I celebrated the first Earth Day at the University of California Berkeley campus in 1970. The issues were different and we had such hope. I became familiar with the work of James Hansen of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies … Continue reading →
I had considered buying Twitter and shutting down @realDTrump, but it’s been insanely (and worryingly) entertaining. Plus, I don’t want to spend down all my retirement. But in the interest of the world, perhaps Twitter could take on a month-long … Continue reading →
Suzy Fenner, a Fairbanks resident, has taken up the mission to put together a grassroots effort to encourage sustainability. You can read about the nascent efforts at scanfairbanks.blogspot.com. I’d been encouraging the development of a clearinghouse of efforts locally and … Continue reading →
Suzy Fenner, a Fairbanks resident, has taken up the mission to put together a grassroots effort to encourage sustainability. You can read about the nascent efforts at scanfairbanks.wordpress.com. I’d been encouraging the development of a clearinghouse of efforts locally and … Continue reading →
I don’t know everyone can walk and chew gum at the same time, but we are in the position of having to change our culture toward the resources we consume or waste. At the same time, we need to start … Continue reading →
Electrical utility plans need to have a full accounting for environmental costs, especially considering the challenges of CO2, climate change and the costs we will bear in the future for having changed so much of our environment. Matanuska Electric Association … Continue reading →
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) just completed the Fourth Assessment Report on Climate Change entitled: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. This international conglomeration of governments and esteemed scientists from around the world continue to document why the … Continue reading →
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the EPA does have the authority to regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant, particularly for cars. The EPA and some states had argued they had no business doing so. This sets the stage … Continue reading →
One wouldn’t think California could be a model for energy conservation. Yet, over the past few decades, they have continually looked to reduce their consumption of energy in ways that other states bypass. Here’s a recent article that details some … Continue reading →
With the talk that the energy component of the State of the Union will be highlighting making more ethanol, there is little discussion to address that, while ethanol might be a way to reduce our oil consumption, it has a … Continue reading →