The Race for Clean Energy Has Several Entrants
The energy scene here on planet Earth can be summarized as follows: we’re trying to solve a problem so profound that the continuity of our civilization hangs in the balance. We either replace fossil fuels over the next few decades, or we condemn our descendants to incredible levels of suffering. Our scientists refer to this as “slow suicide,” to distinguish it from the proliferation of nuclear weapons, which they have dubbed “fast suicide.”
Yes, the consequences of failure are extreme, but so are the opportunities for success. In particular, we’re a (relative) hair’s breadth away from technology that can make the whole problem disappear in very short order. (more…)
According to this article in Forbes, 
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: I can’t help wondering if your passionate crusade against “big oil” isn’t counter-productive….The average person doesn’t want an existing crusade, filled with revolutionary risk and perils.
According to the Writer’s Almanac: It’s the birthday of novelist 
Here’s something I wish every person on Earth could understand, i.e., how very, very close we are to 
Wow, did this guy nail it or what?
We all know that our world is becoming increasingly capable of migrating away from fossil fuels, and the plummeting costs of renewable energy are the chief driver. But what factors lie behind this declining cost structure? Actually, there are several.
As you read this post, the crew aboard the 
I’m rooting hard for my friends at hydrokinetic start-up Littoral Power Solutions to develop their product quickly and get into the game while there is still time. There is never a good time for dawdling in the renewable energy industry, and that’s especially true given the progress that 
Environmental engineering primarily touches two sub-fields, civil engineering and biology. But each of these, in turn, is very broad. The field applies to everything from our global environment on down to the local level and interacts with other disciplines as diverse as space science, climatology, architecture, and geology. We notice it most at the local level, where we live.
