There are fewer more important tasks for green living than curbing our energy use. With summers hotter than ever and winters more cold, it is difficult to do this. But we can at least help minimize our usage through other …
From Guest Blogger Jessy Troy: 5 Green Energy and Carbon Monitoring iPhone Apps Read More »
The issues regarding hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” are considerably growing as risk analysts have issued their concerns regarding the contaminated waste water coming from hydraulic fracking wells have a great potential of polluting rivers and other sources of water within …
I try to minimize the number of completely off-topic posts, but here’s one I can’t avoid. It’s almost comical how Microsoft, three decades after its rise to prominence in distributed computing, is still turning out products that frustrate the living …
A colleague wrote a few minutes ago to tell me that the government of Bonaire may want our advice re: sustainability. I wrote back: That is terrific news. Obviously there are other aspects to sustainability, but to boil this down …
A friend sent me this piece on photosynthesis and photovoltaics, which claims that commercially viable biohybrid solar cells would be a manifold breakthrough for solar power; their key components are abundant and renewable, so producing them would cost less and …
I’m not an advocate of war as a means of resolving disputes among nations, and I think the world would be a better place had we taken Dwight Eisenhower’s advice and not created the “military industrial complex” that he so …
U.S. Military Cuts Through the Politics of Clean Energy Read More »
Here’s a terrific set of infographics on energy security, i.e., the concept of preventing impact to our lives due to a disruption of energy. Obviously, this needs to be a huge factor in the discussion surrounding renewables. To the degree …
Here’s an op-ed by former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson that makes a number of excellent points about renewable energy and job creation. Obviously, there’s nothing wrong with that; we’re all concerned with jobs and the economy, and Richardson does …
Here’s an email conversation I just had with a friend: Friend: Per the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, sunlight is the most abundant source of potential energy on the planet. If harnessed properly, sunlight could easily exceed current and future …
How Much Energy Does the Earth Receive From the Sun? Read More »
One of the most prominent features of environmentalism is the profound political rift it causes. I’m reminded of this as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, which many credit as the launching pad for the modern …
Environmentalism and Half a Century of Political Division Read More »
