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Entries from December 2008

E2 Solution for Energizing America to a Better Tomorrow

December 30th, 2008 · 29 Comments

As any who come to these pages are already aware, my passion is clear … helping my/your family, my/your community, my/your nation, my/our world find a path toward a prosperous and sustainable energy future. A path that will help us (US) navigate the dangerous seas of the Perfect Storm combination of Peak Oil (and other […]

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Tags: Energy · environmental

Israelis/Palestinians: There is a common enemy …

December 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

For far too long, at their core, core approaches on ‘both’ sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have promoted and pursued tactics and strategies that, fundamentally, undermine the achievement of long-term improvements in the situation for the overall populace of either ‘party’. Moving ahead, amid bombings and mounting casualties, requires leadership, leadership willing to stand up […]

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Tags: climate change · Energy · environmental · environmental justice · Global Warming

A 100 year letter … and reflections on our moment

December 27th, 2008 · Comments Off on A 100 year letter … and reflections on our moment

DeSmogBlog has a project worth considering, a call for letters to one’s descendents a hundred years from now. Sharon Moore offered an apology: Most of all I want to tell you I am sorry for how short-sighted we were. I thought I was doing all that I could to leave a good world for you […]

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Tags: Energy · environmental

NYTimes Reminds: Renewables ain’t perfect

December 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Those ever so dedicated journalists have found yet another weakness inherent in renewable energy systems: if you want solar energy after a heavy snowstorm, be prepared to shovel some snow! In Solar meets Polar, Kate Galbraith lets readers know that winter can disrupt renewable energy systems. STOP THE PRESSES: Renewable energy has warts! To be […]

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Tags: Energy · solar · Solar Energy · wind power

Climate Change in the Educational Process

December 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

To a great extent, Americans are climate-change illiterate as exemplified by the continued success of the global warming denier disinformation efforts in confusing people about the science and about the realities of what is going on around the planet, humanity’s role in driving the change, and the opportunities for humanity to address these challenges both […]

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Tags: climate change · Energy · Global Warming

Penny Wise vs Pound(s) Foolish: A Christmas Light Tale …

December 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

An Associate Press article focused on the growing sales of LED Christmas lights, Efficient holiday lighting gains more converts and quoted this blog (blogger) as to the value of the more cost and energy efficient choice: LED lighting over incandescent strings. The AP reporter read Christmas Lights … scrooge or savior? and wanted to discuss […]

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Tags: Energy

Clean Coal? An ashy conundrum

December 24th, 2008 · Comments Off on Clean Coal? An ashy conundrum

The “Clean Coal” fantasy has a myriad of angles to consider. Whether we’re discussing mercury and tuna (and limitations on feeding children canned tuna fish), CO2 emissions and global warming, the atrocity of mountain-top removal, the diesel burnt in moving coal from mine to electricity plant, black lung disease, the poverty of mining regions, and […]

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Tags: coal · Energy · environmental

Obama Administration: Moderate or Reality Based (thus “progressive” or ‘radical’) re climate change

December 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on Obama Administration: Moderate or Reality Based (thus “progressive” or ‘radical’) re climate change

Much is being made of Obama’s ‘moderate’ cabinet which is, somehow the middle-of-the-roaders’ dream. President-elect Barack Obama spent the campaign fighting the notion that he’s an unabashed liberal. Now he can point to Exhibit A: a Cabinet that’s a middle-of-the-roader’s dream In fact, as that Politico article discusses, the mix is more complex, with some […]

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Tags: analysis · Bill Richardson · Energy · environmental · Global Warming · Hillary Clinton · Obama Administration

Denier’s quote: True, but not truthful

December 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on Denier’s quote: True, but not truthful

Links can come in from all over the blogosphere and any/all material one writes on the web are open for quick and easy citation/linkage/quotation. The other day, a prominent Australian climate denier columnist (a good example of a mass media distorter of science who is in the Hall of Shame) chose to quote from a […]

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Tags: climate change · climate delayers · Global Warming · global warming deniers · journalism · skeptic

Elation to Confusion to Elation Again: The Obama Appointments roller-coaster when it comes to energy and environmental issues

December 18th, 2008 · Comments Off on Elation to Confusion to Elation Again: The Obama Appointments roller-coaster when it comes to energy and environmental issues

Watching Barack Obama and the appointments since the election has created the foundation for an emotional roller coaster while  been a serious one for those concerned about energy and environmental issues.  When it comes to Obama’s own actions, elation that his first major policy statement/engagement after the election was a strong statement on the need for action […]

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Tags: climate change · Energy · environmental · Global Warming · government energy policy · Obama Administration · political symbols