March 24, 2026: They’re almost all social democracies. March 13, 2026: Venus is hotter than Mercury primarily due to its thick, CO2-heavy atmosphere, which traps heat through a massive runaway greenhouse effect. While Mercury is closer to the Sun, it …
“There is no energy crisis, just a crisis of ignorance,” the great Buckminster Fuller once wrote. I’ve been Googling this, learning more about it, and challenging myself to figure out what it truly means in our world today. Check out …
I believe everyone should have a decent level of familiarity with this Wikipedia listing on the world energy scene, which provides a bit of top-level math. As a civilization, we consume energy at the rate of 15 terawatts (15,000,000,000,000)– an …
I have a great deal of sympathy for people who struggle with the math and logic of renewables. After all, I’m one of them. It’s not that I’m bad at math per se; rather, it’s that there are dozens of …
Analyzing the Data Fairly: Is Renewable Energy Really "Green?" Read More »
John Boehner, soon-to-be Speaker of the House, told a crowd recently: The idea that carbon dioxide is a carcinogen that is harmful to our environment is almost comical. Every time we exhale, we exhale carbon dioxide. Every cow in the …
As a civilization, we’re in trouble whenever politics trumps science — and we’ve seen plenty of that lately. That’s why the world is so frustrated with the inaction of the COP meeting in Cancun, as we listen to diplomats drone …
Science Is Under Violent Attack on Global Climate Change Read More »
I’ve been lucky enough to have been referred to one of the most enlightened writers on the planet, Stephan A. Schwartz, who has generously accepted my request to let me interview him for my next book. I invite readers to …
Stephan Schwartz, Enlightened Leaders, and the Battle Facing Our World Read More »
I’m sure some perceive me as something of a whiner, with my constant reminders that the fossil fuel industry and its unlovely relationships with the great world governments dominate the creation of international energy policy. To remind the world that …
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), which is under the Department of Energy, announced selection of nineteen national leaders for its 2010 Executive Energy Leadership Program. Now in its fourth year, the 5 month program gives executive decision-makers at local …
[The Vector] NREL Chooses 19 Leaders for Program Read More »
A friend and I were discussing a mutual acquaintance who believes that the Earth is hollow – a radical theory to say the least. My friend writes: Of course, I’m more than dubious about this hollow Earth stuff, but here’s …
