A colleague mentioned that he was one of a large number of investors who had lost money in Raser Geothermal in the 2000s (the “aughts”). I’m well aware of how little talent is required to be a Monday morning quarterback, …
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Offering Concepts in Sustainable Energy Here Is, In Fact, Preaching to the Choir
In response to my recent piece: In Terms of News and Ideas, Most Americans Live on a Bizarre Little Island, my colleague Bob Huff writes: You’re preaching to the choir. I couldn’t agree more. US news is just one new distraction …
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Great Statements Have Their Own Beauty
We all have a certain appreciation for statements of important facts that are so concise and finely tailored that the words themselves offer a profound beauty. Students of the U.S. Civil War recall the ceremony at which Lincoln delivered the …
There Are Limits To Technology’s Ability To Reduce Waste; Let’s Hope They Aren’t Fatal
Of all the defining characteristics of modernity, perhaps this is the most important: how far technology has taken us, and how little waste remains in many of the actions we see performed each day in the world around us. Those …
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From Guest Blogger Sri: Important Things to Caring for the Environment While Forming Briquettes
Fuel runs our life and we all are aware of its expensiveness that everyone can’t afford. To resolve this issue, many people have started looking for alternate options that can meet their desires without burning their pockets. Biomass briquetting machine …
From Guest Blogger Anita Ginsberg: Six Ways You Are Wasting Energy In Your Home And How To Stop
Saving energy is more important than ever. After all, we’re in the middle of a climate crisis, natural energy reserves are drying up, and utility rates just keep rising. However, cutting energy usage is likely easier than you think. By …
From Guest Blogger "Sustainafreak": Seven Easy Ways to Make Your Doors & Windows Eco-Friendly
Heat generated in the home can escape through walls, lofts, windows and doors every single day, meaning that all households are losing a large percentage of energy each year. Improving energy efficiency in the home through proper insulation is the …
In Terms of News and Ideas, Most Americans Live on a Bizarre Little Island
Here’s an article that makes a point that is already obvious to anyone living outside the U.S., or to any of the handful of people in the States who tune into the BBC or Al Jazeera: Americans’ have an extremely …
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Are We Ready for the Next Step in the Evolution Toward (Or Away From) Eco-Consciousness?
I had a funny little experience the other day that I thought I’d share. I was pushing my shopping cart though our local Trader Joe’s, an American grocery store chain known for its high quality, low prices, and a reasonable …
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Our Society Is Headed in the Direction of Eco-Consciousness, But the Path Is Indirect
We all know the famous lines from the sermon that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered at the Baccalaureate at the commencement exercises for Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, where he told us: “The arc of the moral universe is long, …
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