Author: craigshields

The constant battle to reduce greenhouse gases has resulted in a constant search for more environmentally focused waste disposal systems – from an influx of recycled materials being crafted into other useful objects, through to sourcing eco-friendly treatment systems for …

From a Guest Blogger: Why Anaerobic Digestion Is Environmentally Friendly Read More »

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(Note: Why not ask the owner of the place pictured here, whose pool is normally 8 – 10 feet above sea level?  -ed) When you are searching for prime real estate property in the United States, you will certainly not …

From A Guest Blogger: Could Catastrophic Climate Change Lead To Falling Real Estate Values? Read More »

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To their shame, many pro-nuclear groups spend more of their resources tearing apart the wind and solar industries than promoting their own.  Here’s a great example, a graph that shows that solar and wind are too expensive. But there are …

Nuclear Advocates Are Rabidly Hostile to Renewable Energy—But Why? Read More »

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A fire in your building can have a devastating effect on your property and the surrounding area; and can even place people’s lives in danger. When a building blaze occurs, the fire produces not only heat and smoke, but also …

From Guest Blogger Michael Peggs: Identifying Common Fire Hazards in Your Building Is An Environmental Issue Read More »

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Yesterday morning, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey led a coalition of 24 states in filing a lawsuit to prohibit the EPA from implementing its groundbreaking limits on the amount of harmful carbon pollution power plants can spew into our …

Regulating Power Plant Emissions: In the US, Nothing Comes Easy Read More »

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2GreenEnergy intern Fabio Porcu and I spent a good portion of the day yesterday with my colleague John Perlin, scholar in residence at the University of California at Santa Barbara.  Last year, I conducted a series of interviews with John …

John Perlin, Solar Energy “Scholar in Residence” Read More »

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I’ve had the pleasure of hanging out with some enormously bright people in my day, but I’m not sure I’ve ever met someone with a stronger facility for math and science than our frequent participator here Glenn Doty (though a …

Glenn Doty: As a Senior Energy Analyst, He’s No Stranger To Doing the Numbers Read More »

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Leading a sustainable life is something that we are all striving for. Sustainability can appear in all kinds of different ways. In order to achieve the sustainable lifestyle, it is certain that we as people have to make some adaptation …

From Guest Blogger Lana J. Hawkins: Lesson in Sustainability–Green Cleaning Read More »

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As a homeowner, you’ve probably heard the phrase “energy efficiency” before—whether at a home department store, on the news, or from your homeowner’s association. But what exactly does this phrase mean, and how can you implement it in your own …

From Guest Blogger Lizzie Weakly: What Does Being Energy Efficient Mean? Read More »

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According to the Writer’s Almanac, it was on this day in 1897 that the first comic strip appeared in a newspaper.  Why is that worth mentioning here? It was a new dimension, a new modality to our civilization’s capacity for …

Everything New Seemed Impossible—Until It Existed Read More »

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