A close friend offers an astute comment based on an observation he and his team made at a certain philanthropic organization: 1. Let the Gates Foundation concentrate their resources on keeping more people in Africa alive. 2. We should concentrate on making …
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Brian McGowan, the Ultimate Renewable Energy DIY Guy
I keep meaning to take an extra day during one of my excursions to the East Coast and hang out with Brian McGowan, hands-on renewable energy guy extraordinaire, who lives near Philadelphia. Pictured left is a wall of his garage; …
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From Guest Blogger Izzie: How Home Heating Got More Efficient
Our modern home heating systems are incredibly effective and efficient, having been modernised and developed over thousands, potentially a million years. The history of home heating is not only fascinating, but understanding it greatly helps us to continue this development …
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From Guest Blogger Christopher Austin: Love Reading About Environmental Science? Or Anything Else? Tips on How You Can Read More
Reading has long been established as one of the best ways of improving vocabulary and of lowering levels of stress in your body. The time spent reading removes you completely from the world around you and allows your mind time …
From a Guest Blogger: Tips for Making your Office more Environmentally Friendly
The office is an environment that uses a lot of energy, and that produces a lot of waste, in the form of things like paper and endless coffee cups after all those long meetings. Therefore most offices could really benefit …
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From Guest Blogger Renewable Energy Corporation: Solar Smackdowns–Which State Has Created More Solar Jobs?
Renewable Energy Corporation, a Maryland-based Solar Panel Installation Company brings to you the Solar Smackdowns: Which State Has Created More Solar Jobs?
From Guest Blogger Jenny: Why "Green" Is In The Car Wash
While its predecessors in the 20th century cleaned equally well, the latest car washes are not only a huge convenience for car owners but also makes the most of the limited natural resources that they use. In particular, 21st century …
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Climate Change and the People Who Want To Minimize Further Damage: An Extremely Simple Situation
A long-time skeptic of the whole climate change / renewable energy enterprise writes: The actual science behind “climate change” has become lost in a cacophony of self-interest and distortion. A vast industry has emerged, mostly funded by taxpayers, to create …
The Hedge Connection: Making the Courtship Between “Allocators” and Hedge Fund Managers Less Awkward
We all remember our teen years, and how uncomfortably self-conscious we were with members of the opposite sex, perhaps asking someone to dance. Of course, awkward situations don’t just vanish once we’re grown and out in the business world. Take …
More on “Utilities Wage Campaign Against Rooftop Solar”
I wrote earlier that the entire system whereby power utilities operate under regulation here in the U.S. faces a considerable challenge as an ever-growing number of solar users defect from the grid, thus raising the price of power for those …
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