In my recent post, “Advice to Environmental Policy Makers: Limit Further Damage,” I quoted the late George Carlin: “I love these people who talk about ‘saving the Earth.’ Don’t worry about the planet; the planet will be just fine. It’s …
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Here’s a terrific article on China’s energy scene in Powermag.com. The staggering rate of China’s economic growth in the recent past and foreseeable future makes them extremely interesting to those of us trying to understand the main challenges to creating …
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Readers may have noticed that we’ve recently gotten into the idea of infographics – the attempt to convey information simply and immediately using visual media; we’ve begun to create what we plan to become a comprehensive series on the subject of energy. But, of …
Descending the nearby mountain I had hiked last Sunday afternoon, I slipped a bit, and almost sprained my ankle. Though I quickly recovered my balance, the brief incident caused me to think about how clever nature is; in the case …
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A reader notes: I just received Bill McKibben’s Eaarth. I read the preface and if I weren’t so old, I would be depressed. I’m looking forward to the rest. I reply: First, let me acknowledge that you are old, and …
My wife is recovering from surgery on her shoulder, which gives us plenty of time to watch movies. Last night it was “Food, Inc.” – hardly a “feel-good flick,” but incredibly compelling. Guess what? The food industry is really no …
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Recently, I wrote a few pieces around the concept, “The New Living Large Is Living Small.” The concept suggests that society will experience significant upheaval when it becomes “cool” to be “green.” I don’t want to over-aggrandize the importance of my …
Reader and cool guy Brian McGowan writes in: I once read something that I think applies here. In the old days before cars, people rode horses for transportation. 1 horse for 1 person. What can we take away from this? …
I’ve finally gotten around to reading Jeremy Rifkin’s fabulous The Third Industrial Revolution, which includes the following: In 1981, The Congressional Clearinghouse on the Future, a legislative service organization made up of more than one hundred congressmen and senators, invited …
Jeremy Rifkin — Advising on Climate Change Since 1981 Read More »
132 years ago today, Thomas Edison first demonstrated his incandescent lightbulb and told spectators: “We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles.” Not a bad prediction, when you think about it. Few people grouse about …
