We see this in blogging spaces, in coffee pot conversations, from right-wing talk show hosts to any conversation in the Senate including Senator James Inhofe (R-Exxon), the ever increasing frustration of those speaking with science and fact in their efforts to speak with, to engage, to convince those rejecting the science in relation to Global [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Energy'
Truth vs Truthiness: Debating Global Warming with those beyond convincing
November 17th, 2008 · Comments Off
Tags: Energy · Global Warming · analysis · climate change · climate delayers · global warming deniers · skeptic
Perhaps Polluters Will Pay …
November 16th, 2008 · Comments Off
Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Environmental Appeals Board basically ordered that Best Available Control Technology (BACT) for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) must be part of air pollution permits for all new coal plants. Impact? Roughly put, all new domestic coal-fired electricity plants just got stopped hard in their tracks. And, the market noticed. [...]
My name is … and I’m a Petro-holic
November 13th, 2008 · Comments Off
This is a speech that I wrote for a good friend and publish with permission, with just a few words removed or changed … Sadly, many of us could give speeches like this in terms of challenges. And, hopefully, many of us can speak to affecting change as well.
Hello.
My name is X and I am [...]
Tags: Energy
Cleaning up coal …
November 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments
To be clear, “clean coal” is an oxymoronic statement, at least for the next few decades. From mining through the emitted pollutants in the burning process to the resulting ash, there are many “dirty” aspects to coal. Thanks to the dedicated efforts of a Sierra Club legal team led by Joanne Spalding, the future [...]
Tags: Energy · carbon dioxide · coal · electricity · emissions · energy efficiency
Shaving away at the oil addiction
November 12th, 2008 · Comments Off
Oil prices are down, in no small part because oil demand has dropped.
Yeah! Oops, maybe not.
Let us be clear, recession and depression do not represent good energy policy.
And, recession and depression do not — unless we act sensibly and seriously — set a path toward long-term change toward good energy policy.
Clearly, there are [...]
Tags: Energize America · Energy · energy efficiency · environmental · government energy policy
Anti-Veteran Chambliss also Energy Dumb …
November 11th, 2008 · Comments Off
For the politically aware, on a Veteran’s Day it is hard not to consider Saxby Chambliss’ shameful attacks on Max Cleland six year’s ago. Cleland. Winner of the Silver Star and the Bronze Star, Cleland served with great distinction in Vietnam and in our United States Senate. When running for re-election in 2002, Republican Saxby [...]
Tags: Energy
Questions to ponder: Pelosi investing in Pickens?
November 8th, 2008 · Comments Off
Amid all the hoopla about Barack Obama’s election and its meaning for moves toward a clean-energy future, not many across the nation have paid attention to the set-back that Californians gave T. Boone Pickens. T. Boone had invested nearly $20 million in seeking to con Californians into a roughly $10 billion boondoogle of converting [...]
Tags: Energy · Nancy Pelosi · t boone pickens
DC-area: Take the weekend to go green a bit …
November 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Considering that Barack Obama made the call for all of us (all of the US) to pursue energy efficiency in our lives, our homes, our businesses, time to take advantage of opportunities for learning about what we can do and to gain resources to enable that change. For those nearby (no, don’t fly in [...]
Tags: Energy
Senator-Elect Jeff “Energy Smart” Merkley’s blogger call
November 7th, 2008 · No Comments
This afternoon, newly minted Senator-Elect Energy Smart Jeff Merkley (D-OR) took the time to reach out to the netroots with a blogger conference call. “The Netroots were critical to my election … It is 40 years since an incumbent lost in Oregon and only the second time in 100 years that a Republican incumbent lost [...]
Tags: Energy
Heed the Call! The morning after and beyond …
November 4th, 2008 · Comments Off
Barack Obama has fostered one of the most impressive political machines, if not social movements, in American history. As much community organizers as political operatives, the Obama campaign has created neighborhood and community teams of volunteers who will merit a great deal of the credit for sweeping him into office. What happens, starting tomorrow, [...]
Tags: 2008 Presidential Election · 2008 presidential campaign · Energy · barack obama · energy efficiency · government energy policy