We’ve all had the experience of learning a new word or becoming familiar with a new model of car, and then starting to hear the word or see the car everywhere. I’m having the same experience with the concept of …
Is There a Trend Toward Eco-Consciousness, Or Is It Just My Imagination? Read More »
Keep America Beautiful is an organization dedicated to promoting waste reduction, recycling, litter prevention and public space beautification. Founded in 1953, the nonprofit works with community-based affiliate groups, corporate sponsors and local governments to carry out programs that focus on …
From Guest Blogger Dixie Somers: A Look at the Projects that “Keep America Beautiful" Read More »
In correspondence to a close personal friend who happens to be a supporter of Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, I wrote: Btw, I know you don’t watch Fox News outside of Bill O’Reilly, and that’s a good thing. Just for grins, …
The Difference Between "Stupidity" and "Dangerous Stupidity" Read More »
A reader sent me this regarding my apology for having referred to habitual viewers of Fox News as “idiots”: Congratulations on your apology. It was well written and sincere. However, I can’t see how you can say Bill O’Reilly (from Fox …
Despite Wanton Corruption and Political Theater, Environmentalism's Star Is Rising Read More »
If we do anything well here, it’s providing a platform on which to discuss the “big ideas” in energy and the environment. Sure, I feel confident that I’ve identified a few solid ideas on a fairly narrow set of clean …
Energy and the Environment at 50,000 Feet – Pardon the Cliché Read More »
I just received an email that began: I have a hunch that carbon can be removed from the atmosphere by biology. But the devil is in the details and it is really hard work to figure out what a given …
Sequestering Carbon Dioxide–Essential to Mitigating Climate Change Read More »
I regret referring to Fox News viewers as “idiots” in the post linked above. Obviously, I’m not a fan of the franchise and what is often called its “politics of hate and exclusion,” and I unapologetically do think its followers …
From someone who found me online just now: We propose our “Vapor Drive” Generator with these features: Patented Novel design of 25-50KW Generator- FEATURES: No Fossil fuel, No Emissions, Quiet -Operating expense $20/Month, Size of a 20Cu Ft Refrigerator designed …
It won’t. Many people hypothesize that Big Oil will go down the same road that Big Tobacco has been travelling over the last 50 years, i.e., hunker down, ignore the contempt of civilization, and use its vast wealth and power …
How Will Big Oil Manage To Continue Its Profit Stream? Read More »
Frequent commenter Peter Buck asks, “Craig – when you say the sun supplies 6000 times what we use, does that mean “if the entire surface of the world were covered with solar cells”? If so, I despair. If not, exactly …
Replacing Every Watt of Earth’s Power Consumption with Renewable Energy Read More »
