Ruby Tuesday–Bring On Roy Moore!
Here’s a message the likes of which I’m sure many of you have received recently: (more…)
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In Search of Sustainability: Technology Is the Easy Part
In the eight years since we kicked off 2GreenEnergy, many readers have noticed a shift in focus, namely, fewer posts of technology and more on the politics that surround global sustainability. There’s exactly one reason for this, and it’s summed up beautifully on the left by Gus Speth, American environmental lawyer and advocate.
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From Guest Blogger Dmitris Papadoupolus: Four Firms with Great Green Energy Credentials
UK and international legislation on energy efficiency means every firm has to comply with appropriate laws.
And there are always organisations that do the bare minimum required to satisfy regulators. But several companies operate at the vanguard of green energy and rightly take pride in their eco-conscious offerings. (more…)
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Access To Electricity Is a Huge Humanitarian Priority
“The Energy Year In Review, 2017” is Energy Matters’ annual recap on the subject. From this edition: Universal access to electricity remained elusive – about 675 million people – 90% in sub-Saharan Africa – do not have access to electricity; and 2.3 billion people burn dung-piles, wood, coal chips or kerosene to cook food or sterilize water. (more…)
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From Guest Blogger Helen Williamson: Skip the Bins–Getting Rid of Your Renovation Rubbish
Are you planning on getting your property renovated? Have you thought about all the garbage and trash that will be generated while you refurbish your home? It can be a lot depending on how much you plan to refurbish. (more…)
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The Fine Points of Human Civilization
Despite common wisdom, artfully pairing wine with food has been a big deal in Western Civilization for hundreds of years. There are those who say that French food, as wonderful as it may be on its own, or served, God forbid, with wines from hell, was developed largely to showcase those of the region, particularly those of Bordeaux. (more…)
CleanTech Business Concepts: A Rich Mixture of Fraud, Stupidity, and Occasional Genius
I must come across as the Ebeneezer Scrooge when it comes to reviewing cleantech business concepts on behalf of the investor community, insofar as I almost uniformly scoff at them (or worse). But here’s what’s actually going on:
• For every good idea in this space, there are hundreds of bad ones, i.e., concepts that have zero practical potential to improve the quality of our environment. (more…)
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From Guest Blogger Diana Smith: Ways to Green Up Your Yard
One would think that having a garden is eco-friendly by default, but not all gardens are equally “green.” Excess water use, improper trash removal, planting foreign plant cultures, and so on, are just some of the many ways that people are hurting the environment with their gardens. (more…)
From Guest Blogger Eileen O’Shanassy: Six Food Companies Doing Their Part for the Environment
Every day, we make decisions that impact our environment — whether we are eating, washing our clothes, or driving to work. Fortunately, there are many options available for our daily personal needs that are healthy for us, and the earth. (more…)
Trump Signs Executive Order Converting U.S. Grid from AC to DC
(WASHINGTON, DC) “You know what electrons are, right? They make this thing called electricity, and that can be bad stuff…like lightning strikes and power outages,” said U.S. President Donald Trump as he signed into effect an executive order that will convert the U.S. electrical grid from alternating to direct current over the next five years, at a cost experts put at roughly $35 trillion, or approximately twice the GDP. (more…)
