Tweet “I love this story, published over on the right-wing pollster Rasmussen’s editorial page. In it, a self-professed environmentalist confesses that he has been hoarding incandescent bulbs for months, in anticipation of the “light bulb ban” — before realizing the error, and utter ridiculousness, of his doing so. See, as author Froma Harrop points out, there is [...]
Posts Tagged Energy
Tweet “These days, there isn’t much good news to report about the effort to combat climate change, so when some comes along, it’s worth taking note. Today’s is that Mayor Michael Bloomberg is donating $50 million to the Sierra Club’s “Beyond Coal” campaign. The campaign’s aim is to stop the construction of new coal-burning power [...]
Tweet “In Hong Kong, as in much of the rest of the world right now, a debate is raging about how best to generate the additional electricity that is needed to power economic growth and development. Do we use more oil and coal, which pollute and are ultimately finite? Or nuclear energy, which comes with safety concerns, [...]
Tweet “While the EU charges ahead with carbon trading, stricter environmental laws and better enforcement, we here in America hang our heads in shame. Our Federal government is in environmental denial and the media cries Cassandra. Al Gore goes to a highly-publicized meeting with President Obama to lobby for climate change mitigation, while Obama has [...]
Tweet “Commuters probably weren’t expecting this on their way to work in the morning. But beginning July 12th, theSierra Club took over all of the ad space inside Washington, D.C.’s Farragut North Station to share their message that air pollution from coal-fired power plants poses health risks. 80 metro cars have carried similar ads since [...]
Tweet “WASHINGTON — The Energy Department plans to provide a $105 million loan guarantee for the expansion of an ethanol factory in Emmetsburg, Iowa, that intends to make motor fuel from corncobs, leaves and husks. Experts say that the new factory, being built by POET, a major producer of ethanol derived from corn kernels, could be [...]
Tweet “Natural gas drilling techniques have either advanced or deteriorated, depending on your viewpoint, with the increased use of hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking. Fracking is being used to release gas from hard shale deposits in various hot spots across the U.S. and the world. It has allowed gas companies to access gas supplies that [...]
Tweet “Solar power has been growing in New York City, but the installed capacity pales in comparison to the city’s potential. That’s at least according to a new study, illustrated by the map above, that found two-thirds of the city’s million-plus rooftops are suitable for solar panels—and collectively could meet half the city’s energy demand during [...]
Tweet “Zeta Communities broke ground yesterday on a net-zero housing development in Stockton, Calif., the company announced. The housing community, which will consist of 22 units, is being developed by the nonprofit group Visionary Home Builders of California.” California city to get green prefab housing via Candace Lombardi – CNET News
The Safe Bet: Renewables
Jun 9
Tweet “We live in a world dominated by risk. Corporations obsess over it; governments are ruled by it. Those in power make decisions based on the likelihood of unforeseen events—sudden conflict, popular uprisings, disasters. As we enter the second decade of the twenty-first century, we’re beginning to see a new pattern, a new landscape of [...]