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For too many Americans, a ‘theory’ is a casual thing like ‘I have a theory as to where I lost the keys.’ They then translate this casual understanding, mentally, when they hear “Theory” referencing science without truly understanding the import of the word. This guest post from chemist chparadise provides perspective on this. There’s been […]

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This guest post from B Amer provides one attendee’s perspective on a Bill McKibben speech. As a part of a fundraiser for Ann Arbor’s Ecology Center at least 40,000 people (using Michelle Bachmann math) heard a great, sobering speech last night by the founder of 350.org, Bill McKibben. I was fortunate enough to be there […]

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This is a guest post from DCoronata who argues that it was written in haste … yet that haste produced something worth considering. Technology is not going to solve our environmental problems. Yes we’ve made dramatic improvements in feeding the world, with current crop yields much higher than in previous generations.  But the environmental degradation […]

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A guest post from the knowledgeable and impassioned Patric Jullet on the challenges of bottled water. Bottled Water: I call it one of the greatest “con job” of the preceding 3 or 4 decades and a marketing dream…aimed at the gullible. It is also my main pet hate. One of the biggest untruth in our world […]

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This guest post is from RLMiller [Subscribe]who is becoming a strong and impassioned blogosphere voice on climate issues, serving the organizing role in the “Adopt a Senator” effort to track positions taken by Senators on climate issues and pressure them to adopt reality-based policy approaches. The key take-way from this post: Do not lose sight […]

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This guest post from Think2004 provides one homeowner’s story about moving a home from energy glutton to net zero re electricity. This discussion provides a clear window on the many things that can be done, rapidly, to reduce existing building infrastructure energy use. And, it shows that existing homes can be made ‘net zero’. And, […]

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Electrification of rail is one of the most effective currently available technology paths for reducing carbon emissions. It should be on the top of the policy agenda. It is, basically, nowhere to be found. Here is a guest post by the very thoughtful BruceMcF, looking at this gap and providing a path forward for addressing […]

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This is a guest post from the very thoughtful citisven about the potential that actions within and by cities have for changing the game when it comes to climate change.  This is the “real world” (compared to the interesting fantasy of Ecopolis)  of what is happening to change the world for the better. Our challenge, […]

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This is a guest post from NB41, who is top-notch in the wind energy world and on how to integrate renewable power into the energy system. Senator Kerry and Boxer introduced, yesterday, the Clean Energy, Jobs, and American Power Act. This bill is an alternative to/similar to the so-called ACES bill (Waxman-Markey Bill) which recently […]

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Another in the series of guest posts from the ever-thoughtful BruceMcF (who is Burning the Midnight Oil for Living Energy Independence) re rail transport.     The people’s choice award in the Re-Burbia “Rethinking Suburbia” design competition was the entry titled Urban Sprawl Repair Kit: Repairing The Urban Fabric. But I want to adapt these ideas from the repair of […]

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