Here’s an idea that I believe won’t work: a concentrated solar photovoltaic (CPV) collector the size of a satellite TV dish with a solar tracker and a battery, sold to apartment dwellers. In the first place, these people grossly over …
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Justice May Be Nigh in Ecuador's Case Against Chevron
Over the past few years, I’ve written several articles calling out Chevron’s nauseating behavior in defiling the rain forests and people of Ecuador. As I’m fond of saying, there are over 200,000 groups around the world whose mission and purpose …
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Positive Outcome for Humankind?
Would you say that you are generally optimistic or pessimistic about the outcome for humankind on this planet? When asked this question, I commonly say that I’m neither, since taking either position implies that I know how this is going …
Obama’s Tour of Alaska: What Are His Motives?
In response to my piece on Obama’s Tour of Alaska Focuses on Climate Change, a skeptical reader notes: The President’s speech was a sop to all his old faithful supporters, a bid to create a legacy for good intentions. I’m not 100% …
Thank Goodness: Lots of People Are Pushing for a Better World
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo, who believes in the sanctity of free market economics, remarks on an optimistic post by my colleague Cameron Atwood: You live (in) a little world of your own ideology, don’t you? I would hardly call it a …
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Obama's Tour of Alaska Focuses on Climate Change
Frequent commenter Peter writes: Craig, thought you would like to see if you had not – strong words – a lot late – but finally the words match the situation.
Piezoelectric Devices
I just answered a question on Quora: Why hasn’t a hybrid piezoelectric and a solar energy device entered the market yet? Hybrid piezoelectric and solar device can harvest energy from the sun, rainwater and even wind making it much more …
How Journalism Has Failed the Average U.S. Citizen
Those of us concerned about a sustainable approach to life on planet Earth should be very concerned about the wholesale decay in the way our citizenry gets its news and, consequently, how most of us form our beliefs about the …
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How Concerned Should our Government Be about Climate Change? That Depends — Where Do You Live?
Regular readers recognize the name of my colleague Dr. Alex Cannara; they remember his virulent pro-nuke position, which he touts as the only viable way to deal with climate change. At many points over the years I’ve known him, I’ve …
When Will We See a Huge Penetration of Eco-Friendly Vehicles?
My friend Jon LeSage, senior journalist in the green vehicle space, writes: In this year of declining plug-in and hybrid sales (and small cars losing share to pickups and SUVs), there’s been a lot of interest in exploring ways to …
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