Frequent commenter and 2GreenEnergy supporter Tim Kingston sent me this for comment: an article that asserts that climate change isn’t one of our civilization’s most important problems, and that global poverty is, in fact, at the top. Sorry to be …
Author: craigshields
Chevron's In No Hurry To Settle the Case in Ecuador
I normally don’t bet against my own longevity, but it seems extremely unlikely that I’ll still be on this planet when the case against Chevron in Ecuador is finalized and the damages are paid. Here’s an article that explains Chevron’s …
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Ontario, Canada — A Smart Grid Leader By Any Standards
Ontario, Canada is well known as a leader in the adoption of clean energy technology. Their fabled feed-in-tariffs have provided incentive for developers all over the globe to site renewable energy projects in the province. And certainly their adoption of …
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Tagged with: Clean technology, energy storage, Ontario, Renewable Energy, smart grid, Smart meter, Western Hemisphere
From Guest Blogger Chris Long: Solar Power – Should You Buy or Lease?
From coast to coast, the cost of heating and cooling homes and providing energy to keep everything from computers to lights to hot water heaters up and running is rising. Meanwhile, we continue to burn fuels such as coal and …
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Tagged with: solar panel
From Guest Blogger Mormiz: How Engineering and Hydrometallurgy Are Contributing to Our World
Becoming an engineer is one of the best ways to ensure you will actually make a difference when it comes to solving the problems facing future generations. If the population continues to grow at the current rate, there could be …
Tagged with: Ausenco, business, Crusher, Extractive metallurgy, Hydrometallurgy, Metal, Metallurgy, technology
Air Pollution in China Is Shortening Lives, Study Says
Occasionally I hear that the Chinese government is very concerned about keeping its huge population content – or at least sufficiently calm that the people don’t riot in the streets. I don’t really understand this, as the government hasn’t been …
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The Bioneers Host a Talk by Paul Hawken
Here’s Paul Hawken’s talk at the Bioneers conference last year. The big idea here for me is one that I try to express myself from time to time, though I cannot hope to put it as grandly and as powerfully …
From Guest Blogger Jane: How to Prevent Home Food Waste
If you’re one of those people who want to go eco-friendly and you can’t stand the amount of food that is usually being thrown away every day, all the money and work can just go to waste if it goes …
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Tagged with: sustainability
Issues with the "Hydrogen Economy"
In an email conversation I had with a reader I noted my surprise that General Motors seems to be headed in the direction of hydrogen, and I expressed my belief that the “hydrogen economy” is not a solid idea. I’m …
Climate Change and Drought – Those Most Affected May Be the Last to Know
I had a conversation at a party a few weeks ago in Central California that I wanted to relate. I should preface this by saying that I don’t habitually go around interviewing people at parties about their views on controversial …
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