Solar and wind produce 12% of the energy the U.S. consumes, according to this report, a figure that has doubled in the last five years. Teaming up with nuclear, the three carbon-free sources of power are steadily replacing coal. Coal …
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The owner of this unique contraption could have had his air conditioning fixed, but why go to all the trouble and expense when there is such an elegant alternate solution? This reminds me of so many of the renewable energy …
ExxonMobil wants you on board, campaigning to reduce the regulations that keep them from boosting earnings by torching the environment. As if that weren’t a sufficient insult to your intelligence on its own, they think you’re so stupid that you …
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About 2% of all natural gas produced in the U.S. leaks into the atmosphere before reaching the end customer – about 600 billion cubic feet each year, or the annual gas consumption in Virginia. This, of course, is one of …
When Lincoln was shot in 1865, it took two weeks before the people in London and Paris learned what had happened. When Krakatoa erupted just 18 years later, people all over the world knew about it within minutes. The difference, …
Here’s a short piece in Newsweek from José Ramos-Horta, former President of Timor-Leste and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He begins: White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany recently said, “the world is looking at us as a leader in COVID-19.” She …
The Hawai‘i State Senate passed a bill that would prohibit the Public Utilities Commission from extending or renewing any contracts to generate energy from coal and phase out the use of coal in Hawai‘i by the end of 2022. Despite …
An online braggadocio writes, Those that (sic) have followed my investment recommendations over the years, know that I have long been a fan of silver. I have also made it clear that there would be a point at which silver …
“Stabilized” office buildings? What does that mean? It’s guaranteed not to take a hit in value when a huge percentage of the while collar work force never returns to physical offices? I want something that makes more sense, like shopping …
A reader opines: politics in general have no place in the green energy space. A few thoughts: Politics can’t help but come into this, at least in the U.S. Here, energy is a business, and there is a significant interaction …
