Sun Effect is an Israel-based start-up with a proprietary robotics solution to clean PV panels, as shown in the video linked above. They contacted me just now in the hopes of raising investment capital to enable a comprehensive, international marketing campaign, promoting their product to end users, and, I presume, other members of the supply chain connected with large solar projects. (more…)
World health officials could scarcely believe what they encountered earlier this year in Geneva at the United Nations-affiliated World Health Assembly, as the U.S. opposed a resolution that would encourage breast-feeding. (more…)
From the American Energy Society: Though impossible to forecast with certainty, wind and/or solar power will become more economical and more reliable than coal or natural gas when storage can hold four hours of capacity. That will allow renewable providers to sell power for about 3.5 cents per kWh.
Does anyone else find this a weird thing to say? (more…)
Do you remember when it would have been unthinkable for a U.S. President to defend the morality of white supremacists, or to attack the legitimacy of a criminal investigation into his behavior, or to say that the free press is the “enemy of the American people,” or that the 3 – 5 million people voted illegally in the last election, or that illegal immigrants have murdered 63,000 Americans since 9/11? It really wasn’t that long ago. (more…)
Normally, the news media covers the current and recent past, since “predictions are tough to make, especially concerning the future” (Yogi Berra).
Yet the future coverage of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under whatever may remain of the Trump administration writes itself; it’s a piece of cake, simply because we know that the agency will be led by someone whose charter is in direct opposition to the EPA’s central mission. (more…)
Undeniably solar-powered cars are the most environmentally friendly answer to the debatable question of how green electric cars truly are. But with renewable energy not making up 100% of electricity sourced to power electric vehicles is it arguable that there are ways that powering our transport could still be massively improved. (more…)
To clarify matters, I thought I’d respond to two recent comments from attack-dog MarcoPolo, who writes:
It would be more honest if would admit your pecuniary relationship with the technologies you write about.
and (more…)
The constitutionally protected right to free speech cuts both ways; it can help advocates of decency and environmental stewardship, but it can just as easily be employed to support those who wish to enrich themselves at the cost of your health and safety. (more…)
Well, this isn’t good. I suppose what you’re looking at is evidence that Americans need science and evidence-based thinking.
It’s kind of like: (more…)
In the modern world of vanishing ecosystems, climate change, and the ever-growing scarcity of natural resources, becoming environmentally-friendly is no longer an option – it has become a necessity. While it is the duty of every household to minimize its carbon footprint by introducing eco-friendly solutions and adopting green habits, there is only so much the residential realm can achieve on its own. (more…)
