The American electorate has several problems, some obvious, others hidden. On the surface, we have the corporate propagandists, the overt racists, xenophobes, homophobes, gun nuts, Christian fanatics, war-mongers, etc. (more…)
From the American Energy Society:
About the video below, someone may say, “This is hyperbole! Humankind isn’t that terrible!” Guess what: you’re right! Maybe we can learn something here anyway. (more…)
Redhead girl, Eiffel tower background
There are 28.2 million Google hits on this subject, so it’s not like no one is asking this question.
The truth is this: It’s a function of the decisions that you and I make along the way. (more…)
Here’s a presentation by Shell Oil that attempts to answer the question. While Shell is probably the most decent and honest of the large oil companies, there is no doubt that building such a story and paying for it to be disseminated means there is at least some level of self-interest here. (more…)
Chile just announced that it has joined a great number of other countries that are phasing coal out of their grid-mix. Their huge solar farm out in a desert provides the “cheapest unsubsidized energy ever, anywhere, by any technology.” (more…)
In an attempt to discredit my recent post on sea-level rise, a frequent commenter writes, “Meanwhile, the coast of beachfront real estate keeps increasing!” (more…)
Question: By what percentage have flooding incidents increased in Southern Florida in the past 10 years?
Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers.
Relevance: This is caused by the one-two punch of melting ice in Greenland and Antarctica, combined with the expansion of the ocean waters due to their retaining heat, a phenomenon that is happening at a far greater rate than was believed as recently as a year ago.
Here’s an ad for a helical copper infrared heater that claims that their “breakthrough” delivers “more heat with less electricity.” Consumers should know that high efficiency heaters already have ratings above 90%, some as high as 98%, meaning that only 2% of the electrical power is not sent into the room as heat.
Not sure where you’re going to take this from here, guys. Seems like a questionable use of the word “breakthrough.”
Bruce Wilson LEED AP certified building contractor in environmentally sustainable renovation, restoration and new construction, offers this:
Efforts to combat climate change by reducing carbon emissions are taking on greater urgency. (more…)
