A colleague asked me for my take on solar roadways, and this article in particular. I respond:
Well, this is pretty clearly fake news. The solar panels in the entire roadway would have only powered a water fountain? (more…)
Chris Hedges is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, professor at Princeton University, author of several New York Times best-sellers, and Presbyterian minister, who’s written extensively on democracy and fascism, and the delicate balance that exists between the two.
Here’s an article in which he (quotes) “Alexander Solzhenitsyn in “The Gulag Archipelago” noting that the consolidation of Soviet tyranny “was stretched out over many years because it was of primary importance that it be stealthy and unnoticed.” (more…)
I urge everyone, especially all Americans, to check out this incredible eight-minute video, featuring U.S ranking member of the U.S. House Intelligence committee, Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA — pictured), laying out the evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia leading up to the 2016 election. It’ll make the hair on the back of your neck stand up, I promise. (more…)
Frequent commenter Brian McGowan sent me this delightful little article, for those of you who, like me, thought that coal mines could serve no useful purpose in the context of 21st Century energy.
Here’s a cool little video that I post largely because it serves as a microcosm of human ingenuity. How many different ways can you invent to solve the same problem (in this case, extracting the kinetic energy out of moving water)? The answer: plenty.
The bad news is that, unless I’m mistaken, none of these will ever play an important role in the constellation of approaches to renewable energy, simply because the costs of solar and wind have fallen so sharply.
It appears that the opponents of renewable energy, e.g., the Koch Brothers, have won the battle but lost the war. Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPSs), the mechanism that many people thought would win the day for solar and wind, have been badly beaten down in the courts, via intense pressure from fossil fuel giants like Koch Industries, and no longer constitute a real driver for the adoption of clean energy. (more…)
Just another day on an absurd planet. Ireland is in the process of removing fossil fuels from its country, joining several European/Scandinavian countries that are moving swiftly in the same direction. Meanwhile, back in the good ol’ U.S., we’re moving hell-bent for leather to build pipelines, rubber-stamp leases of federal land to the oil companies, and remove environmental regulations associated with energy and transportation.
The winners? Big Oil. The losers? The other 7.4 billion of us.
If you want to make your kitchen a greener place, you’ve made a good decision. There are many different ways to make the kitchen more energy-efficient and easier on the environment. Some require a little investment and some only ask for your time. Take a look! (more…)
Almost time again for the ACT Expo held annually in mid-spring (May 1 – 4 this year) at the Long Beach Convention Center. It’s a great opportunity to meet colleagues, and learn about the amazing developments in alt fuel cars and trucks. Everything from battery electric, to hydrogen, to natural gas and propane is represented in a huge way down there.
If you happen to be in Southern California at that point and want to meet, please let me know.
In the day and age where making your home energy efficient is critical, it comes to no surprise that as a homeowner you’re looking for ways to not only help the planet but to save some money while you’re doing it.
The easiest way to do this is to make a few updates to your home simply. Take a look at these five surprisingly simple updates you can make to save money and energy consumption in your home.
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