The IPCC says all we have to do to prevent global warming is to change everything. Here’s a better idea: know your real footprint
At a certain point of any endeavour, exhaustion sets in. As boxers say, you have a finite pool of energy in the tank, and you choose where to burn it. When you’re done, you’re done. It is therefore sad news for those that think we are going to be getting off fossil fuels any time […]
Both sides now – a wise judge demands fossil fuel opponents explain each other
A pack of cigarettes is a rare sight these days, around here anyway, and it is just as well. Cigarette companies are now required to show disgusting pictures of diseased gums and scabs and sores along with a warning that this will be your fate if you fire up. It may not be highly scientific; […]
Billion-dollar baby steps – now THIS is how to transition to green energy
A handful of good clichés can get you through life. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Don’t eat yellow snow. Here’s another interesting one – learn to walk before you run. On the surface, it’s kind of dumb […]
We have lost the energy plot – maybe a fossil-fuel-fast would get us back on course
What do you think of when you hear of someone fasting? Not the trendy ultra-hip cleanse/fast habits, where some easily-swayed subset of the population is convinced that physical and emotional enlightenment will come from eating grass for 48 hours followed by 5 gallons of chicken soup, because someone like Gwyneth Paltrow recommends it. No, I’m […]
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