I thought that was a clever little title, but I take no credit for it. It’s a line from this article on climate change, and, in particular, the melting of the Arctic and the release of incredible quantities of previously …
What Happens in the Arctic Doesn't Stay in the Arctic Read More »
In the 1960s, when the tobacco industry learned that its product caused cancer and that millions of its customers would suffer agonizing deaths as a result of smoking cigarettes, its leaders conspired to suppress this finding, so as to protect …
Big Oil, Like Big Tobacco, Faces Tough Times Ahead Read More »
As I predicted a few years ago, the oil companies are headed in the direction that the tobacco industry took 50 years ago. They: • Conducted research that confirms the damage that its product causes • Aggressively denyied the truth …
Today, most of the literate world is aware of the challenge that our civilization faces with respect to “AGW” (anthropogenic global warming, aka climate change, aka climate disruption). For most of us, however, this realization has come fairly recently; public …
Our Understanding of Climate Change: A Weird History Read More »
Those of us who believe that a rapid migration to renewable energy is underway often point to the raw power of technology advancements. We cite the numerous improvements in the efficiency of solar, wind, hydro, etc., while noting the downward …
Specialty Hydrocarbon Fluid Production – Another Breakthrough from ExxonMobil Read More »
Wow, these people who do the “Exxon Hates….” videos sure don’t mince words. Those who recall “Exxon Hates Your Children” will see much of the same style in their current effort, “Exxon Hates America.”
I had to laugh when I read this. Yes, ExxonMobil is acknowledging the fact of climate change. But from the headline, I inferred that the fossil fuel giant had come to terms with the fact that its products are ruining …
ExxonMobil To Shareholders: Climate Change Is Real, and It’s Threatening Read More »
It seems that almost every day, there is news, most of it incredibly good, about what Tesla, driven by charismatic entrepreneur Elon Musk, is up to. Recently, the news is the “Gigafactory,” to be located somewhere in the U.S. southwest, in …
I just got off the phone from a really engaging hour-long radio show. “Go Green Radio’s” hostess Jill Buck (pictured here) interviewed me about my recent book: “Renewable Energy – Following the Money.” As I told her during a commercial …
I know many readers are following the Chevron/Ecuador case, in which the oil giant has been ordered to pay $18 billion to clean up the environmental catastrophe they deliberately caused while operating as Texaco in the 1960s – 1990s, and …
