The Environmental Movement: Too Conciliatory?
One of the more radical civil rights leaders of the 1960s was not at all happy with the progress that African Americans were making at the time, with their sit-ins to force “white people only” diners to allow blacks to enter as well. In an impassioned speech he fairly screamed, “I do not consider an integrated cup of coffee adequate compensation for the 350 years during which whites enslaved blacks and used our people’s labor, under the lash, to build the wealthiest nation in the history of mankind.” (more…)
I just got back to the office from an appointment down in nearby Santa Barbara, which enabled me to take a run on the beach (pictured). To my surprise and delight, there was a camera crew there from a local television station, and the head dude asked my opinion on the weather, i.e., am I disappointed that we didn’t get the rain that was predicted? Am I concerned that it’s 88 degrees in early February (when 
A reader suggests a video on the effect of natural gas leaks in general, and Porter Ranch, CA in particular:
Those keeping track of the slowly unfolding 
In response to my recent post on the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership), “MarcoPolo” writes about my position that we need to reject the agreement: That’s the problem of trying to interpret every issue through an ideological prism.
2GreenEnergy supporter Gary Tulie of Buckinghamshire, England (pictured) writes:
Insofar as we here at 2GreenEnergy tend to view the world through the lens of energy and the environment, the principal reason we call for the rejection of the TPP is that it will guarantee big polluters immunity from prosecution, and render the citizens of the world powerless to do anything to stop them.
For some, winter is a time when all you want to do is just stay indoors and keep warm. The days are not only colder, but shorter, with considerably less sunlight than other seasons. Yet, the sun does shine, and it’s important to get out in it once in a while. Sunlight stimulates the body to 
Here are several pieces of good news from all around the world, heralding 
With all the buzz in the renewable energy arena swirling around the ever-increasing cost-effectiveness of solar and wind, many of the other flavors of clean energy go wanting for attention.
