An engineer at GM in Detroit, Mr. Shashwat Sitesh, contacted me recently, asking if he could volunteer to perform some research and reporting on clean energy issues. Needless to say, the answer to requests like this is always yes. Welcome to …
Category: Renewables – Business
Books on Deforestation
I’m occasionally asked if I have plans for another book project, and at this point, the answer is no. The reason is suggested in this article, pointing to the simplicity of planting trees, or at least stopping the rampant deforestation of …
Sustainability Can Offer Us a Smile
I’ve known environmentalist Forbes Black for over a decade, but it was only recently that I noticed his penchant for sarcasm, and damn, he’s good at it.
Choosing the World’s Energy Mix
The chart below illustrates the challenge this planet faces with respect to meeting our expanding demands for energy and the choices we’re making vis-a-vis the various resources that are available to us. Of particular cause for alarm is how wrong this is going …
Coal: More Good News
The other day we reported that the UK had gone more than four full days without generating a single Watt-hour of electricity from coal. Today we get news from this side of the pond: In just 12 years, Ohio has …
Britain Sets New Record for Energy Use: No Coal-Free for 100 Hours
If you close your eyes and try to get a mental picture of mid-20th Century London, you probably wind up with something like the shot at left here. In fact, the entirety of the Industrial Revolution was made possible by …
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A Society that Revolves Around Nothing But Money
Here’s one of those wonderful graphics that show how records are broken over time, in this case, top box-office grossing movies over the last 35 years.
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Environmentalism: Understanding the Issues
Here’s a regular feature called “Campaign Watch” from the American Energy Society’s weekly publication: A survey of 20 declared Democratic presidential candidates (and incumbent President Trump’s response) on climate change policy:
Renewable Energy To Surpass Coal in the U.S.–But What About Australia?
Each of the 200+ sovereign nations that represent organized society on Earth have different histories, cultural values, and power structures that have evolved over hundreds, in some cases even thousands of years.
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Trump’s Budget Calls for a 70% Cut To Renewable Energy Funding
Here’s an article on Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. essentially ax its support of renewable energy.
