According to the Writers Almanac: It was on this day in 1837 that Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered a speech entitled “The American Scholar” to the Phi Beta Kappa society at Harvard University. …. (It) was the first time he …
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Desalination and Global Water Scarcity
Josh Velson, a chemical engineer with a self-described “nerd rage problem” writes: Will water desalination be a global solution for water scarcity? I really don’t understand what a nerd rage problem is, but fortunately, I do have an answer to …
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Really Bummed About George Will
Here’s a quick discussion on my piece Even the Elites Can’t Escape the Global Community, Living As It Does on One Small Planet, in which I made reference to my disappointment in my fellow college alum George Will as follows:
From Guest Blogger Auvisa.org: Mallow-Biofuel–Diesel from a Tough Wildflower
Diesel vehicle usage is growing in the United States, with 60 diesel model cars and trucks expected to be available to American buyers in 2017. Biofuel use is also on the rise. The U.S. consumed 244 thousand barrels of biodiesel …
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When Will the Hydrogen Economy Arrive? We’ll Colonize Mars First
I noticed in this post from guest blogger Jordan: “Technically, we (at BMW are) ready to put fuel-cell cars on the road, but so far it remains too expensive,” said Axel Ruecker, who works in BMW’s fuel-cell technology development team. …
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From Guest Blogger Jordan: BMW Showcases The Hydrogen-Powered i8 It Has Developed Together With Toyota
Over the past four years, BMW has been collaborating with Toyota on different projects that have to do with development of fuel-cell technologies, in an effort to accelerate the commercialization of hydrogen-powered vehicles. Among other things, this collaboration has been …
The Destruction of Our Environment Will Stop, Simply Because You and I Demand It
Here’s a wonderful article that summarizes nicely the state of our planet vis-à-vis climate change and the politics that surrounds it. Note: It wasn’t government that abolished slavery and apartheid; it was people like you and I who had simply …
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Positioning: Still an Important Subject, Albeit Frequently Overlooked
I just came across an amusing reminder on the subject of market positioning in cleantech. We all remember the notion of positioning from its emergence in the 1970s. In brief, it means communicating a new idea via a comparison to …
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From Guest Blogger Brooke Chaplan: What's Changing in Hydro Energy with California's Drought?
(The language used in the diagram here is Estonian. – ed) Today we are all aware of the longstanding water shortage in California that threatens crop production and can lead to restrictions on commercial and domestic use of water. What …
From Guest Blogger Dr. Bulb: It’s Not Easy Being Green . . . Or Is It?
Growing concern for the environmental stability of our planet has motivated many conscientious consumers to look for ways to save energy at home. Typical advice includes turning off your electronics when you aren’t using them and taking out the recycling. …
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