I just had a long and interesting conversation with a woman in Columbia who will be doing a bit of volunteer writing for us here; I’m certainly looking forward to reading her stuff. We talked about what it takes to …
Corporate Sustainability Initiatives and Their Complex Motives Read More »
What was I thinking not buying stock in Tesla when the company turned profitable? I was telling my daughter earlier this morning that missing this opportunity made me feel like a world-class chump. What to make of this whole phenomenon? …
Tesla’s Meteoric Rise in the Electric Vehicle Space Read More »
Many potentially profitable renewable energy projects are never developed because of the difficulty in quantifying the project risks. The problem is that the projects are dependent on local wind rates, sunshine or rainfall levels, plus the local geography, as well as …
From Guest Blogger Aedan: NREL Guide to Developing Renewable Energy Projects Read More »
Fire is a regular, but often tragic, occurrence. Whether started in a family home, a commercial environment or outside, both accidental and deliberate fires can be potentially devastating. One of the most destructive types of fire, though, is forest fires …
From Guest Blogger "Elite Fire Protection" — The Effects of Fire on the Environment Read More »
In his response to my post on eating less meat, frequent commenter and really smart guy Glenn Doty writes: ….the average American burns 2 gallons of gasoline (72 kWh) per day in transportation. The production and distribution of is ~88% …
I’m what could be called a “compulsive guesser.” When someone asks me something – it could be the outdoor temperature or the latitude of Sri Lanka — I always take a guess before looking it up. When I came across …
OK, Quick — What's the REAL Obstacle to Halting Climate Change? Read More »
Those keeping track of the Atlantic Wind Connection and its dreams to build out 60 gigawatts of off-shore wind in the shallow waters off the mid-Atlantic coast will want to check out this article. The analysis suggests that the cost …
Yesterday I finished Gore’s new book THE FUTURE: 6 DRIVERS OF GLOBAL CHANGE. Overall a good read. But Gore pushes mostly centralized political policies and corporation-led mostly high-tech changes to reach his proposed solutions to so many interrelated problems. He …
From Guest Blogger John Robbins: Al Gore and the Role of Government in Our Energy Policy Read More »
I hope everyone is enjoying this day on which we thank our mothers for being the wonderful and kind people they are, and express our gratitude for the numerous sacrifices they made on our behalf. The way Mothers’ Day is …
Here’s a video on ocean current/tidal hydrokinetics that I don’t claim to understand fully. It’s very professionally made, it comes from Siemens, one of the top five players in the industrial energy space, and its spokesperson is a kindly older …
Ocean Current Hydrokinetics and Global Climate Change Read More »
