Here’s a good article on the Keystone XL pipeline – undoubtedly an ecological disaster of unprecedented scale– the equivalent of adding 51 coal-fired power plants, or adding 37 million more cars onto our roads. The only reason for approving the …
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From Guest Blogger Thomas Verdone: Five Ways Your Construction Site Can Go More Green
Taking steps to make your construction site more green can have more benefits than expected. Aside from the obvious environmental benefits that accompany going green you can see a substantial reduction in cost through increased efficiency and recycling or reusing …
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From Guest Blogger John McMalcolm: Convincing the Doubters To Go Green
It is great that you are doing your part to save the environment, but you can do more by convincing others to contribute to the cause? There are many people who are still not making a conscious effort to adopt …
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From Guest Blogger Kristina Ross: So Hot Right Now (I think this is a reference to the weather, not the blogger, but I could be wrong. -Ed.)
Though summer might be rounding out its last few weeks of insufferable heat, it’s still a perfect time to examine how energy consumption stacks up in the hottest months of the year. Check out this infographic to see how the …
Want Sane, Decent Leaders? Vigilance Is Required
Plato (pictured here with Athena, goddess of wisdom, looking over him) is supposed to have said: The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. This, of course, is why it makes our …
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Video: Boulder Colorado Municipalizing Its Electrical Utility
There are a number of reasons that I wanted to share this video on Boulder, Colorado and its citizens’ attempts to internalize (“municipalize” as they say) the generation of its electrical energy. First, it’s the style of video whose quality …
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Reframing Our Utilities’ Mission Statement
I have to admit that tension really is brewing between the power utilities and the solar industry – at least the part of it that promotes distributed (e.g., rooftop) generation (DG). Yet it’s hard for me to understand all this …
Electric Taxis in Bogata
Taxis seem to be among the worst possible applications for electric vehicles, since they’re constantly on the go, with no defined routes, thus range and charging times represent huge issues. (The exception here, of course, is taxis that are based …
Nuclear Energy Is Not Inexpensive
Linked below is a strange little article sent to me by frequent commenter Tim Kingston, who notes: “Thought this might interest you. The energy universe can be complex. Sometimes there no easy choices.” The article’s point is that the world …
From Guest Blogger Tara Gould: Low-Impact Motoring – What’s The Sustainable Route?
There is an assumption that buying a green, low emissions or even an electric car produces the lightest carbon footprint. But studies reveal that the manufacture of all cars, even green or electric ones makes up a huge chunk of …
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