From its vibrant, diverse culture to its serene, flourishing farmland, Kentucky is a beacon of Southern comfort. In a state where whiskey distilleries and green pastures abound, clean water is essential to both public health and local economies. Unfortunately, Kentucky is struggling to protect its local environment. (more…)
Re: the headline of this article in today’s New York Times, it all depends on how you define “right.” He’s extremely predictable, in that he always does what’s right for his own aggrandizement and tenure as U.S. president. He’ll endorse anything that: (more…)
Here’s a story about a few climate change deniers who became converts as a result of Hurricane Florence that tore through North Carolina and vicinity last month, causing massive flood damage and dumping coal ash, animal waste and raw sewage into local waterways. The article begins: (more…)
Most Americans (62%) say the news media is biased, though there is a ton of variability in that. In favor of what? Of whom? Why is this happening? What can we do about it?
Here’s a video on the reporting of climate change, where a scientist presents how seldom reports of hurricanes, droughts, and floods mention that climate change is super-charging all these events. (more…)
We tend to think of the concept of a “developed” country as one with a robust economy where poverty is scarce and most consumers can afford, at a minimum, the basics that make life safe and reasonably comfortable: healthcare, education, clothing, shelter, food, and transportation. (more…)
Andrew Wheeler during his confirmation hearing
Question: What two things did the EPA call for elimination of earlier today? (more…)
My colleague Fritz Maffry writes: Craig knows my thesis is that the tech firms will transform energy and transportation, and are much closer to this in large scale disruption than is commonly appreciated. I intend to help them do that.
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Here’s the best news you’ve had all day. This short but fabulous video explains why coal is a “goner” in the U.S. electricity grid-mix. Though it mentions environmental issues, the real driver, as always, is market economics; coal can’t compete with renewables and natural gas.
The video here is a joke, and the audience clearly gets the humor, yet this is a conversation that I had almost verbatim with my apolitical son very recently.
I was trying to inspire him to become more engaged, and I started with a strange tack, though it’s the truth. I explained that, out of pure dumb luck, neither he nor I have too much to lose under the current repressive administration. I began, (more…)
