There are 500-1000 chemicals in the average home. Toxic chemicals such as formaldehyde, asbestos, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), flame retardants and BPA are found in a number of common household items including, paper products, paints, bathroom cleaners, water bottles and many more. (more…)
How many times we’ve all said to ourselves, “Man, I wish there were a way to get everyone to read/watch this.” (more…)
Solar adoption all over the United States is taking place at a very rapid pace and is contributing to the “duck curve” issue, which is caused by a deep dip during intraday demand for grid electricity during mid-day hours where solar production is at its highest. (more…)
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Fritz Maffry, whom I refer to as a “tech maven,” meaning that he’s a keen observer of the technology marketplace. Here are some of his recent comments:
California has some of the most ambitious emissions-reductions goals in the country, and it’s routinely exceeding them; in fact, we hit our 2020 numbers in 2016. (more…)
It would be easy to think that the fossil fuel industry’s aggressive disinformation campaign, attempting to discredit the theory of anthropogenic global warming, was abandoned years ago, and that the overwhelming body of evidence in support of the theory has long since made it impossible for any credible person or organization to deny the facts concerning our warming planet. (more…)
The bad news is that only 43% of Republicans think that Trump should be able to shut down any news media outlets that he deems to be serving up “fake news.” Thus the good news: 57% of Republicans have at least some understanding of the U.S. Constitution. To simplify, the (slim) majority of Republicans understand the First Amendment, and some of them, presumably, know that there are legal and constitutionally valid remedies to libel that are available to the president, and anyone else.
A sharp surge in demand in electricity in Shandong, Henan, Hunan, Hubei and Zhejiang provinces of China has led to a re-appearance of coal-fired power plants, according to this report, and confirmed by satellite photography. Regulators are quietly giving coal the nod, both to new construction as well as to the re-commissioning of formerly shuttered plants. (more…)
Here’s a piece from our new intern Kevin Kuttumkal, covering the latest development in smart grid and smart cities, and how they affect energy markets. Enjoy. -ed (more…)
