The main reason that I haven’t written a book in the last few years is that I’ve come to understand that the issues thwarting environmental sustainability have relatively little to do with the technological and economic aspects of things like renewable energy, and almost everything to do with law and politics. (more…)
Here are excerpts from the article linked below that attempts to answer the question posed above. After each, I’ll add my own comments.
Article: Why has wave power lagged behind other renewable energy sources? (more…)
I promised I would publish this piece for a guest blogger. — Craig
Renewable solar energy became a favorite choice among homeowners as an alternative power source. This energy depends on the sun’s radiation absorbed by solar panels to generate electricity. (more…)
We’ve all heard the stories in which the ancient Romans sewed salt into the fields of the cities they plundered, making it difficult for future inhabitants to grow crops. While it turns out that these tales are more myth than fact, there is most definitely a tendency for victors to make it hard for those coming later to reverse course. (more…)
Here’s an article on Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. essentially ax its support of renewable energy. (more…)
I thought I’d let you know that I’m just finishing up a writing project for a client, concerning one of the most exciting set of technologies I’ve come across in a long while. When implemented, this will drive incredible improvements to both the energy efficiency and the emissions profile associated with the manufacture of steel, and give rise to an entirely new industry: carbon-neutral synthetic fuels.
A quick summary goes like this: (more…)
Here’s a video featuring a scientist who’s bearish on renewable energy because of energy density. “The trajectory of humankind’s use of energy has always been toward greater density. We gave up biomass in favor of coal. Nuclear is millions of times even more energy dense.” (more…)
This article poses, and attempts to answer the question: “Why Is It Difficult to Get Christians to Care About the Earth?” (more…)
Senior energy analyst Glenn Doty is highly critical of this piece, which provides an ostensible roadmap to 100% renewable energy; his comments are here.
My response:
First, let’s acknowledge that there are optimistic people whose analyses are more rigorous. (more…)
As we oldsters celebrated Earth Day yesterday, our minds went back to 1970, at the height of the U.S. protest movement, and rising dissatisfaction with the environmental abuses of the modern world. (more…)
