Here’s an article that provides a fairly comprehensive look at Africa as an energy hub of oil and gas production. Strangely, it doesn’t contain a single mention of renewables.
Why is that strange? Simply because of: (more…)
We’ve discussed the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010 decision “Citizens United” a great deal here, but it’s hard to overstate the damage this landmark case has already had on our law-making processes and the overall quality of any democracy to which we lay claim as Americans. (more…)
President Eisenhower:
Regarding your fantastic quote about peace, I’m afraid I have some news. Things have changed here, but not for the better. The concept of nonstop war is now fully taken for granted; for most Americans, it’s no longer even noticed. There are 10 major wars, 25 minor wars, and 19 “skirmishes and clashes” in progress as I write this letter to you.
Yes, most people want peace, but at this point, we’re so ill-informed and so effectively manipulated that we’ll believe anything, and agree to go to war over it in a heartbeat. (more…)
Given the overall success of the EPA in cleaning up America’s air and water, it’s hard to remember what things looked like half a century ago, before the agency was formed in the early 1970s. At left is a shot of Louisville, Kentucky, and here is an article providing dozens more colorful, if disgusting, examples. (more…)
According to the Writer’s Almanac: It’s the birthday of Carl Jung (pictured), born in 1875. He was the founder of analytic psychology. He noticed that myths and fairytales from all kinds of different cultures have certain similarities. (more…)
There are those who think that our civilization will find a way to progress beyond the wanton destruction of our environment, and others who say that we’re doomed, i.e., that we’re past the point of no return. I happen to come down on the the side of hope and optimism; I trust that people’s basic decency and the positivity of the human spirit will eventually persevere. (more…)
The video below is one of many made by a brilliant young man, Derek Muller, under the name of his YouTube channel “Veritasium,” with its 5.9 million subscribers. (more…)
As illustrated here (larger graphic below), there are many ways of presenting data. The intended take-away here is clear: outside of the U.S., Germany, China and the U.K., very little is happening in solar energy at the global level. (more…)
It pains me when two groups under the cleantech umbrella fight with one another. Fortunately, this is a rare occurrence, but it does happen.
A good example is the anti-GMO people going after Impossible Foods (of the “Impossible Burger” fame). For now, it’s true that the Impossible folks use a genetically engineered strain of soy, though this may change in the near future. (more…)
The “war on coal” was not so much a confrontation as it was the result of the inexorable economic pressure placed on energy markets. Strange though it may sound, the demise of coal has very little to do with environmental and health concerns, and everything to do with profit. Whatever; we must take our wins wherever we can get them, and from whatever cause.
This graph shows how dramatically coal is disappearing in the U.S.: (more…)
