Here’s a short but wonderful video that presents what five large European cities are doing to reduce emissions, while improving the quality of their peoples’ lives. It’s hard to imagine what these folks think of the U.S. at this point.
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Apparently, Climate Change Mitigation Is Controversial
Most Americans (62%) say the news media is biased, though there is a ton of variability in that. In favor of what? Of whom? Why is this happening? What can we do about it? Here’s a video on the reporting …
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Considerable Yet Finite: Gauging the Damage Trump’s Done to the World
Speaking about climate change mitigation and other efforts to achieve some level of environmental responsibility, senior energy analyst Glenn Doty writes, “I would guess that the election of Trump set the world back ~6 years, assuming we get rid of …
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Tagged with: Bullish on Renewable Energy, climate change mitigation, efficiency solutions, electric transportation, energy storage, environmental responsibility, increase in cost effectiveness of the peripheral technologies, smart grid, solar and wind, steadily increase in cost effectiveness of renewables
Hey! Wanna Go Plant Some Trees?
Reforestation is a big deal as a strategy in climate change mitigation, as green plants absorb carbon throughout their lives.
John McCain and Climate Change Mitigation
Since everyone and his dog is talking about John McCain right now, it’s worth noting that, considering he was a conservative Republican, he did a fairly decent job in advancing the cause of climate change mitigation.
Quick Conversation with Senior Energy Analyst Glenn Doty
In response to my posts on geoengineering and climate change mitigation more generally, Glenn Doty writes: There are many mitigation strategies that we agree will clearly pass the “cost effectiveness” test – insofar that investing in them will result in …
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Ironically, Alaska Kicking Butt in Climate Change Mitigation
Alaska, a deeply Republican/Libertarian state, is extremely active in climate change mitigation, with aggressive policies to limit greenhouse gas emissions, principally because it has so much to lose.
Certain U.S. States Doing Great Work in Slowing Climate Change
As retrogressive and obstructionist as the U.S. federal government is vis-a-vis climate change mitigation, certain of the states are doing fantastic work.
Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy and Climate Change Mitigation. Today’s Topic: How Effectively Are We Phasing Out Fossil Fuels?
Question: How many oil and gas projects are slated for development in the next five years in Europe alone? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers.
Why Climate Change Mitigation Is Such an Intractable Problem
Here’s my response to the Facebook post at the right: It’s as if climate change were a problem tailor-made to confound our society. Mitigating it requires cooperation at every level (from interpersonal to international), personal sacrifice on behalf of others, …
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