollars at stake; note that they’re acutely aware of the …
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Coal Giant Bankruptcy Portends a Clean Energy Future
The word “harbinger” was on our vocabulary list in sixth grade. The robin is a harbinger of spring. I hadn’t come across it too often in the last 50 years…until yesterday, when 350.org’s comment today on Peabody Energy’s (the world’s …
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Trends in Brutality: Where Is Our Civilization Going?
This morning I happened to see an interview with the spokesperson for Amnesty International whose focus is abolishing the death penalty. No real surprises here, though perhaps a representation of today’s troubled times:
Incentivizing Electric Vehicles
Here’s an article that speaks to the role of financial incentives for electric vehicles, the point of which is that they may not be necessary in the near future. Germany, e.g., has an EV penetration rate the same as the …
Yesterday’s 2GreenEnergy Instagram Post
Caption: We all share a collective responsibility to be effective stewards of our environment. I try to keep them easy to read and positive in tone. The top line is a reference to a Cat Stevens song of the early …
Ideologies that Further Environmental Sustainability Are Actually Good Things
In response to an earlier piece, a staunch advocate of free-market economics objected to the notion of a government’s making policy that phases out fossil fuels in favor of renewables, on the basis that it’s an “ideology,” and notes: “Losers …
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Clean Power Act Under Attack
In the U.S., perhaps the most important legal battle pertaining to environmental sustainability and climate change is the centerpiece of the Obama administration’s efforts in this arena, the Clean Power Act.
The Love Affair Between Big Money and Politics Will Soon Be Over
There must be 200 posts here since 2GE’s inception in 2009 dealing with the imperative to remove Big Money from U.S. politics. The reason? Though we happen to be focused on renewable energy here, the American people will never get …
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