A reader brings up the ongoing squabble of the size of the subsidies the US taxpayer bestows upon the fossil fuel companies each year. Not surprisingly, those sympathetic to Big Oil like to dispute the numbers proffered by clean energy advocates, and suggest that they are myths. (more…)
One of my best friends, and certainly one of the smartest people I’ve ever met, sent me this:
Hi Craig, When we last talked, I mentioned this amazing book on strategy, Strategic Intuition, written by a professor at Columbia. He explains that all strategy methods and books are based on analyzing a strategy or implementing a strategy, but methods or books explain how to come up with the idea in the first place. He studied entrepreneurial thinkers in business and in social movements and found the answer. You will enjoy it both from a business viewpoint and from a social movement perspective. This book changed my life; I think you’ll love it too. (more…)
A reader comments on my post in which I predicted a fairly rapid adoption of EVs and a corresponding diminution of internal combustion engines: such an event requires advances in technology and infrastructure that don’t currently exist.
While the author has a reasonable point, the charging infrastructure isn’t as big an issue as most people think, for several reasons:
1) Electricity is ubiquitous; you can unplug your toaster and plug in your car. (more…)
Here’s an interesting table from the Alternative Fuels Data Center:
Infrastructure: US Fueling and Charging Stations
I sure wish there were a way to get everyone on Earth to spend the two minutes required to watch the incredibly powerful video presented below. As I wrote on Facebook to a friend who had posted it, “I’ve never received a more beautiful and important message in my entire life.”
Hope you’ll enjoy. (more…)
Cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead is perhaps best known for what she said about social progress: Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.
There are many events in history that exemplify this nicely, and today is the anniversary of an important one. It was on this day in 1852 that Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published; it sold 10,000 copies in its first week, and about 2 million copies by 1857. (more…)
I’m on the receiving end of a constant barrage of press releases that boast breakthroughs in every conceivable flavor of renewable energy. And, as much as I hate to be cynical, I have to believe that most of this stuff won’t pan out, meaning that it will never become cost-effective vis-a-vis other forms of clean energy. (more…)
I love this.
And here’s another way of saying the same thing from one of my heroes, Bertrand Russell: The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
Regular commenter BreathOnTheWind sent me this piece on the rise of electric transportation, and how this phenomenon will disempower OPEC. Can’t happen soon enough.
My only objection (a point I’ve made dozens of times) is the forecasted perfectly smooth growth curve which culminates in the prediction that 35% of all new car sales will be EVs by the year 2040. (more…)
Often all it takes is some minor changes in your daily habits in order to have a big impact on the world around you. Many people shy away from the idea of “going green” simply because they feel as if their schedule is too hectic, but these lifestyle changes could actually save you time and money. Here is a look at some steps you can take to start reducing your carbon footprint today. (more…)
