Question: According to a recently published report, how much faster is the Antarctic ice melting today than it was 10 years ago?
Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers.
Relevance: As shown in this video, if the current rate of increase in melting continues unabated, many of the world’s coastal cities will be uninhabitable by 2050.
Just one quick remark on Trump’s disgraceful performance in Helsinki, in which he revealed that he believes Putin over every one of his own intelligence agencies vis-a-vis Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Everyone has a line, i.e., a moral line he will not cross. (more…)
It’s sad to see that run-of-river hydro hasn’t taken off, since it’s such an elegant way to extract the kinetic energy from moving water; such an approach has very little impact to aquatic life, and raises few other environmental concerns. (more…)
As suggested in this beautiful video, Iceland, Costa Rica, Paraguay, and Norway will soon be joined by several others in ridding themselves of fossil fuels in their grid-mix. (more…)
Someone asked the other day why I seemed wedded to solar and wind as the ultimate winners in 21st Century energy. This wasn’t a casual question, but rather an accusation, as if I had some fixed idea or vested interest. (more…)
The industrial giant ABB was a client of mine in the late 1990s. I have a distinct fondness for them, though they represent the only business trip I regret not being able to make; due to a conflict in my schedule, I had to send one of my people to Helsinki to make the final presentation of our work for them. (more…)
If you are considering to install a green roof, then a living roof is one of the options at hand. However, growing plants on your roof are not quite the same as growing plants in a natural garden as you need to keep in mind that the plant is going to be growing in different conditions. (more…)
The confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court will result in at least some level of net suffering for almost all Americans. To understand this, the reader should first familiarize himself with the position the nominee has taken in notable cases, the collection of which explains quite clearly how the following groups are bound to fare poorly if Kavanaugh is seated: (more…)
With all the eco-friendly features being incorporated into new vehicles, it can be easy to overlook pre-owned vehicles when considering an eco-friendly option. (more…)
I had to laugh when I came across this just now.
It reminds me of a Facebook friend whose entire life, it seems, is arguing with climate change deniers. (more…)
