Though I’m obviously not a fan of Big Oil, I try to stay somewhat conversant with the issues that these behemoth entities face, and so I read a number of articles like this one on Chevron’s commitment to harvesting the …
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Lighting in New Haitian Hospital Is 100% LED
I attend frequent fund-raisers for U2U, a fantastic humanitarian group run by close friends Jez and Lynzi Blacker. I was lucky enough to have their son Joel (pictured here with his mom) on a boys 14-and-under soccer team I coached …
Lunch with Environmentalist Jen Boulder
I’m on my way out for lunch with a new-found friend, environmentalist Jen Boulder. As I wrote in an email in preface to our meeting: Wow. I love your site. Btw, I’m told I’m a half-decent public speaker; you, in …
GE's 500th Wind Turbine in Brazil
Why is the stock market doing so well when prospects for economic strength in the U.S. are so scary? It’s because the market – or even the set of large companies that happen to be headed here in the U.S. …
The Sierra Club, Fracking, and Really Good Writing
I don’t know what percentage of our readers here are on the Sierra Club’s email lists, but let me tell you something: they write really well. I get something at least a few times a week, and I’m always impressed …
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Tagged with: Big Oil, fracking, fracking powerful acids, fracking toxic soup, fractivate, Sierra Club
Climate Change and Government — The Will of the People Is Being Badly Frustrated
Here’s an article based upon a recently conducted survey performed by Gallup on behalf of insurance giant Swiss Re that suggests that the world’s population cares a great deal about climate change — that, in fact, global warming is humankind’s …
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Tagged with: Climate Change, climate change deniers, Congress thumbs its nose, Energy conservation, energy efficiency, global warming, has a fairly dismal track record of success., International Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, Renewable Energy, which hosts periodic meetings in which representatives from the each country on Earth are tasked with building a set of binding agreements re: the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
Is Renewable Really Doable – A Review
As an author, I’m always happy to receive good reviews of my books. Having said that, I’m not too sure what to make of this review of “Is Renewable Really Doable?” (2012), as it’s in Spanish. I’m reminded of the …
Does Our Dependence on Fossil Fuels Cause Extreme Weather Events?
Yesterday saw the publication of a paper in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society to the effect that climate change caused by human use of fossil fuels played a role in about a half dozen extreme weather events last year. …
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From Guest Blogger Jordan: What Are Major Car Companies Doing in the Wake of Tesla Success?
As the success of Tesla becomes more and more obvious, the largest car makers in the world are starting to feel threatened by this small start-up company. Tesla has reported a profit in two consecutive quarters this year, which is …
Tagged with: automotive industry, Elon Musk, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Models, Tesla, Tesla Model S, Tesla Motors
Trip for Kickoff Meeting with Xzeres in Microwind Is Both Rewarding and Exhausting
Have you ever reached the end of a long day, thought back to breakfast, and said to yourself, “Man. That seems like last week?” Today’s up and back jaunt to Portland (Oregon, US) with new 2GreenEnergy client Xzeres (microwind) was …
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