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…)
As the Arctic melts and huge glaciers break free there are bound to be a few wild moments.
Imagine you live in this town, only to notice that a 300-foot hunk of ice is making its way past you, a couple of yards from your front yard. (more…)
I know there are people who believe (albeit incorrectly) that civil unrest in the form of protests is ineffective in causing change, but I’m not sure how well that notion would play to the people of Puerto Rico just now; you’d likely be laughed right off the island. (more…)
I thought this was a joke: an announcement that Team Trump raised $200K in a single weekend, selling packages of 10 laser-engraved plastic drinking straws (shown here). But…, no joke; deliberately destroying the environment is a thing now, as it irritates decent people. (more…)
On this day in 1903, The Ford Motor Company sold its first car, a two-cylinder Model A (shown here). (more…)
Those who blame all oil companies equally for their indifference to climate stability are doing so out of gross ignorance of the real-world goings on. In particular, Shell Oil, headed by Ben van Beurden, is aggressively fashioning its business, with most big (albeit conservative and dividend-hungry) investors at least tentatively on board, to play a key role in emissions reductions through the 21st Century. (more…)
In Western culture, the concept of a “time capsule,” the tucking away of writing and artifacts to be opened at a later date, goes back at least to the 18th Century. (more…)
The Motorcycle Battery Monitoring System
The desire for electric vehicles (EVs) is increasing rapidly. Demand for EV motorcycles is following the same pattern, meaning the industry needs to act fast. The industry recognises that this means the battery management system (BMS) needs to be more efficient. The BMS controls the performance of the bike’s battery. It manages energy recovered from kinetic energy as well as any regenerative braking. (more…)
Like it or not, there are powerful forces in today’s world that are working hard to further enrich a very few people at the expense of the health and safety of the other 7.6 billion people on this planet, and that of all future generations as well. We see these forces in action every day when we read about the destruction of our educational system, the desecration of our environment, U.S. military aggression, and the systematic removal of social services for the elderly, the ill and the impoverished. (more…)
