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…)
From my colleague Fritz Maffry:
Few believed Elon Musk could bring the Model 3 to scale, produce it efficiently, and get volume achieved, on production and distribution. (more…)
Here’s an interesting article from my colleague Gary Tulie of Buckinghamshire, England. Readers may wonder why I always throw in Gary’s location whenever I mention his name; it’s because it gives me an excuse to go find a beautiful picture of his region. (more…)
Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland (pictured) has a powerful new motivation: saving the planet, and even the dire warnings of this week’s IPCC report aren’t slowing her down. (more…)
I haven’t seen my old high school friend Bruce Wilson (pictured) since we graduated 45 years ago, but I’m happy to say that we’ve reconnected with one another, at least via phone and email. He was a kind, non-violent sort back then, and it didn’t surprise me, shortly after I launched 2GreenEnergy in 2009, that I learned that Bruce had been hard at work in applying his skills as an engineer to making the world a better place to live, with his status as a certified LEED Contractor (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional). (more…)
Here’s a video on synthetic fuels. This is an important topic for people to understand, but this particular presentation contains so many misleading claims, that it does more to confuse and misinform the viewer than to elucidate the subject. (more…)
France, where bicycling represents about 3% of all trips taken, wants to be more like The Netherlands, where that figure is 30%. So what’s the plan?
It’s all nicely explained in this video linked here. (more…)
Sustainable building brings about extensive advantages for the environment, but it also has a host of benefits for occupants. It is of the utmost importance that we consider the well-being, health and satisfaction of those who reside within its walls.
What are the dangers? (more…)
