A friend in the solar business I’ve known since high school writes: Since the last oil embargo we have had bad or no planning, policy written by corporate and foreign funding of U.S. politicians. We should have done energy efficiency, …
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World Peace and a Sustainable Approach to Energy
When I was a young boy I recall a bumper-sticker that read: “We’ll Have Solar Energy as Soon as the Rockefellers Own the Sun.” The bitter truth behind this is even more in our faces 50 years later. The most …
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The Sixth Extinction and the Development of Cleantech
I had a good talk with my mother earlier today in which we discussed Elizabeth Kolbert’s The Sixth Extinction, a book that examines each of the five periods of geologic history when mass extinctions (large and rapid loss of plants …
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Few People Would Mourn the Disappearance of Koch Industries
Someone asked me recently to name some of the things I would miss most and miss least during my time here on Earth if I were to be hit by a bus this afternoon. Here’s an excerpt from what I …
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More on Carbon Tax and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
My colleague Glenn Doty (pictured–sorry about the resolution–maybe Glenn can send me a better one) writes about my earlier post on international emissions reductions agreements that would mitigate climate disruption: I hope you’re right on the international community coming together …
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Carbon Tax and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Here’s an article that discusses the concept of a carbon tax. What most people don’t understand about this is that it must apply to all countries equally, or it will have disastrous unintended consequences. Imagine the immediate result of a …
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From Guest Blogger Mary Ann Keel: Go Green, Go Paperless – 5 Easy Tips
Going paperless is a great thing for your business for numerous reasons. The amount of paper spent in offices is more than enough to make eco-friendly people frown. Still, environmental awareness is not the only reason why most companies switch …
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From Guest Blogger Dr. Bulb: How to Prevent the Devastating Effects of Light Pollution on Wildlife
As they say, too much of a good thing can be bad. This is especially true for lighting. Light pollution is the introduction of artificial light into the environment by humans. An excessive amount of artificial light can cause a …
Here’s Why Chevron Couldn’t Make Biofuels Work
According to this article in Renewable Energy World, “Chevron Corp.’s attempts to turn plants into alternative fuels for profitable, large-scale production have failed.” The author goes on to note: The second-largest U.S. oil company by market value spent “significant sums” …
Billionaire Peter Thiel on CleanTech
Here’s a 45-minute podcast featuring billionaire/mega-entrepreneur Peter Thiel (pictured), whose point is that the development of technology has hit a plateau, and that this phenomenon is creating disastrous effects for humankind. While I don’t agree completely, he’s certainly right in …
