The changing colors of the trees, the sudden chilling wind, the shorter days and longer nights — these things can cause us to forego eco-friendly habits in order to find some comfort. However, as noted by American author Jamais Cascio, “Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. Sustainability is about survival. The goal of resilience is to thrive.” (more…)
Question: How many U.S. cities have pledged to go to 100% renewables for their sources of electricity in the next few years? What’s the most recent one?
Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. (more…)
The point I’d like to share here isn’t how morally outrageous it is for a man of God to make a statement like this; that goes without saying.
My point is that it’s factually incorrect, and, what’s more, there is no reason that anyone, regardless of his faith, should care a whit about the legal opinions of a theologian (or whatever this walking atrocity is properly called). (more…)
2GreenEnergy associate Dr. Tom Konrad (PhD in math) runs the website altenergystocks.com, and, ever since I’ve known him, he’s been bullish on New Flyer, a bus OEM in Canada.
They’ll build you a bus with whatever drive chain you can name. Having said that, they’re clearly partial of electric. Check this good news out.
There are 1415 blog posts here on climate change, but, up until now, not a single one on the psychological impact it has on our population, i.e., the anxiety and stress it produces. Here’s an article that addresses this phenomenon, quoting experts in the field. (more…)
The question posed here is an excellent one, even though it’s unanswerable.
I recall the first moment I became aware that Trump was being taken seriously. I called my mother and asked, “I thought that one rock solid qualification for a presidential candidate was that he needed to be regarded as a decent human being. Apparently, that changed somewhere along the line, but when?” (more…)
Of the 13 billion bushels of corn harvested in the U.S. each year, 27% are consumed in creating ethanol, largely on the basis of the $7 billion in subsidies paid to corn farmers by the U.S. government. (more…)
From the American Energy Society:
Since last Sunday, I’ve been heads down writing the marketing section of a business plan for a company in bio jet fuel, so I haven’t had too much time for blogging.
It’s always nice to work for a client whose products make the world a better place. (more…)
Two out of every three uneducated children in the world are girls, and it’s this sad fact that lies at the root of so many of our civilization’s woes. (more…)
