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Entries from July 2009

What about President Obama’s Drinking Problem?

July 6th, 2009 · 4 Comments

According to the Washington Post, Barack Obama has a serious problem: he is too perfect. Thus, there is much press attention searching for Obama’s character flaws, ever more diligently focusing on Obama’s cigarette usage rather than asking probing questions at press conferences on irrelevancies like energy policy. Considering the fact that the last President was […]

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Tags: barack obama · environmental · water

The power of “And” …

July 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Our challenges, opportunities, and solution paths are complex and interrelated. Yet, all too often, we see them individually, not linked and interacting. To Timbuk3’s My New High Efficiency Toilet, dfarrah commented I don’t have low flow shower heads, but I rinse up, turn off the water, lather up, then rinse quickly. I think this works […]

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Tags: conservation · Energy · energy efficiency

Energy COOL: Ford Putting Feedback Systems into Practice

July 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Putting fuel efficiency feedback systems on the dashboard of every American automobile (both existing and new) could well be one of the most cost effective tools for quick reduction in America’s oil dependency and, as well, to improve traffic safety (and reduce) fatalities.   These feedback systems can be as ‘simple’ as solely providing real-time miles […]

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Tags: automobiles · Energy · energy cool · energy efficiency · energy smart · fuel economy · gasoline · politics

A strategic vision to save the coal industry and save our, collective, future

July 1st, 2009 · Comments Off on A strategic vision to save the coal industry and save our, collective, future

Last evening, Devilstower spoke of his regrets that there had not been more attention to this post when first published last fall and that this had not pursued as a path to ‘win’ coal companies’ agreement on a path forward to tackle climate change. Thus, with Devilstower’s permission, a guest post discussion of an innovative […]

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Tags: business practice · carbon dioxide · coal · commerce · Energy