an electric car is a relatively low-polluting vehicle today and will be even less polluting tomorrow. A simple truth upfront: All things being equal, electric vehicles (EVs) reduce pollution loads. Now, there are many caveats and corollaries to this truism. For example, Better to reduce transport requirements (build/live in walkable communities; telecommute; etc …) than […]
Entries from November 2015
Growing Dutch Electric Vehicle fleet not driving Rotterdam coal use
November 28th, 2015 · Comments Off on Growing Dutch Electric Vehicle fleet not driving Rotterdam coal use
Tags: coal · electric vehicles · electricity · emissions · Washington Post
Climate Change and the US national security rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific
November 18th, 2015 · 1 Comment
The Center for Climate and Security released a report yesterday with a series of looks at the intersection of climate, the rebalance to Asia, and US national security concerns (pdf of the report). the effects of climate change are likely to both shape, and be shaped by, the U.S. role in the Asia-Pacific. If the […]
Tags: Energy
The ultimate buzz kill: climate change drives down sex drive …
November 3rd, 2015 · Comments Off on The ultimate buzz kill: climate change drives down sex drive …
We’ve known that climate change threatens agricultural productivity, infrastructure near oceans, human health, biodiversity (and huge numbers of species), sea turtle intercourse, national security, allergy sufferers, economic output, beer, chocolate and coffee, wine, whiskey, cherry blossoms, maple syrup, and, oh by the way, human civilization …. but sex … now we’re talking about something serious. […]
Tags: climate change · economics