We often encounter suggestions that the will of the American people is constantly frustrated–and there’s a great deal of evidence to support that, given issues like 94% of voters favor stricter background checks for prospective gun owners and 70% oppose arctic oil drilling, yet Congress consistently replies with a yawn when asked to do what its constituents clearly want. (more…)
The benefits of going green in your business is good for your business in terms of improving sales, and it also helps to preserve and take care of the environment.
Customers are more educated nowadays when it comes to the benefits of practicing environmental-friendly practices, and the use of products that promote the preservation of environment. (more…)
Remember Pixar’s WALL-E? It was a robot trying to save a polluted earth. That movie may be a prediction where we are headed as human beings. Today, robots are used in all areas of human life, from medicine to customer service. Automation in the manufacturing industry has been as a result of robots. (more…)
As cars and trucks with internal combustion engines give way to electric transportation, a great deal needs to be celebrated. Certainly the environmental gains are important, but probably no more than ridding ourselves of the horrific geopolitics of oil.
And it’s most definitely happening. As Aljazeera reports here, “Big corporations and car manufacturers are ditching combustion engines, with Toyota saying it will have an electrified or hybrid version of all vehicles by 2025.” They add, quite correctly, “But there is a dark side to this revolution.” (more…)
Eco-friendly homes shouldn’t be just for the environmentally aware people, but we all need to think about the advantages of this option. If you research the topic and decide to dive into green lifestyle, you too can be proud of making small steps towards resolving major environmental issues. (more…)
Here’s a video suggesting that hydrokinetic energy can power your house. Of course it can, but the video is misleading on a couple of levels:
1) It suggests that this technology for converting the kinetic energy in moving water to electrical energy is superior to what’s currently available; it isn’t.
2) It implies that many houses can take advantage of water flowing through or near to their properties; they can’t. Here’s why: (more…)
Some of our frequent commenters like to take me to task for what they call my “idealistic” statements to the effect that our world is right around the corner from affordable, unsubsidized clean energy. Their push-back is understandable, given that I’m simply a journalist in the field of energy and, I suppose, an advocate for renewables. After all, bold affirmations of key trends tend to mean more when they come from the very pinnacle of the energy industry itself. (more…)
Senator Markey’s point is a good one: clean energy is a revolution (or an evolution) away from the antiquated ways of old. Like all such societal changes made for the better over the 10,000 years of human civilization, we learned, we innovated, and we improved our quality of life. (more…)
With winter here, homeowners across the country are cranking up the heat to stay warm. Unfortunately, this often results in sky-high utility bills. There are ways to warm your home without consuming an excessive amount of energy, however, including the five methods listed below.
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For those keeping score, the net change in coal mining jobs since Trump took office is +771, soon to fall to +371, according to the American Energy Society. In their (highly recommended) publication “Energy Matters,” they write: (more…)
