I hope you’ll check out the trailer (below) to the upcoming movie on climate change mitigation and environmental stewardship more generally.
If nothing else, Gore’s right that this is an incredibly exciting and important time to be alive. Think about it: You and I are a part of a movement that has the capacity to change the destiny of humankind. (more…)
Though we tend to think of current-day U.S. politics as being the most contentious ever in our history, that’s not the case. There have been many such periods, starting with the American Revolution itself, in which 70% of the colonists were actively rooting for the British. Even though it was only a small fraction of 30% who wanted independence who actually fought, victory resulted from the intensity of purpose and unadulterated passion of this tightly unified army of rebels. (more…)
Homeowners do not have to set up their own wind turbines or add solar panels to their homes to make their homes greener. Instead, simple changes can equal huge savings, especially to the ecosystem, and can make the home cleaner. Check out these four options for greening up the average American home. (more…)
As Donald Trump promised it would, his presidency has been a considerable boon to Big Oil; in fact, the entire fossil fuel industry has enjoyed a huge reprieve from its slow but steady path towards obsolescence as a result of the favoritism it’s received thus far. (It’s not an accident that the ex-chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil occupies the highest cabinet position.) Simultaneously–and predictably–renewable energy has had a bit of wind taken out of its sails. (more…)
2GreenEnergy super-supporter Gary Tulie writes from his office in Buckinghamshire (near London–pictured), England: Hi Craig. I hope you and your family are in good health. I can see you are busy writing about renewable energy, and against the current extremes of Republican politics. I can’t understand the anti-science agenda. Even if you doubt climate change, it is hard to doubt smog, hard to doubt the need for clean drinking water, and safe food, hard to argue against fuel economy standards which will help make the best use of a finite resource whilst leaving more cash in people’s pockets. (more…)
There are two reasons why you should be paying attention to your electricity bill and they’re both extremely important. The first one concerns protecting our environment, the message should be pretty clear: eco-friendliness starts at your home. If this isn’t the reason enough for you (and it very much should be), think about your electricity bill – regardless of the financial situation, no-one likes coughing up more money than it’s absolutely necessary. Here are a couple of tips with regards to saving electricity at home. (more…)
In the United States, sustainable heating is growing in importance. It’s important from both a financial and environmental perspective. Below are a few facts around renewable energy in the US:
By 2050 renewable energy could provide up to 80% of the nation’s power (more…)
According to this article in Scientific American called What Rural Alaska Can Teach the World about Renewable Energy, “Remote communities have integrated renewables into their diesel-based power grids with more success than anywhere else.” (more…)
Here’s a short, readable article with terrific graphics in the New England Journal of Medicine that makes a number of important points, all centering around a single idea: building public policy around actual science is a really good idea. Case in point: by identifying pollutants and pointing the way to reducing their concentrations in our air and water, the EPA has, through both Republican and Democratic administrations spanning almost half a century, created a much healthier nation of people than would have resulted in its absence. (more…)
My colleague Jon LeSage writes in his Green Auto Digest: The Trump administration is keeping the president’s campaign promises supporting fossil fuels and pushing back on clean energy and efficient, clean transport. The State Department’s approval of the Keystone XL pipeline last week raised hackles further for many. (more…)
