I hope you’ll check out this video from David Frum, senior editor at The Atlantic and the chairman of Policy Exchange, and then ask yourself about the urgency of getting personally involved. (more…)
I just got off the phone with a manager of construction projects who has used a portable array of solar panels and a small wind turbine with battery storage to power his sites before grid electricity can be brought in, implemented as a replacement for gasoline generators. He says, quite correctly, that this solution is appealing to those interested in supporting the migration from fossil fuels to renewable energy. (more…)
As previously mentioned, 2GreenEnergy takes considerable pride in helping young people get on the right track and stay there. Examples include:
• Through the years, we’ve had about a dozen interns, each of whom has spent a couple of months honing their skills in researching and writing about a variety of topics under the cleantech umbrella. (more…)
Our civilization will survive on this planet if and only if we can come to realize that our common humanity far outweighs our surface-level differences. That’s especially true in this horrific climate of hate, fear, and exclusion in U.S. politics, though it’s hardly a new idea. But here’s a legitimately new, and breathtakingly beautiful way of expressing it. Hope you enjoy.
At 2GreenEnergy, we don’t back off from tough topics like runaway climate change and the hundreds of millions of climate refugees that will come as a result—or ocean acidification, or loss of biodiversity, or the decay of human health from an increasingly toxic environment. But, at the precise same time, there are entire populations whose survival potential is constantly on the rise as the result of all this mayhem. Here’s an article about one of them.
I looked at lots of photos before choosing this. He seems to be asking, “Hey, can I help it if I’m lucky?”
If you wanted to invest a few seconds, you could probably count the tires in the pic on the left. I don’t think you’d be so successful with the aerial shot below, however. When I came across this latter photograph just now, I decided to write a short post on the subject of waste-to-energy, in particular, waste-tire to either energy or fuels. The U.S. alone landfills approximately 300 million old tires each year, thus providing enormous habitat for the breeding of mosquitoes, while simultaneously wasting huge amounts of chemical energy that can be converted to useful work–in the form of some combination of electricity, liquid hydrocarbon fuels, or heat for industrial purposes. (more…)
With rising energy costs and continuing concerns about environmental impact, plenty of people are looking for ways to make their homes more energy efficient and to save some money in the process. Luckily for you, the last few years have seen a number of improvements made that help homeowners save money while saving energy. Gone are the days of energy efficiency meaning a massive remodeling job, as many of these updates can be done in a weekend. (more…)
Home energy is costly for consumers. The average American household spends about $2,100 per year on energy bills. Creating a green home truly revolves around the idea of reducing, reusing, and recycling. Reducing energy consumption is an important way to make your home more green. The following five tips are just a few of many possible steps you can take to cut down on your energy usage. (more…)
I thought I’d publish this letter I just received from the president of my alma mater, Trinity College (pictured), as it demonstrates how U.S. academic institutions are responding to our nation’s crackdown on religious liberty. My favorite line: I assure you that I will be working with my counterparts at other institutions to vehemently oppose any discriminatory policies or practices that stand to have a profoundly negative impact on our educational mission and that defy the ideals and values of an enlightened, free society.
FWIW, I’m aware that my anti-Trump rhetoric generates animosity on the part of some people—both from his dwindling support base and from my many friends whom I’d describe as “people of peace,” who must cringe when I make such strident comments. (more…)
