My friend Jon Lesage is an extremely senior journalist in the transportation space, and offers the following note on Uber. Uber is public enemy No. 1 for taxis and other ground transportation companies.
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Obama Once More Vocal on Climate Change, Renewable Energy
As his term in office draws nearer to a close, U.S. President Obama has begun again to talk about climate change and the imperative to reduce our contributions to its causes. If I were he, I would inform the nation …
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From Guest Blogger Hannah Whittenly: How Much Do Industrial Accidents Like the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico Cost America Per Year?
If you’re of a certain age, you may think of the Dow Chemical gas leak in Bhopal, India that resulted in conflicting reports of 3,000 to 8,00 deaths. More recently, there was the BP Gulf oil spill. But industrial accidents …
Solar Roadways: Sorry To Be a “Hater,” But There Is No Such Thing as a “Good, but Impractical” Idea
As I’ve reported before, I find the appeal of crowdfunding is something of an enigma; in fact, it’s totally lost on me. According to an expert on the subject I happen to know, “Over 80% of what we see on …
Energy Policy Is One Aspect of the Crises Facing Our Civilization
In response to my recent piece called “Those Whose Hearts Are Open See the Need for Clean Energy,” Debi Ireland writes: Good message Craig. You are doing good work. We need renewable energy. Dependence on fossil fuels is creating a …
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We Have the Power to Overcome the Challenges Humankind Faces
I write often about the daunting number of challenges that humankind faces vis-à-vis sustainability, and note that many of them are rooted in our approach to energy: climate change/desertification, ocean acidification, loss of bio-diversity, water and food shortages, skyrocketing rates …
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Discussion of the Costs Associated with Marine Hydrokinetics at the Ocean Energy Show
My major concern about the viability of marine hydrokinetics (MHK) is that there is very little attention paid to the levelized cost of energy that it represents. Is there a real trajectory for getting it in line with other forms …
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Coca Cola, Sustainability, and the Rise of Cleantech
Here’s a clever video that lays bare the connection between Coca Cola and obesity, diabetes, heart disease, etc. And here’s an article that gets at the issue of the unsustainable use of water required in the actual manufacturing of the …
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PBS’s “Earth From Space” Is Magnificent
I heartily recommend the new Nova program on PBS called “Earth From Space,” which, as the name suggests, uses photography from satellites to explore the complex relationships between various phenomena here on our home planet. About 90 minutes into this …
From Guest Blogger Erika Remmington: Going Green in the Telecom Industry — Five Companies That Are Making the Energy Transition
Businesses across the globe are beginning to respond to impending environmental destruction by confronting their own wasteful practices. The telecom carrier industry has been at the forefront of this shift in attitudes. From changing its relationship towards energy usage, to inventing high tech green solutions, telecom is at the forefront of the green revolution in busines
