Here’s a cute idea in small wind: a set of small, vertical-axis turbines that are designed to look something like a tree. It’s hard to object to an idea like this—except when its creators make wild claims: Claim: It’s quiet …
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Don’t Expect Miracles from U.S. Lawmakers When It Comes to the Environment—Or Anything Else
It’s no secret that U.S. Congressmen routinely act with complete disregard to the interests and needs of the people who elected them; in fact, this sad truth is so pervasive in Americans’ lives that it really doesn’t even make the …
Solar-Powered Vehicles
A young reader asks me about building a car powered by nothing but sunlight. I happen to be very friendly with the first guy on the West Coast of the U.S. (Wally Rippel) to do exactly that, at least at …
In Most Cases (But Not All) Taking Responsibility for the Natural Environment Is Easy, Painless, and Cost-Free
Fortunately, most of the actions that we take every day to conserve natural resources and reduce our impact on our environment come at little or no cost to us—financially and otherwise. For example, we’ve pretty much succeeded in getting Hummers …
New Years Wishes from 2GreenEnergy
I want to wish everyone Happy New Year, and at the same time commemorate the birthday of J. D. Salinger, best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye, featuring the alienated teenager Holden Caulfield. There are two main theories …
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Advice to Advanced Nuclear Advocates: Move On From the Past
As much as I stand behind the developers of solar, wind, and any other forms of renewable energy that can be made cost-effective, it appears that we will be unable to turn the corner on the environmental catastrophes associated with …
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Oil and Terrorism
In our discussions of the oil industry and its legitimacy, we occasionally run across people who deny that oil and terrorism have any real link, e.g., this comment to my recent piece on electric transportation: …. nor has “terrorism” got …
From Guest Blogger William Robinson: Advantages of Using Eco-Signage Menu Boards in Restaurants
(Note: I don’t edit guest blog posts, so as usual, I’ll let this stand as it was written. Having said that, a) I can’t imagine that there is anything eco-friendly whatsoever about signage like this, and b) I came across …
Plunging Oil Prices and Renewable Energy
Alejandro Manrique is a colleague from Argentina, who, last year, demonstrated his great generosity: he donated a ton of time to translate a great deal of our content here into Spanish. He wrote me just now to wish me a Happy …
Divesting Our Holdings from the Oil Companies
I just heard a snippet from a Bill McKibben speech in which the legendary environmentalist talks about the large and growing campaign to encourage groups (like university endowments) and people (like you and me) to sell whatever holdings they might …
