Smart Money Exiting Fossil Fuels–As In **Right Now**
Europe’s largest bank, UBS, is pulling out of all deals that involve coal and oil extraction in the arctic. (more…)
Tragedies of the Trump Age
When this international nightmare is over, we’ll have a lot of time to discuss the many types of punishment Trump inflicted on our civilization, and argue which ones caused the deepest and longest-lasting damage.
As an environmentalist, I tend to see the world through that lens, though I’m wondering if the single greatest tragedy isn’t what he’s done to the moral fabric of American society, especially our children.
Nuclear Fusion Holds Great Potential
In the history of the nuclear energy space, most of the world’s attention has been focused on fission, the breaking apart of large atoms, like uranium, into smaller ones, and the capture of the huge amounts of energy that happens as a result. Though traditional processes carry significant dangers, e.g., operational failures (e.g., Fukushima) and the disposal of waste, cutting-edge technology invokes the decay of thorium, a process which, when brought fully to fruition, eliminates these issues almost entirely. (more…)
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Preparing Young People for Life in the Real World
I thought this was great.
Fortunately, we are turning out a large and growing number of environmental science majors, though one wonders what they’re going to be actually doing in the workplace, given that science is increasingly ignored in our society.
You’re Not Voting for President
The author of this piece deserves kudos for wrapping up the situation so accurately, yet so poetically.
So many things are at stake here. Presuming Biden’s momentum propels him to victory in the primary and again in the general, regardless of how much there is to dislike about the man and his platform, we need to think of relief of pain and suffering and stress this will provide for so many people on this planet, both now and far into the future.
For a moment, look at this purely from an environmental perspective. At first glance, it seems that the letter grade of the guy setting U.S. environment policy will go from an F to perhaps a C-. But then consider that F is the grade one gets for doing nothing. 0% is an F. What Trump’s doing isn’t nothing; it’s attacking the remaining environmental protections so as to create the most precipitous decline possible.
So many things start to get so much better the very moment Trump leaves.
Rocky Mountain Institute and the Government of The Bahamas
The Rocky Mountain Institute was featured on last Sunday’s edition of CBS’s “60 Minutes,” which featured a discussion of how RMI will work with the government of The Bahamas to implement microgrids to improve resilience in this and other island economies as they recover from hurricanes. (more…)
Outcome of the U.S. 2020 Election?
A reader sent me the meme here and writes: Seems like a repeat of 2016. Not sure why folks think there will be a different outcome.
Assuming that Biden’s momentum carries him to victory in the Democratic primary, I actually do expect a different outcome. Here’s why: (more…)
Trump’s Skyrocketing Debt
Amee, I understand that you’re upset, but I want to point out that it wasn’t “for nothing.” 83% of his enormous tax breaks went to making rich people richer.
News flash: rich people like that. They adore that, and donate large sums of money to support anyone or anything that promises to keep this flow of cash coming.
This is what’s called corruption. We live in a country that, as Jimmy Carter said recently, features “unlimited political corruption.” Money that could be going into infrastructure, healthcare, environmental protection, or education is lining the pockets of the uber-wealthy.
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South Korea To Close up to 28 of its 60 Coal-fired Power Plants This Month
From this article:
South Korea will idle up to 28 of its coal-fired power plants in March, scaling up the country’s ongoing efforts to curb air pollution, the Energy Ministry said on Sunday. (more…)
Twisted Logic Associated with Coronavirus
Some people object to the passages in the New Testament of the Bible to the effect that those who leave this world without accepting Christ as their savior are going to spend eternity burning in hell. They point out that, in the developing world, nine million children die each year before the age of five, whose families have no knowledge of Christ nor access to Christianity, and that such an approach to sorting out the souls of the departed is incompatible with the notion of a loving God. (more…)
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