We’ve had discussions recently on the amount of subsidies that the fossil fuel industries receive from the federal government here in the U.S. To be sure, there is a great deal of hanky-panky played with these numbers. Let me go …
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A reader comments: We may not engender sufficient change to tip the balance before things become irreversibly critical, but at least it can be said that we gave it our best. Exactly, my friend. I’m reminded of the heady days …
I put quite a few miles on my car today between meetings, which gave me a while to catch up on the news. One of the top stories of the day was Syria and the world’s concern that its chemical …
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You may have noticed our series of posts we call “Take a Cool Guess,” in which we offer one-question quizzes on cleantech trivia. I hope you’ve had fun with them; I know I have. In a recent “Take a Cool …
Being green can be a time-consuming task and no one should have to do it alone! Whether you’re wanting to work in a more environmentally concerned industry, make like-minded friends, rub shoulders with influential figures or simply buy fresh local …
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Here’s a good article by Robert Rapier, an extremely senior journalist in the energy industry. He and I had a nice chat on cellulosic ethanol a few years ago, and I have a great deal of respect for him. Having said …
I had an outstanding day, the centerpiece of which was a fairly strenuous hike in the mountains above the Pacific with a fine friend. I burned a few calories, had a great time, and came back with a level of …
Here’s a wonderful article that begins with a question: Since it’s so clear that our civilization faces several different types of existential threats due to its overconsumption of finite and increasingly scarce resources, why is essentially nothing being done about …
I just returned from a ~7-mile hike I took by myself in preparation for next weekend’s far more strenuous Point Sal hike with a friend. Check out these images! At the risk of appearing to be a weirdo, when I hike by …
While there is so much about the course of our civilization to drive us to despair, I often think of Emerson’s reminder: Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Though it’s hard to be enthusiastic when we see the forces …
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